NOVELTY - An electroconductive material comprises conjugated ionic liquid and layered inorganic compound.    USE - Electroconductive material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electromagnetic wave-shielding component, antistatic film, solar cell, fuel cell, lithium ion battery, liquid crystal display, heat-reflective glass, and touch panel film.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive material has high thermal stability, and is economical.
NOVELTY - The mold has a stationary lower metal die (3) arranged opposite a movable upper metal die (4). Fresnel lens sheet mold units (3b) and Fresnel lens mold units (3a) are adjacently arranged in the lower metal die. Gates, which have cavities to be filled with molten resin, are arranged in the vicinity between the lower and upper metal dies. Two Fresnel lens mold units (3a1,3a2) are arranged symmetrically with respect to the centers of the long side and short side of the mold. Molten resin flow through each Fresnel lens mold unit near the centers of both long and short sides of the mold.    USE - Injection shaping mold used for resin-molding of Fresnel lens sheet used in solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Prevents formation of molding defects since the Fresnel lens sheet mold units and Fresnel lens mold units can be favorably filled with molten resin from the gates.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic plan view showing the injection shaping mold used for Fresnel lens sheet.    Lower metal die (3)    Fresnel lens mold units (3a)    Symmetrically arranged Fresnel lens mold units (3a1,3a2)    Fresnel lens sheet mold units (3b)    Upper metal die (4)
NOVELTY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery (100) includes positive electrode, and overcharge reactive multimers more than dimer, which is formed by polymerizing overcharge reactive compound more than the overcharge reactive compound which is not polymerized, in molar basis, in the vicinity of the positive electrode (10).    USE - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is used for vehicle (claimed) e.g. hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle and fuel cell vehicle, personal computer and electronic products.    ADVANTAGE - The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery can prevents overcharge and improves safety in overcharge state.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery.    Positive electrode (10)    Negative electrode (20)    Positive electrode terminal (70)    Negative electrode terminal (72)    Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery (100)
NOVELTY - The cell (400a) has tunnel junction (200) which is provided over primary photovoltaic sub-cell (100), and which includes II-VI semiconductor material layer with a band gap is greater than 1.5 eV. The secondary photovoltaic sub-cell is provided with multi-crystalline group II-VI semiconductor material base and multi-crystalline group II-VI semiconductor material emitter with band gaps is greater than 1.5 eV. The light incident on main portion is received by secondary photovoltaic sub-cell before primary photovoltaic sub-cell.    USE - Monolithic, multi-junction solar cell used in photovoltaic cell module (claimed) for terrestrial application and space application.    ADVANTAGE - The cost of the multi-junction solar cell can be reduced. The high of the throughput flat panel can be ensured. The multi-junction solar cell can be manufactured easily. The low light concentration of the solar cell can be ensured. The medium light of concentration photovoltaic modules or device can be ensured. The efficiency of the photovoltaic module can be improved. The power conversion efficiency of the module can be improved. The areal power density of photovoltaic arrays can be increased. The light scattering of the multi-junction solar cell can be increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a photovoltaic cell module; and    (2) a method for fabricating a multi-junction solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the monolithic, multi-junction solar cell.    Primary photovoltaic sub-cell (100)    Tunnel junction (200)    Metallic fingers (304)    Anti-reflective coating (305)    Monolithic, multi-junction solar cell (400a)
NOVELTY - Forming indium gallium nitride (InGaN), comprises partially decomposing at least one precursor containing nitrogen to form nitrogen ions, partially decomposing at least one precursor of group III to form indium and gallium ions, and forming InGaN from nitrogen ions, indium ions and gallium ions in a chamber at a growth rate of at least 1 Angstrom /second.    USE - The indium gallium nitride is useful for manufacturing semiconductors, which are used in several devices such as LED, laser diodes, photodiodes and solar cells etc.    ADVANTAGE - The indium gallium nitride allows to increase the number of ions to improve growth rate of semiconductor material.
NOVELTY - Preparing colloidal dispersion, comprises: (a) preparing aqueous colloidal dispersion of cerium containing oxide nanoparticles; (b) adding non-polar solvent, amphiphilic material, and optionally glycol ether; (c) mixing the liquid mixture of step (b) to form an emulsion; (d) heating the emulsion to a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time, where the emulsion separates into non-polar colloidal phase and remnant aqueous phase; and (e) collecting the separated non-polar colloidal dispersion of cerium-containing oxide nanoparticles.    USE - The process is useful for preparing a colloidal dispersion used as a component of a fuel additive (claimed) including three-way automotive exhaust catalysts, automotive fuel borne catalysts, water gas shift reaction catalysts, polishing and planarization agents, solid oxide fuel cells, hybrid solar cells and ultra-violet sun blockers.    ADVANTAGE - The process is capable of economically, efficiently and simply preparing the colloidal dispersion with excellent colloidal stability and fluid flow properties.
NOVELTY - A lead-free bismuth-type solder alloy contains bismuth as main component, zinc and/or aluminum as secondary element, and magnesium as tertiary element. The content of zinc, aluminum, and magnesium in solder alloy is 0.2-13.5 %mass, 0.02-3 %mass and 0.001-1.5 %mass, respectively.    USE - Lead-free bismuth-type solder alloy is used as solder material for joining semiconductor element. Uses include but are not limited to control apparatus, solar cell, thyristor, inverter and motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The lead-free bismuth-type solder alloy has excellent wettability, durability and reliability at high temperature.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier multilayer film has a layer containing an aluminum vapor deposition layer or aluminum foil, and a gas-barrier adhesive layer containing polyester polyol (A) having 2 or more hydroxyl groups, and polyisocyanate (B) having 2 or more isocyanate groups.    USE - Gas-barrier multilayer film for oxygen gas barrier, water vapor barrier, inactive gas barrier, alcohol barrier and aroma retention (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to packaging material of foodstuffs (e.g. drinks and tea), medical components and fragrance components including shampoo, soap, softening agent, pet food, aromatic agent, hair coloring agent, perfume, agrochemicals and rinse, and flexible film for display panels and back sheet of solar cell and organic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier multilayer film has excellent gas barrier property and bending resistance.
NOVELTY - A silane compound (I), is new.    USE - New silane compound for curable composition is used for forming cured material used in transparent film and laminated material (all claimed) for optical material, heat resisting material, carbon composite material, sealing material for LED and sealing material for organic electroluminescent. Uses include but are not limited to display front plates, mobile telephone, notebook personal computer, headlamp cover and plastic window material for vehicles, touch panel, solar cell and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The composition containing the silane compound produces transparent film and laminated material having high transparency, excellent surface hardness, abrasion resistance and mechanical strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silane compound of formula (I), is new.    R1=alkyl or acyl;    R2=H or methyl;    R3=1-4C alkyl;    m=1 or 2;and    A=NH (when m is 1) or N (when m is 2).    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) silsesquioxane compound, which is obtained by hydrolysis and co-condensation of silane compound (I) and silane compound of formula: (R4)-Si-(O-R5)3 (II);    (2) manufacture of silsesquioxane compound, which involves carrying out hydrolysis and co-condensation of silane compound (I) and silane compound (II) in presence of inorganic acid and/or quaternary ammonium salt compound(s) as catalyst;    (3) curable composition, which comprises silsesquioxane compound;    (4) cured material, which is obtained by hardening the curable composition;    (5) transparent film, which consists of cured material; and    (6) laminated material, which consists of cured material provided on a base material.    R4=organic group containing 1-10C alkyl, aryl, radically polymerizable functional group or cation polymerizable functional group;and    R5=1-4C alkyl or aryl.
NOVELTY - A transparent film has component composition containing metallic element containing 0.3-6 atomic% aluminum, gallium and/or indium, 6-27 atomic% silicon, 11-32.5 atomic% zinc, 0.5-5 atomic% sulfur, and remainder of oxygen and unavoidable impurities. The transmittance average value in amorphous visible-light region having thickness of 100 nm and wavelength of 400-750 nm is 85% or more.    USE - Transparent film is used as gas barrier layer for electronic paper and solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display element, electroluminescent display element, electrophoresis-type display element and toner display element.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent film has favorable gas barrier property and flexibility, and high transparency and visibility. The solar cell comprising the transparent film has excellent conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) sputtering target; and    (2) manufacture of transparent film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the manufacturing process of sputtering target. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - An organic electronic device comprises: benzo(1,2-b;4,5-b')dithiopheneane derivative (I) as organic semiconductor compound.    USE - As an organic electronic device selected from transistor, solar cell, memory device, organic light emitting diode (OLED), photosensor, and laser device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic electronic device has excellent electrical properties such as high charge mobility, excellent processibility and workability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic electronic device comprises: benzo(1,2-b;4,5-b')dithiopheneane derivative of formula (I) or (II) as organic semiconductor compound.    X1 and X2=S, Se, or NR'a;    R'a=T1 or H;    T1=1-30C linear or branched alkyl, 3-30C cycloalkyl, 1-30C linear or branched alkoxy, 6-30C aryl, 7-30C arylalkyl or 2-30C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted);    R1-R4=T1, halo, or -COR'b;    R'b=T1, or -C(=O)OR'c;    R'c=T1 or H;    R5 and R6=H or 1-10C alkyl;    p and q=1-2;    D'=1-20C alkylene, 4-20C aromatic ring, 4-14C heteroaromatic ring, or 6-30C condensed polycyclic group including heteroaromatic ring (all optionally substituted);    a and b=mole ratio of each structural unit.    The mole ratio of a is 1-100 mol%; and mole ratio of b is 0-99 mol%; and sum of mole ratio of a and b is 100 mol%.
NOVELTY - This utility model belongs to the crystalline silicon solar battery slice wet etching manufacturing field, specifically relates to a kind of capable of spraying the wet etching machine. Wet etcher including etching machine and etching machine is set on the upper part of the roller for transmitting silicon chip, etching the upper part of the machine is provided with a water spraying device, wherein the etching machine above the water spraying device and the silicon chip transmission direction opposite to the first side is provided with a spraying device, the spraying device of the fog drop cover the surface of the silicon wafer. The spraying device comprises a connecting plate and a connecting plate; On the silicon chip etching machine through idler wheel in the conveying process, firstly spraying device for spraying fog drop to the surface of the silicon sheet and attached fog drop on the surface of the silicon wafer, and then spraying water by a water spraying device, the fog liquid drop has strong adsorption force to the surface of the silicon sheet, and a mist drop can reduce water flow in the principle of the surface of the silicon sheet tension, it can make the water film is completely covered on the surface of the silicon wafer.
NOVELTY - A lead-free glass powder comprises 60-85 wt.% bismuth oxide, 1-10 wt.% zinc oxide, 0.5-5 wt.% boric oxide, 1-20 wt.% glass kaolin, 0-5 wt.% titanium dioxide and 0-10 wt.% silica, with respect to 100 wt.% of components.    USE - Lead-free glass powder is used for preparing solar cell electronic paste (claimed) as organic binder.    ADVANTAGE - The lead-free glass powder having excellent adhesiveness, expansion coefficient and softening point is economically prepared by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of solar cell electronic paste.
NOVELTY - A lead-free glass powder comprises 20-29 wt.% bismuth oxide, 5-15 wt.% boron oxide, 21-39 wt.% silicon oxide, 5-30 wt.% zinc oxide, 1-10 wt.% calcium oxide and 1.5-15 wt.% redox-active additive with respect to 100 wt. wt.% of total raw material components.    USE - Lead-free glass powder is used for preparing aluminum paste of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The lead-free glass powder has excellent wettability and adhesiveness with silicon substrate. The solar cell containing lead-free glass powder has excellent electrical property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of aluminum paste of solar cell.
NOVELTY - A kind of liquid flow battery sealing structure and the pile, the liquid flow battery sealing structure comprises adjacent first battery positive pole liquid flow frame and the second cathode material of lithium ion battery liquid flow frame, wherein the first battery positive pole liquid flow frame and the outer side of the second cathode material of lithium ion battery solution flowing adjacent to the frame is provided with a groove, in which a sealing ring is embedded and the depth of the groove is less than the thickness of the sealing ring, and the cross section of the sealing ring is made of inverted U-shaped groove structure, and the sealing ring of the U-shaped groove opening faces the liquid flow reaction zone, in the upper and lower two sides of the U-shaped groove are respectively provided with an upper projection and a lower projection, distance plate set in the upper and lower strips in the U-shaped groove, and between the upper and lower than the thickness of the protruding plate slightly less some first adjacent between the positive pole liquid flow frame and the second cathode material of lithium ion battery liquid flow frame end plate by bolts. The liquid flow battery stack comprising a plurality of connected in series between the liquid flow battery, said a plurality of fluid flow adjacent to the first anode material of lithium ion battery liquid flow frame and the second battery cathode flow frame and uses the liquid flow battery sealing structure.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a non-tracking type light gathering photovoltaic solar cell with glass micro-ball plate, a high transparent ultrawhite photovoltaic glass substrates (7, 8), sintering with A, B, C are the same but grain size is different from the three layers of hollow glass micro-bead overlapped layer. This utility model is with the glass ball input end face of sunlight to no matter what kind of input angle, and finally most of the output end are angle output to vertical state. This utility model is a glass ball does not need to install the day tracking system, it does not need a Fresnel lens, which greatly reduces the manufacturing cost of the solar battery assembly.
NOVELTY - This utility model aim for a heterojunction solar cell substrate of the heating plate, comprising a heating plate, the heating plate is divided into three heating area is step shape, heating source is embedded in the third heating area, the lower heating plate is provided with a cover and the heating plate, a power supply controller, which is coupled with the heating source, wherein the heating plate is provided with a step-shaped, a heat source corresponding to a radiation distance, it can adjust the temperature gradient on the substrate by adjusting the individual heating power, the temperature of the substrate in the middle region and the edge region uniform, the utility model claims a heterojunction solar cell used for substrate heating plate, especially suitable for depositing thin films on the substrate with large size, providing a substrate in the heating process of the excellent temperature uniformity, so that the deposited film so it has good uniformity.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a penetration piece for solar battery plate is set with a guide rail, a face with the solar battery board through the frame of the sheet, and the back is set with guide rail, the transmission piece is provided with one side of the extending is clamped in the clamped port is provided with an elastic card, and the contact part and the back of the solar battery board frame of the penetration piece is set with the contact part of guide rail are provided with a bump structure. The penetrating sheet mouth is clamped by the locking bolt, and pressure piercing solar battery board frame and is set with an oxide layer of the guide rail surface in the process of the locking bolt, the solar battery plate and the turn on is set with guide rail current, and the current flow to the ground through the mounting guide rail to prevent lightning damage to the photovoltaic system. Is provided with elastic card, the penetrating piece is provided with more convenient.
NOVELTY - The catalytic material comprises multi-wall carbon nanotubes used as a substrate provided with tin oxide/titanium dioxide composite precursor, where palladium metal nanoparticles are uniformly distributed on the tin oxide/titanium dioxide composite precursor.    USE - The composite palladium metal nanometer catalytic material is useful for methanol, ethanol and ethylene glycol fuel cells, alkaline alcohol fuel battery (all claimed) and a formic acid fuel battery.    ADVANTAGE - The catalytic material has high catalytic activity, high anti-toxicity property and simple and moderate synthetic process and is highly stable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparing a composite palladium metal nanometer catalytic material.
NOVELTY - Preparing a mesoporous nano-wire, comprises preparing a mixture of isooctane and n-butanol mixture, adding cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and then magnetically stirring to obtain a mixture of isooctane-n-butanol-CTAB and then slowly dropping potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution, magnetically stirring the solutions to form clear stable micro-emulsion of KOH and then adding lanthanum (III) nitrate, strontium (III) nitrate and cobalt (III) nitrate to form clear stable lanthanum-, strontium- and cobalt nitrate micro-emulsion, and stirring the emulsion to obtain a product.    USE - The method is useful for preparing a perovskite-type lanthanum-strontium-cobalt-oxygen grading mesoporous nano-wire that is useful as a cathode material of a lithium air battery, a fuel cell or an electrochemical component (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is capable of economically and simply preparing a perovskite-type lanthanum-strontium-cobalt-oxygen grading mesoporous nano-wire with excellent electrochemical performance in an environmentally friendly manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing a mesoporous nano-wire, comprises preparing a mixture of isooctane and n-butanol mixture in a ratio of 15-8:3, adding 3 g of cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and then magnetically stirring to obtain a mixture of isooctane-n-butanol-CTAB and then slowly dropping 2.75 ml of potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution having a concentration of 1 M, magnetically stirring the solutions to form clear stable micro-emulsion of KOH and then adding lanthanum (III) nitrate, strontium (III) nitrate and cobalt (III) nitrate in a ratio (mol/) of 0.5:0.5:1 to form clear stable lanthanum-, strontium- and cobalt nitrate micro-emulsion, stirring the emulsion for 1 hour to obtain a product and then centrifugally separating, washing the product by ethanol and deionized water, and drying the product.
NOVELTY - A triphenylamine organic semiconductor material (I) is new.    USE - New triphenylamine organic semiconductor material used for solar battery device, organic field effect transistor, organic electroluminescent device, organic optical storage, organic nonlinear material or organic laser device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The material has improved carrier transfer rate, luminous performance and excellent thermal stability with simple operation and low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A triphenylamine organic semiconductor material of formula (I) is new.    R=1-6C alkyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of semiconductor material (I).
NOVELTY - A naphthalene fullerene derivative (I) is new.    USE - New naphthalene fullerene derivative is used as material for organic solar cell, organic field effect transistor and organic optical conductor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The naphthalene fullerene derivative has excellent solubility with respect to organic solvent, and high electron mobility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A naphthalene fullerene derivative of formula (I) is new.    R1-R16=group (a), group (b) or group (c);    group (a)=H, halo, oxygen, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, hydroxy, amino, carbonyl, carboxy, ester, cyano, nitro, 1-20C alkyl or 1-20C alkoxy;    group (b)=oxygen, aryl, hydroxy, carboxy, cyano or nitro;    group (c)=H, halo, oxygen, aryl, hydroxy, carboxy, cyano or nitro;    F'=60C fullerene, 70C fullerene, 76C fullerene or 84C fullerene.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of naphthalene fullerene derivative (I).
NOVELTY - Shape-control method of anatase-type titanium oxide involves adjusting relative humidity of precursor solution of anatase-type titanium oxide to 20-85%, 30-40%, 50-65% and 70-85% sequentially, by electrospray control method.    USE - Shape-control method of anatase-type titanium oxide used for fuel cell, solar cell, optical catalyst and secondary battery (claimed).
NOVELTY - Formation of wire involves providing catalytic seed particles suspended in a gas, providing gaseous precursor which comprises constituent of the wires to be formed, and growing the wires from the catalytic seed particles at 425-525degreeC. The wire has pure zincblende structure.    USE - Formation of wire e.g. semiconductor nanowires for solar cell (all claimed), light-emitting diodes and batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The wire is manufactured efficiently and excellent with excellent workability, flexibility and reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for semiconductor nanowires.
NOVELTY - The method involves applying pressure to a center portion of a contact surface of a transparent surface material (1) and a glass plate (3) through a resin layer (2) and bonding the center portion of the contact surface of the transparent surface material and glass plate. A peripheral portion of the contact surface is bonded by applying the pressure in a direction at which the distance of the transparent surface material and glass plate shrinks to the peripheral portion of the bonding surfaces, after bonding of the center portion of the contact surface.    USE - Method for manufacturing laminated structure such as laminated glass for use in building, motor vehicle and solar cell panel. Can also be used in flat panel display apparatus and electroluminescent display apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - By bonding the face materials together through the resin layer, the whole surface of the bonding surface can be bonded together favorably. The generation of bubble between the bonding surfaces can be prevented. The peeling of the peripheral portion of the bonding surfaces can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing apparatus of laminated structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the process for manufacturing laminated structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Transparent surface material (1)    Resin layer (2)    Glass plate (3)    Supporting portion (10)    Collar portion (23)
NOVELTY - The main roll (1) has a cylindrical roll main body (10) and an exterior body of the urethane resin, where a wire groove (21) is formed in an outermost pipe. A hub unit (30) is integrally arranged to the both ends of the roll main body. The roll main body is a composite construction of an inner cylinder steel pipe (10a) and an outer cylinder carbon fiber reinforced plastic tubing (10b), which is provided in an outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder steel pipe. The inner cylinder steel pipe and the carbon fiber reinforced plastic tubing are adhered by an epoxy adhesion agent.    USE - Main roll for wire saws for manufacturing solar cell by cutting the silicon ingot.    ADVANTAGE - The roll main body is a composite construction of an inner cylinder steel pipe and an outer cylinder carbon fiber reinforced plastic tubing, which is provided in an outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder steel pipe, and hence enables reducing the weight of a roll main body in an effective manner and reduces the load of a drive motor, and also cuts the ingot for manufacturing the solar cell with high precision with number of high rotations, thus suppresses the fall of the strength of the roll main body in a reliable manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a wire saws main roll.    Wire saws main roll (1)    Roll main body (10)    Inner cylinder steel pipe (10a)    Outer cylinder carbon fiber reinforced plastic tubing (10b)    Outermost pipe urethane resin (20)    Wire groove (21)    Hub unit (30)
NOVELTY - A composition comprises electroconductive oxide particles, hydrofluoric acid, hydrolyzate or dehydrate of silicon alkoxide or silicon alkoxide and 0.35-3.52 parts mass fluorines with respect to 100 parts mass silicon.    USE - Composition is used for manufacturing transparent conductive film of solar cell (all claimed) e.g. thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The low-refractive index transparent conductive film of solar cell is economically manufactured by a simple process without using an expensive vacuum installation. The hydrofluoric acid contained in the composition reduces refractive index of the transparent conductive film formed using the composition, so that the difference of refractive index of transparent conductive film and refractive index of a photoelectric converting layer is more, and reflected light in transparent conductive film-photoelectric converting layer interface increases. The transparent conductive film improves electric power generation efficiency of solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of transparent conductive film of solar cell.
NOVELTY - Filter (4) for separating chromium(VI) compounds from exhaust gases obtained from a power generating unit, comprises a first filter unit (1) with a first filter body arranged in a flow path of an exhaust gas. The filter is arranged in an exhaust gas path. The first filter unit is connected to the power generating unit such that a temperature in the first filter unit is adjusted to 180-500 degrees C, preferably 300-500 degrees C during operation. The first filter unit converts chromium(VI) compounds into chromium(III) compounds.    USE - The filter is useful in a decentralized power generating unit, and a fuel cell system (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The filter is simple, compact and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of a power generating unit with the filter.    First filter unit (1)    Second filter unit (2)    Space (3)    Filter (4)    Line for unpurified exhaust (5)
NOVELTY - Formation of silica membrane involves preparing precursor liquid obtained by dissolving organosilicon compound (I) in solvent, coating the obtained precursor liquid to a substrate and irradiating ultraviolet ray to the resultant precursor liquid.    USE - Formation of silica membrane used for component for manufacture of semiconductor apparatus, flat panel display, solar cell, light-emitting diode and microelectromechanical system, optical component and flexible device component (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides silica membrane, by a simple process. The silica membrane does not contain carbon under low temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Formation of silica film involves preparing precursor liquid obtained by dissolving organosilicon compound of formula: (RaSiO((4-a)/n))n (I) in solvent, coating the obtained precursor liquid to a substrate and irradiating ultraviolet ray to the resultant precursor liquid.    a=less than 0 to more than 3;and    R=functional group which absorbs ultraviolet ray and carries out autolysis by absorption of ultraviolet ray.
NOVELTY - A liquid photocurable resin composition comprises ethylenically-unsaturated bond-containing component (A) comprising polymer (a) having ethylenically unsaturated group in a molecule, and monomer (b) having ethylenically unsaturated group in a molecule, and photoinitiator (B). The photoinitiator (B) has maximum absorption wavelength of 370-420 nm. The ethylenically-unsaturated bond-containing component (A) has transmittance of 88% or more in maximum absorption wavelength.    USE - Liquid photocurable resin composition is used for optical material and image display apparatus (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to optical semiconductor element, lens, adhesive agent, optical waveguide, solar cell, light-emitting diode, photodiode, solid-state image sensor, organic electroluminescent display, electronic paper etc.    ADVANTAGE - The optical material has high transparency, without using metallocene complex.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) optical material, which is formed by curing liquid photocurable resin composition;    (2) image display apparatus, which has laminated structure containing image display unit having image display portion, protection panel having light-shielding portion in alignment with outer periphery, and resin layer including liquid photocurable resin composition provided between image display unit and protection panel; and    (3) manufacture of image display apparatus.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a power special car, especially a kind of electric power system based on energy storage of the vanadium battery. This utility model through increasing damping and cushioning pad between the battery support structure and electric power special container, effectively solve the problem caused by jounce of the vehicle in the travelling process, at the same time, also the heat caused by temperature rise and stable operation of the system and improves the system stability caused by uneven road.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a battery automatic film sticking machine, comprising a frame, is provided with a film discharging mechanism, a battery, a feeding mechanism, a coating mechanism and a battery discharging mechanism on the machine frame, a film discharging mechanism, a feeding mechanism, a coating mechanism and a battery discharging mechanism are respectively connected with the PLC controller, wherein the film discharging mechanism for conveying and peeling off the film, wherein the battery feeding device to be film battery, wherein the feeding locating mechanism is set on the film discharging mechanism and the battery groove, and the membrane and the battery to be film in turn to the adhesive film, the film of the membrane the mucous membrane at the upper part is adhered to the surface of the battery of the battery discharging mechanism is covered with film of battery to the battery recovery groove. The whole working process of the film is controlled by the PLC controller, and high intelligent degree, overcomes the shortage of manual operation, which greatly improves the working efficiency and product quality.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of solar battery laminating machine for solar cell component, comprising a locating key, a conveying belt, a connecting bolt, a box body and a base; The utility model further comprises a top module, a standard layer module, the bottom module, plug-type air bag, plug-type heat-conducting plate, a thimble synchronous jacking-up mechanism. A bottom layer module, several standard layer module, a top layer module of the utility model is composed of main body frame, and the three connecting bolt firmly connected together, in order to effectively bear lamination force generated in the process of connecting the two layers of the part is provided with a locating key, the top mould and the lower mould are provided with sliding groove for placing the plug-pull air bag, a standard layer module on the upper part and the bottom mould is installed on the upper part plug-type heat-conducting plate, a thimble synchronous jacking-up mechanism is set with belt for transmitting the standard solar cell component layer module and the bottom module, all mechanical parts are installed on the box body is composed of a base and a box body;
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of solar battery diffusion quartz source bottle, comprising a bottle body (1), an air inlet pipe (2), an air outlet pipe (3) and a thermocouple probe sleeve (4), wherein the air inlet pipe (2) comprises a vertical pipe (2-1) is connected on the vertical tube (2-1), the lower end of which is connected with the transverse pipe (2-2), the transverse pipe (2-2) is provided with multiple air outlet holes (2-3). The utility model is provided with the liquid level in the bottle can ensure enough source steam is very low, improves the utilization ratio of phosphorus oxychloride to at the same time, it can reduce the pressure of the environment.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of single crystal silicon solar cell chip single face alkali etching device, comprising a to-be-processed silicon wafer of cassette to be processed at the back of silicon chip arranged with uniform spraying alkali corrosion solution, etching the single crystal silicon sheet back surface of the spray nozzle, preventing large particle impurities and debris falling into the filter screen in the reaction tank under the spray nozzle, a filter screen lower part is reaction tank, the other end is provided with a control reaction tank solution is uniform, and in the reaction tank alkali corrosion solution pump to the spray nozzle. This utility model has reasonable structure, reducing the silicon chip, the silicon chip in the reductions in the manufacturing process and improves the percent of pass of the product, but also improves the single crystal solar cell etching quality, so as to improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar battery, and improves the production efficiency. Silicon chip box capable of placing a plurality of silicon chip at the same time carry out single-side etching, the etching rate.
NOVELTY - Method for enhancing electricity generation and wastewater treatment of microbes in microbial fuel cell (MFC), involves obtaining strains from anaerobic sludge, extracting strains by performing enrichment culture purification to obtain microbial liquid, processing the microbial liquid through UV rays and ultrasonic waves, and adding the microbial liquid into an anode liquid of the MFC.    USE - The method is useful for enhancing electricity generation and wastewater treatment of microbes in microbial fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple, convenient to operate and cost-effective, and enhances the MFC electricity generation and organic wastewater treatment capacity simultaneously.
NOVELTY - Formation of nickel-oxide thin film involves forming precursor solution using nickel precursor powder and solvent, coating precursor solution on substrate, heat-processing the substrate, and removing solvent.    USE - Formation of nickel-oxide thin film used for manufacturing organic solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nickel-oxide thin film is manufactured efficiently with excellent stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic solar cell.
NOVELTY - An electromagnetic casting apparatus has a conductive bottom opening-type cold crucible arranged in inner side of induction coil along circumferential direction, and segment with longitudinal slits. Downward solidification of molten silicon is carried out by electromagnetic induction heating. The segment has width of 20-50 mm.    USE - Electromagnetic casting apparatus is used for manufacturing silicon ingot used for solar cell.
NOVELTY - A composite comprises: a carbonaceous material; and a solid solution comprising a first metal and a cerium oxide, where the solid solution is disposed on the carbonaceous material.    USE - As a catalyst which is used in a fuel cell and in a lithium air battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composite has an improved oxygen donating activity. In the catalyst, when the composite is used as the support having high oxygen donating activity, an oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity of a cathode, is increased. The increased ORR activity can be used to provide a fuel cell having improved performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) new catalyst comprising the composite and a second metal;    (2) a fuel cell comprising: a cathode; an anode; and an electrolyte membrane disposed between the cathode and the anode, where at least one of the cathode and the anode comprises a catalyst comprising the composite;    (3) a lithium air battery comprising an electrode comprising the composite; and    (4) manufacturing the composite, involving: combining a first metal and a cerium oxide to form a solid solution; and disposing the solid solution on the carbonaceous material.
NOVELTY - Making a solid polymer electrolyte membrane comprises: preparing an ink solution comprising a precious metal catalyst on a supporting particle and an ion exchange material; providing a polymeric support having a microstructure of micropores; and impregnating the microstructure with the ink solution to form a substantially air occlusive composite membrane.    USE - The method is useful for making a solid polymer electrolyte membrane (claimed), which is useful in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces membrane degradation as observed by fluoride release rates, and gives a concomitant increase in membrane life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a fuel cell that uses the solid polymer electrolyte.    Solid polymer electrolyte (10)    Catalyst coated membrane (70)    Anode (71)    Cathode (72)    Fuel cell (73)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has an organic solar cells (A,B) which are stacked on an intermediate layer. The intermediate layer is provided with a metal region (5), mixture region (6), and a metal oxide region (7). The continuous high concentration degree of mixture region is similar to continuous concentration degree of metal region. The continuous high concentration degree of metal region is similar to continuous high concentration gradient of metal oxide region. The metal is made of silver, gold, aluminum, magnesium, calcium, and barium.    USE - Tandem-type organic thin-film solar cell used as electric power supply source.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric energy conversion efficiency of the tandem-type organic solar cell are improved. The utilization rate of the organic thin-film solar cells is also effectively improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing tandem-type organic thin-film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the tandem-type organic thin-film solar cell.    Metal region (5)    Mixture region (6)    Metal oxide region (7)    Organic solar cells (A,B)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has conveyance speed change unit to change conveyance speed of glass substrate (100) conveyed by conveyance roller (9) in horizontal direction. Storage unit stores thickness data for every unit region of each of thin film formed in surface of substrate to-be processed, when surface of substrate to-be processed is divided into several unit regions with respect to conveyance direction of substrate. Control unit controls conveyance speed change unit based on thickness data for every unit region of each of thin film formed in surface of substrate to-be processed.    USE - Apparatus for processing substrate such as glass substrate. Uses include but are not limited to glass substrate for flat panel display (FPD), LCD, plasma display, organic electroluminescence, photo-mask, optical disk and solar cell, and film substrate for electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate can be processed uniformly irrespective of the thickness of the thin film formed in the substrate after film forming process, by providing the control unit that controls conveyance speed change unit based on thickness data for every unit region of each of thin film formed in surface of substrate to-be processed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the substrate processing apparatus.    Process liquid discharge nozzle (2)    Pool holding element (3)    Back surface cleaning unit (4)    Conveyance roller (9)    Glass substrate (100)
NOVELTY - The supply head (6) has first gas diffusion chamber (101,101a,101a1,101a2,101b,101b1,101b2) with cylindrical spaces, and first gas discharge holes (102,102a,102a1,102a2,102b,102b1,102b2). A first gas supply port (103) is connected to first gas supply system located in one end of first gas diffusion chamber, to supply first gas to interior of first gas diffusion chamber. A first gas exhaust port (104) is connected to first gas exhaustion system provided in other end of first gas diffusion chamber, to exhaust first gas from interior of first gas diffusion chamber.    USE - Gas supply head such as gas nozzle for substrate processing apparatus (claimed) such as batch type substrate processing apparatus for processing to-be-processed object such as glass substrate for manufacture of solar cell module of flat-panel display (FPD).    ADVANTAGE - The gas supply head can suppress unnecessary sediment arise to the region which is not intended. Since the first gas diffusion chambers are provided with the cylindrical spaces, and the purge property of the wall surface is improved, and interior of the first gas diffusion chamber can fully be purged.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a substrate processing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional views of the gas supply head provided in the substrate processing apparatus.    Supply head (6)    First gas diffusion chambers (101,101a,101a1,101a2,101b,101b1,101b2)    First gas discharge holes (102,102a,102a1,102a2,102b,102b1,102b2)    First gas supply port (103)    First gas exhaust port (104)
NOVELTY - The electrode has a negative electrode active material layer (12B) formed in a negative electrode electrical power collector (12a) that is located in an outer layer of a battery element (10) at a surface. Peak intensity of Raman shift is measured by Raman spectroscopy of the electrode. A non-aqueous electrolyte is removed from a battery element that includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer is formed among an electrode structure (10a).    USE - Electrode for a secondary battery of an electrical device utilized for driving a power supply and an auxiliary power supply such as motor of vehicle e.g. electric vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle and hybrid electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode has reduced thickness, and reduces decline in the capacity maintenance factor in an electrical device, and reduces the direct current resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing an electrode for electrical devices.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a lithium ion secondary battery.    Lithium ion secondary battery (1)    Battery element (10)    Electrode structure (10a)    Positive electrode (11)    Negative electrode (12)    Negative electrode electrical power collector (12a)    Negative electrode active material layer (12B)
NOVELTY - A composition comprises electroconductive oxide particles, phosphoric acid, and hydrolyzate or dehydrate of silicon alkoxide, where the content of 0.80-11.72 mass parts phosphorus with respect to 100 mass parts of silicon.    USE - Composition for manufacturing a transparent conductive film of a superstrate-type thin film solar cell (all claimed) such as single crystal silicon or polycrystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The composition can improve the electric power generation efficiency of the solar cell in a simple manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a superstrate-type thin film solar cell.    Superstrate-type thin film solar cell (1)    Base material (10)    Transparent conductive film (11)    Photoelectric converting layer (12)    Transparent electrode layer (13)    Electroconductive reflecting film (14)
NOVELTY - A solvent comprises sulfone compound (I).    USE - Solvent used in electrolyte solution (claimed) for lithium primary battery, lithium secondary battery, lithium ion battery, fuel cell, solar cell and electric double layer capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The sulfone compound has low melting point, excellent thermal stability, and high decomposition voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solvent comprises sulfone compound of formula (I).    R1-R3=1-4C alkyl, phenyl or allyl.
NOVELTY - A room temperature-hardenable composition comprises (meth)acrylic-ester type polymer (A) having 0.04-0.1 mol reactive silicon group (I) per 100 moles of polymer, polyoxyalkylene-type polymer (B) which has a reactive silicon group (II), titanium catalyst and/or aluminum catalyst (C), and inorganic filler (D).    USE - Room temperature-hardenable composition is used for sealing material, adhesive agent and liquid coating-film waterproofing agent (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell backside sealing agent, electric wire material, cable material, elastic adhesive agent, powder coating material, gasket material, sound-insulation material, liquid coating material, motor-vehicle components, electric machine components, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The cured product of room temperature-hardenable composition has high strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A room temperature-hardenable composition comprises (meth)acrylic-ester type polymer (A) having 0.04-0.1 mol reactive silicon group of formula: -SiR13-a-Xa (I) per 100 moles of polymer, polyoxyalkylene-type polymer (B) which has a reactive silicon group of formula: -SiR23-bYb (II), titanium catalyst and/or aluminum catalyst (C), and inorganic filler (D).    R1,R2=1-10C alkyl, 6-10C aryl, or 7-10C aralkyl;    X,Y'=hydroxy or hydrolyzable group;and    a,b=1-3.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing solder layer on the surface of the conductive wire (2). The conductive wire is withdrawn from the liquid level (Su) of the fusion solder (S) one by one along the longitudinal direction after fusion solder immerses the conductive wire in the stored solder storage tank. The inert gas for the conductive wire is sprayed with drawer one by one from the liquid level of the fusion solder toward each opposing long side from each outer side of the opposing long side of the conductive wire.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell lead wire (claimed) such as interconnector for electrically connecting solar cell panel such as wafer and silicon substrate to exterior.    ADVANTAGE - The lead wire for solar cells with the solder layer can be manufactured with high formation precision and sufficient productive efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the manufacturing apparatus of the lead wire for solar cells. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Conductive wire (2)    Lead wire manufacturing apparatus for solar cells (100)    Conveyance mechanism (103)    Fusion solder (S)    Liquid level of fusion solder (Su)
NOVELTY - A silicon monocrystal wafer has area where ratio (Op)max/(Op)min of maximum value ((Op)max) and minimum value ((Op)min) of the difference (Op) of the oxygen concentration before low-temperature heat processing at 600-700 degrees C and the oxygen concentration after high-temperature heat processing at 750-1050 degrees C becomes less than or equal to 1.25 occupies greater than or equal to 85% of all divided sections of the diameter of silicon monocrystal wafer for every length of 10-15 mm.    USE - A silicon monocrystal wafer for semiconductor device or object for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Bulk micro defect (BMD) is formed uniformly with uniform gettering capability, silicon monocrystal can be manufactured stably, uniformity of precipitated amount of oxygen of silicon monocrystal wafer surface inside can be determined accurately.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) epitaxial wafer;    (2) wafer for bonding;    (3) annealed wafer;    (4) manufacture of silicon monocrystal; and    (5) in-plane uniformity evaluation method of the precipitated amount of oxygen of silicon monocrystal wafer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show x-ray-topography images after wafer heat processing of silicon monocrystal wafer.
NOVELTY - A coupled inorganic-graphene hybrid material is manufactured by determining covalent-bonding conditions for covalently bonding inorganic particles with nanocarbon structure based on characteristics of inorganic particles and nanocarbon structure, covalently bonding inorganic particles to nanocarbon structure to form hybrid conductor, and coupling hybrid conductor in a circuit.    USE - Manufacture of coupled inorganic-graphene hybrid material for power-density devices and energy storage and conversion devices e.g. fuel cells, supercapacitors, and batteries.    ADVANTAGE - Desired performance of hybrid structures e.g. charging and discharging rates and cycling stability can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) apparatus comprising nanocarbon substrate consisting of graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and inorganic particles covalently bonded to nanocarbon substrate to form hybrid conductor; and    (2) apparatus comprising 1st electrode consisting of nanocarbon structure and inorganic particles covalently bonded to nanocarbon structure and arranged to facilitate transfer of charge carriers with nanocarbon substrate via covalent bonds between nanocarbon structure and inorganic particles, 2nd electrode, and charge-passing material between 1st and 2nd electrodes to pass charge between electrodes.
NOVELTY - The structures (601,604) comprise a heat treatment furnace that is positioned in the vicinity of a semiconductor substrate in order to form an emitter layer or a back surface field (BSF) layer in the semiconductor substrate for photovoltaic cell preparation, when performing the heat processing. A tool prevents contamination of the semiconductor substrate. The unpenetrated holes (602,603) and/or cracks adsorb the dopant that disperses on the surface in the case of heat processing. The width of opening in the surface of crack and length are of specific value.    USE - Dopant adsorption structure for use during heat processing for forming emitter layer and back surface field (BSF) layer of solar cell for boat for heat processing.    ADVANTAGE - Since the unpenetrated holes and/or cracks adsorb the dopant that disperses on the surface in the case of heat processing, the dopant wrapped to opposite surface side is prevented, and the contamination of the semiconductor substrate is eliminated. The amount of dopants diffused in opposite surface with the surface that is coated or printed with the dopant of the semiconductor substrate can be reduced, and the efficiency of solar cell is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the dopant adsorption structure.    Dopant adsorption structures (601,604)    Holes (602,603)    Air hole (605)
NOVELTY - A silicon-manufacturing apparatus has an airtight container (1), crucible (3) which holds silicon melt solution (15) and is provided in close space of the container (1), isolation component (9) which connects crucible opening portion and container inner wall, through-hole which connects closed space (S1) and exterior space of the container (1), and path for moving gas between the closed space and exterior space of the container (1). Portion(s) of airtight container inner wall is formed in interior space of container (1). Through-hole is formed on container inner wall.    USE - Apparatus is used for manufacturing silicon ingot and silicon for crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The high-purity silicon ingot and silicon are economically manufactured using the apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the silicon-manufacturing apparatus.    Airtight container (1)    Crucible (3)    Isolation components (9,11,13)    Silicon melt solution (15)    Gate valves (113,116)    Closed space (S1)
NOVELTY - A honeycomb structure (1) has a silicon carbide honeycomb bonding material layer (5) provided between two honeycomb components (2) consisting of porous silicon carbide ceramics. The bonding material layer is formed using a bonding material containing silicon carbide fine powder having D50 average particle diameter of 5 mu m or less, silicon carbide coarse powder having D50 average particle diameter of 5-100 mu m, and inorganic fiber having length of 10 mu m to 1 mm, which are dispersed in dispersion medium using a binder.    USE - Honeycomb structure for collection filter of microparticles contained in exhaust gas of diesel engines, boiler, chemical reaction apparatus and modifier of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The honeycomb structure has excellent heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A honeycomb structure has a silicon carbide honeycomb bonding material layer provided between two honeycomb components consisting of porous silicon carbide ceramics. The bonding material layer is formed using a bonding material containing silicon carbide fine powder having D50 average particle diameter of 5 mu m or less, silicon carbide coarse powder having D50 average particle diameter of 5-100 mu m, and inorganic fiber having length of 10 mu m to 1 mm, which are dispersed in dispersion medium using a binder consisting of organic binder and/or inorganic binder. The bonding material layer has intermediate layer portion (51) between two surface layer portions (50), which form contact portion with the surface of honeycomb component, and has several pores.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of honeycomb structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Honeycomb structure (1)    Honeycomb component (2)    Bonding material layer (5)    Surface layer portion (50)    Intermediate layer portion (51)
NOVELTY - A membrane (10) has primary surface (20) and secondary surface (30), and consists of conducting polymer material-coated polymer mesh having photoactive structures are embedded and extended entirely in the membrane. The conducting polymer is adhered to polymer mesh substrate to form the membrane.    USE - Membrane is used for chassis (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to light absorbers, cassette, water vapor-fed solar fuel generators, optical windows, catalyst, solar fuel cells, and used in water splitting.    ADVANTAGE - The membrane has excellent mechanical strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of membrane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the structure of membrane.    Membrane (10)    Surfaces (20,30)    Semiconductive structure (50,60)    Catalyst (70)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a susceptor supporting unit (200) that supports the bottom surface of a susceptor (130) in which the substrate (10) is supported, in horizontal direction. A processing space (S) is formed in the processing chamber for processing the board. Multiple spots are separated from the center of the susceptor that is moved to top and bottom, and up and down direction through a tray.    USE - Apparatus for processing substrate for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since multiple spots are separated from the center of susceptor, the weight of the end portion of the susceptor can be reduced. The board processing environment can be maintained by the clearance portion set up between the susceptor supporting unit and the susceptor. The heat transmission to the susceptor supporting unit can be minimized. The uniform temperature of the susceptor can be maintained. The thermal transformation of the susceptor can be absorbed reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the apparatus for processing substrate for manufacturing solar cell.    Substrate (10)    Chamber portion (110)    Susceptor (130)    Susceptor supporting unit (200)    Processing space (S)
NOVELTY - Etching solution comprises 40-80 vol.% nitric acid (HNO3), hydrofluoric acid (HF), and water (H2O) mixed acid solution; 0.01-1 vol.% additive; and balance water. The additive is glycerol, citric acid, crown ether type surface active agent and water, glycerin and water weight ratio is 1-10:100, citric acid and water weight ratio is 1-3:100, crown ether type surface active agent and water volume ratio is 0.1-1:100.    USE - Etching solution for manufacture of crystalline silicon solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The corrosion pit: length is 2-10 mu m, width is 1-5 mu m, depth is 0.5-2 mu m. The small etch pit: length is 100-500 nm, width is 100-500 nm, and depth is 0.2-0.5 mu m. The etching reflection is reduced by 2~3%.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of crystalline silicon solar battery by etching comprising:    (A) mixing HF solution, HNO3 solution, H2O at volume ratio of 1-3:3-8:3-5 proportion, stirring for 5-10 minutes to form common etching solution;    (B) adding additive to common etching solution, stirring for 5-10 minutes, adding water;    (C) adjusting solution to 5-20 degrees C;    (D) preparing alkali solution from sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in 3-8% weight ratio of deionized water; and    (E) placing mono-crystalline or polycrystalline silicon sheet in etching solution, reacting for 2-4 minutes, rinsing for 2 minutes, immersing in alkali solution for 10-60 seconds, taking it out, rinsing and drying.
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a layer of silicon dioxide on a base substrate sheet. A photo resist material is deposited on the base substrate sheet. The photo resist material is recorded by laser interferometry nanolithography process. The silicon dioxide layer is transferred during reactive ion etching (RIE) process. An anti-reflection coating (ARC) layer is transferred during the RIE process. The photo resist material is removed by etching and RIE process. The photo resist material is transferred to the substrate sheet. Organic waste is placed in the ARC layer during RIE process.    USE - Method for nano-structuring ultra thin sheets in industrial catalysts (claimed). Can also be used in an electronic field, an optical field and a photovoltaic field, a piezoelectric gas sensor and a fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures that ultra thin sheets are provided with high permittivity dielectric oxide. The method ensures that the ultra thin sheets are flexible to use.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a nanostructure film    (2) a device for nano-structuring ultra thin sheets.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional views of ultra thin sheets.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Copper-zinc-tin-selenium sulfur isotope nanoparticle provided with a fiber core and two zinc sphalerite end arranged in a linear manner, is new.    USE - The copper-zinc-tin-selenium-sulfur isotope nanoparticle is useful as absorber layers in solar cells, a photoconductive switch and thermoelectric conversion material application (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the preparation of the nanoparticle.
NOVELTY - An ammonia-storing active mixture comprises 48-90 pts. wt. industrial anhydrous magnesium chloride salt, 2.5-15 pts. wt. silica sol, 0.5-6 pts. wt. expansion graphite, mixing with 4-16 pts. wt. deionized water, and 3-15 pts. wt. industrial alcohol.    USE - Ammonia-storing active mixture for gas adsorption storage for selective catalytic reaction and fuel cell electric vehicle system.    ADVANTAGE - The ammonia-storing active mixture has fast and good ammonia and ammonia-storing performance, can fast release ammonia gas, can be recycled to use, and has high absorption and desorption characteristics.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a pre-fabricated application layer (1) i.e. prefabricated polymer film, that comprises freely selectable material properties, where the layer or the film is made of viscous-liquid two-component material. The application layer is mounted at an exposed surface of a basic raw material (4) to form a composite structure that is applied with inner and outer stress fields such that the basic raw material is split along an inner plane to form thin wafers (5). An adhesive layer (2) is provided between the basic raw material and the application layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing thin solid body layers or plates such as wafers (claimed) i.e. silicon wafers, of a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The application layer is mounted at the exposed surface of the basic raw material to form the composite structure that is applied with the inner and outer stress fields such that the basic raw material is split along the inner plane to form thin wafers, thus manufacturing the thin solid body layers or plates in a simple and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The basic raw material is glass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view illustrating a method for manufacturing thin solid body layers or plates.    Pre-fabricated application layer (1)    Adhesive layer (2)    Sacrificial layer (3)    Basic raw material (4)    Thin wafers (5)
NOVELTY - The heat radiating unit has a free surface of non-porous magnesium oxide membrane.    USE - Heat radiating unit for use with semiconductor application electronic device (Claimed), such as a solar cell, a liquid crystal display device, an organic electroluminescent apparatus and light-emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The heat radiating unit has a free surface of non-porous magnesium oxide membrane, and thus the heat radiating unit has excellent thermal radiation characteristic.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing heat radiating unit, which involves anodizing magnesium metallic unit in diethylene glycol, triethylamine and nonaqueous solution of water and potassium hydroxide; and    (2) a method for manufacturing semiconductor application electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric conversion unit.    Photoelectric conversion unit (1)    Photoelectric conversion element (10)    Guard glass (12)    Glass substrate (14)    Sodium barrier layer (16)
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of solar energy battery assembly package structure. In order to solve solar battery structure is thick, heavy and not convenient to use in building integrated photovoltaic, not convenient to small from grid-connected photovoltaic system is carried, wherein the solar battery assembly packaging structure, comprising an EVA layer are respectively provided with a first and second EVA layer on the left and right sides of the battery sheet, the first EVA layer is set at the left side ETFT front plate film, a second EVA layer right side is provided with a toughened glass, the toughened glass is provided with a wiring box. This utility model not only reduces the cost but also ensures the mechanical strength and stable performance of the original component, the whole assembly has a double-glass assembly similar to the performance, but the utility model only uses a piece of glass, so that reduces the weight of the whole component, and the other one in this utility model is frameless design, the thickness of the whole component is thinner and convenient compared with the traditional building integrated photovoltaic assembly;
NOVELTY - The invention claims laminated minus reflection film for type monocrystalline silicon solar cell, wherein it is on the front surface of the solar battery type monocrystalline silicon chip (3) from the inside to the outside is provided with a hollow ball ZnO thin film (2) and silicon nitride film (1), ZnO film (2) is 15 to 20nm, silicon nitride film (1) has a thickness of 30 to 40nm nm. This utility model is the ZnO hollow sphere film refractive index is the refractive index of 2.03, silicon nitride film is 1.4 to 1.7, the laminated film has a good optical match with single-layer film, not only has excellent anti-reflecting effect on light having a wavelength of 550nm for the spectral response of silicon, and the wavelength in the range of 300 to 1200nm has a good part reflection and absorption effect of mono-crystalline silicon solar battery;
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a coloured glaze glass photovoltaic dual-component from up to down in turn is provided with a photovoltaic glass, EVA or PVB film, crystalline silicon solar battery sheet, conductive copper band, EVA or PVB film, coloured glaze toughened glass and a junction box, wherein the crystalline silicon solar battery sheet is arranged by conductive copper band connected through EVA glue or PVB glue film fixedly sealed, and connected through the leading-out wire and the junction box. This utility model has advantages of this kind of coloured glaze toughened glass photovoltaic dual-component can be used for roof window of building and balcony and so on vertical surface, the front surface of the photovoltaic assembly capable of providing a coloured glaze pattern for power supply, the back can be adjusted according to a design, decoration effect.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a concentrating photovoltaic power generating system of the focusing device, especially refers to a kind of track-free solar light collecting solar battery device. The traditional polysilicon semiconductor expensive pushing the price of the high production cost of the solar battery product, or restricts the popularization and application of solar energy battery. This utility new track-free solar battery can be in the range of 0-90 degrees of angle of incidence light are converged solar battery receiving surface, a solar tracking system of the traditional solar battery, reduces the cost of the solar battery.
NOVELTY - A kind of waterproof solar energy power generation system, comprising a waterproof cover and a box body, the water-proofing cover body and a box body, provided with a solar battery board, a circuit box in the water tank body, a main circuit board, a battery box and a lithium battery is in the battery box, comprising an input/output socket at the side of the waterproof box, wherein the solar battery board is provided with a plurality of blocks, a plurality of solar battery panel and is foldable, connected together and movably mounted on the anti-water in the box body, the solar panel can be placed on electric quantity of the case body, solar energy plate connected to the charging interface of the power box by lead. A plurality of folding the solar battery board assembly is for use in reducing folded volume can be completely in solar power generation system box, and it is convenient to carry and can keep still when the solar battery board, a function display screen, LED lamp is connected with the input/output socket are made of a waterproof design totally-sealed, which effectively protects the internal working component electrically.
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging a pyramid suede structure on a front surface and a back surface of a silicon wafer. A phosphorus diffusion film is arranged on a surface of a silicon chip to form an emitter diffusion square resistance layer. The surface of the silicon chip is arranged with a glass. The glass is cleaned by hydrofluoric acid solution. A silicon nitride anti-reflection film is arranged on a silicon sheet. Thickness of the silicon nitride anti-reflection film is 65-80 nm. A back electrode is arranged in a solar crystal silicon battery.    USE - Method for windowing a solar crystal silicon battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing thickness of the silicon chip and providing high back face deposition film thickness uniformity. The method enables providing high selectivity and better windowing effect. The method enables preventing the silicon sheet from being damaged.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar crystal silicon battery.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The system (200) has compressors (204,216) to add pressure inside carrier gas tanks (202,214) storing carrier gas such as argon, helium, hydrogen or nitrogen. Four valves (208,212,220,224) are installed between two medicine tanks (206,218). Two sensors (210,222) are provided to detect amount of chemicals stored in medicine tanks and deposition chamber (10). A fifth valve (228) is installed in center of drug transport pipe (226), to open the valves (208,212). A control unit is provided to supply chemicals stored in medicine tanks to chamber in compressors running state.    USE - Chemicals supplying system for manufacturing semiconductor material used in LED and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing cost of the chemicals supplying system can be reduced significantly while effectively suppressing the waste of the chemicals.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the chemicals supplying system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Deposition chamber (10)    Chemicals supplying system (200)    Carrier gas tanks (202,214)    Compressors (204,216)    Medicine tanks (206,218)    Valves (208,212,220,224,228)    Sensors (210,222)    Drug transport pipe (226)
NOVELTY - The thin film deposition apparatus has a pressure regulator that controls the pressure of a reaction chamber (100). A raw material supply chamber is adhered closely to one side of the reaction chamber. An evaporation apparatus and a raw material supply chamber (400) are accommodated within the reaction chamber. A rotary plate is rotated at the one-way direction. Multiple crucibles are rotated with the rotary plate to the one-way direction when the raw material is burnt.    USE - Deposition apparatus for thin film used in semiconductor memory device, solar cell, organic light-emitting device and LCD.    ADVANTAGE - The processing time of the thin film can be shortened. Productivity of the thin film can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the thin film plating method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the thin film deposition apparatus.    Reaction chamber (100)    Material supply opening (120)    Support stand (210)    Raw material supply chamber (400)    Substrate (S)
NOVELTY - A nano-Schiff base film material comprises polyethylene, and has diameter of 0.1-0.3 mu m and length of 1-5 mu m.    USE - Nano-Schiff base film material is used for electrochromic display device (claimed), thermochromic device, solar battery and detection sensor.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of nano-Schiff base film material. Poly Schiff base is dissolved in organic solvent, to obtain base solution such that the volume ratio of poly Schiff base to organic solvent is 1 g:1-10 ml. The solution is poured to Buchner funnel whose bottom is covered with filter paper or membrane, and then on a porous alumina template, vacuum-filtrated, template is taken out, dried, to obtain porous dry film. The dry film is treated using sodium hydroxide, washed using distilled water and ethanol and then dried, to obtain nano-Schiff base film material.
NOVELTY - A silicon sheet (S) comprises 1st part (11A) by which main surfaces are formed on silicon sheet surface, 2nd part (15A) in which normal vector line (V15A) of surface of 2nd part has antiparallel or obtuse angle with respect to normal vector line of surface of 1st part, notch which has shape in which silicon sheet is notched from peripheral part so that 2nd part might be reached from 1st part, and 3rd part (13A) which faces notch and follows both 1st and 2nd parts. Silicon sheet is formed on substrate surface by immersing substrate in silicon melt solution.    USE - A silicon sheet for silicon wafer used for solar cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Silicon sheet with large size can be manufactured in high yield, and amount of silicon raw material required to mold a wafer can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) substrate for silicon sheet manufacture;    (2) manufacture of silicon sheet which involves preparing substrate, immersing substrate in silicon melt solution, pulling substrate from silicon melt solution, and making silicon sheet grow on surface; and    (3) silicon wafer for solar cells which is formed by cutting silicon sheet and molding.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the silicon sheet.    Plate-like parts (11A-16A)    Immersion direction (P)    Silicon sheet (S)    Normal vector line (V15A)
NOVELTY - The vehicle has a battery (1) i.e. lithium ion battery, comprising a battery housing (1.1) in which a number of individual cells are arranged, where the individual cells are electrically connected with each another. Energy absorbing multi-part protection elements (6, 8) i.e. airbag, are provided at the housing and fillable with a medium i.e. gas, or permanently filled with the medium. The protection elements are arranged between a vehicle body and a battery housing side (1.1.1) facing the vehicle body. Each protection element is formed as a casing from a medium density fabric and/or plastic.    USE - Lithium ion battery integrated vehicle e.g. electric car, hybrid vehicle or fuel cell operated vehicle (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The energy absorbing multi-part protection element is arranged between the vehicle body and the battery housing side facing the vehicle body such that energy resulting from a collision of the vehicle can be absorbed, thus protecting the battery and the car body against collision-induced damages while short circuits in the battery and a risk of battery fluid leakage. The protection element is manufactured in a light-weight manner such that power consumption of the vehicle can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of an installation space in a vehicle for arrangement of a battery with a protection element.    Battery (1)    Battery housing (1.1)    Battery housing side (1.1.1)    Vehicle floor (2)    Energy absorbing multi-part protection elements (6, 8)
NOVELTY - Composition comprises a particulate electroactive material, a particulate graphite material and a binder, where at least 50% of the total volume of each the particulate materials is made up of particles having a particle size (D50), and a ratio of electroactive material D50 particle size to graphite D50 particle size is up to 4.5:1.    USE - The composition is useful in devices including fuel cells and rechargeable metal ion batteries e.g. lithium ion batteries, which are useful in portable electronic devices, such as mobile telephones and laptops, and electric or hybrid electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The rechargeable metal ion batteries exhibits high capacity and large number of charge/discharge cycles.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a metal-ion battery comprising an anode;    (2) a cathode and an electrolyte between the anode and the cathode where the anode comprises the composition;    (3) a slurry comprising the composition and at least one solvent; and    (4) forming a metal-ion battery, comprising forming the anode by depositing the slurry onto a conductive material and evaporating the at least one solvent.
NOVELTY - The cell has multiple subcells incorporated into an intrinsic region of a gallium arsenide PIN solar cell. The subcell comprises first and second quantum wells. The two quantum wells are resonantly coupled. Energy levels of the quantum wells are optimized to facilitate electronic escape using both thermoionic and quantum tunneling. Conversion efficiency of the solar cell is in excess of 35% at zero air mass. Collection of photo-generated carriers occurs within 0.1 to 10 ps. The subcells are incorporated into the intrinsic region of the gallium arsenide PIN solar cell.    USE - Multi-quantum well solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell enables an easy electronic escape by implementing a thermo-tunneling design with material combinations that allow for deeper wells and a very small band offset either at a conduction band (CS) or a valence band (VS) level, thus providing wider photo-conversion range.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The first quantum well consists of thirty monolayers of gallium arsenide 0.982 nitrogen 0.018. The second quantum well consists of twelve monolayers of the gallium arsenide 0.982 nitrogen 0.018. A third quantum well consisting of three monolayers of gallium arsenide 0.982 nitrogen 0.018.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a timing diagram illustrating a thermo-tunneling quantum well region design using wells of three different thicknesses and possessing energy levels that are designed to facilitate electronic escape by leveraging on both thermionic and quantum tunneling mechanisms.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a layer of a structured multi-layer system in a partially transmissive manner, where thickness (d) of the partial transmissive layer, wavelength and intensity of processing radiation i.e. pulsed laser beam (L), and incident angle are predetermined such that an increased amount of energy is absorbed in the layer on an exposure area of the processing result of destructive interference radiation. The increased amount of energy is equal to or slightly greater than modification threshold energy of the layer, which is formed as an absorber layer or conducting oxide layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing a structured multi-layer system e.g. solar cell such as thin layer solar cell and crystalline solar cell using a self-interference-capable processing radiation of a wavelength.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables absorbing the increased amount of energy in the layer on the exposure area of the processing result of destructive interference radiation such that the wavelength can be shortened with many materials while simultaneously reducing optical penetration depth, thus reducing damage of surrounding material, and hence enabling precise and inexpensive selective layer erosion with the organic solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a multilayer system during manufacturing process.    Thickness of partially transmissive layer (d)    Pulsed laser beam (L)    Radiation reflections (R1-R3)    Multi-layer system (10)    Silicon substrate (11)
NOVELTY - A copper-gallium alloy sputtering target comprises two metal phases of copper-gallium phase (Cu3Ga and Cu9Ga4) having gallium concentration of 20-35 atomic%.    USE - Copper-gallium alloy sputtering target is used for formation of light absorption layer of copper-indium-gallium-selenium quaternary alloy solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of particles are suppressed during sputtering using the copper-gallium alloy sputtering target.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of copper-gallium alloy sputtering target, which involves stirring copper powder, adding gallium to stirring copper powder, producing alloy powder, homogenizing the alloy powder, and press-hardening homogenized alloy powder.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (10A) has a conveyance roller (13) rotating a rotating shaft in a direction perpendicular to conveyance direction of a substrate (70), contacting an upper part of a processing tank (11) with a lower surface of the substrate and conveying the substrate. A process liquid temperature control part adjusts etching liquid (12A) in the processing tank to a predetermined temperature. A conveyance roller temperature control part adjusts temperature of the conveyance roller such that the temperature of the conveyance roller is equivalent to the temperature of the etching liquid.    USE - Processing apparatus i.e. etching apparatus, for etching a surface i.e. main surface, of a substrate e.g. semiconductor substrate such as single crystal silicon substrate, utilized to manufacture a solar cell. Can also be used for a polycrystalline-silicon substrate and monocrystal/polycrystal substrate with germanium and gallium arsenide.    ADVANTAGE - The conveyance roller temperature control part adjusts the temperature of the conveyance roller such that the temperature of the conveyance roller is equivalent to the temperature of the process liquid, thus improving stability and uniformity of the process in the substrate surface, and performing the treatment process stably with sufficient reproducibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a substrate surface processing method    (2) and a solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a substrate surface processing apparatus.    Substrate surface processing apparatus (10A)    Processing tank (11)    Etching liquid (12A)    Conveyance roller (13)    Substrate (70)
NOVELTY - A composite component (100) has layer (101) containing polymer and layer(s) of graphene (102). A portion or whole of the graphene is perpendicularly or incliningly arranged on the layer containing the polymer.    USE - Composite component is used for electronic apparatus (claimed) e.g. electrode for lithium-ion battery, biosensor, electrochemical sensor, display device, capacitor, solar cell, semiconductor, screen, electronic paper and computer.    ADVANTAGE - The composite component has wider surface area and exhibits improved electrochemical characteristics and excellent stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of composite component, which involves coating the layer containing polymer on a conductive substrate, coating graphene on the layer containing the polymer, applying voltage to the conductive substrate, assembling a portion nor all portion of graphene, such that graphene is perpendicularly or incliningly arranged on the layer containing the polymer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the composite component.    Composite component (100)    Layer containing polymer (101)    Graphene (102)    Edge portions of graphene (102a,102b)
NOVELTY - A mixed solution containing phenol resin which mixed fatty-acid component of the drying oil or drying oil is impregnated with paper made of cellulose fiber as a raw material, to obtain impregnated paper. The impregnated paper is dried and used as impregnated paper. Several sheets of impregnated paper after drying is laminated and bonded, to obtain laminated component. The laminated component is baked and carbonized in non-oxidizing atmosphere, to obtain compact carbon thin plate.    USE - Manufacture of compact carbon thin plate used for separator for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides compact carbon thin plate having high thickness and gas-barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A mixed solution containing phenol resin which mixed fatty-acid component of the drying oil or drying oil is impregnated with paper made of cellulose fiber as a raw material, to obtain impregnated paper. The impregnated paper is dried and used as impregnated paper. Several sheets of impregnated paper after drying is laminated and bonded, to obtain laminated component. The laminated component is baked and carbonized in non-oxidizing atmosphere and dried such that the ratio of content of volatile substance and solid content of paper excluding the content of paper is reduced to 2.5-5.5% from 25-55%, to obtain compact carbon thin plate.
NOVELTY - A copper-zinc-tin sulfide (CZTS) type-compound semiconductor contains zinc, tin and copper whose number-of-moles ratio with respect to total number-of-moles of copper, zinc and tin is larger than that of copper-zinc-tin sulfide.    USE - Copper-zinc-tin sulfide type-compound semiconductor is used for photoelectric conversion element (claimed) e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The copper-zinc-tin sulfide type-compound semiconductor has excellent optical characteristics. The photoelectric conversion element is manufactured efficiently and economically with excellent stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A copper-zinc-tin sulfide (CZTS) type-compound semiconductor contains zinc, tin and copper whose number-of-moles ratio with respect to total number-of-moles of copper, zinc and tin is larger than that of copper-zinc-tin sulfide (Cu2ZnSnS4). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photoelectric conversion element.
NOVELTY - The gas detector (X) has a gas detection element (10), which detects the to-be-detected gas, and a casing (20), which is provided with accommodation space (21) for accommodating the gas detection element. A gas permeable film (30) is positioned by an introducing part (22), which introduces the to-be-detected gas into the gas detection element. A bridging part (40) is spaced apart from the gas permeable film. The gas permeable film is waterproof. The bridging part is positioned over a radial direction of an opening part (23).    USE - Gas detector, particularly vehicle-mounted gas detector for detecting the leakage of hydrogen gas in a vehicle-mounted fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The gas detector has a gas detection element, which detects the to-be-detected gas, and a casing, which is provided with accommodation space for accommodating the gas detection element, where a gas permeable film is positioned by an introducing part, which introduces the to-be-detected gas into the gas detection element, and hence ensures accurate detection of hydrogen gas with simple structure and easy operation of the gas detector, and prevents the damage of the gas detector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross sectional view of a gas detector.    Gas detection element (10)    Casing (20)    Accommodation space (21)    Introducing part (22)    Opening part (23)    Gas permeable film (30)    Bridging part (40)    Gas detector (X)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module has a solar cell panel (200) with solar cells. A protection substrate (300) is located on the solar cell panel. A reflection barrier layer (600) is positioned between the protection substrate and the solar cell panel. The refractive index of the reflection barrier layer is greater than the refractive index of the protection substrate. The reflection barrier layer is made of magnesium fluoride, silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, cerium fluoride, indium oxide, hafnium oxide, zirconium oxide, lead oxide, titanium oxide, tantalum oxide and niobium oxide.    USE - Solar cell module for solar cell generating system.    ADVANTAGE - The transmittance of the solar cell is improved through the reflection barrier layer, so that efficiency and reliability of the solar cell module is increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the solar cell module.    Frame (100)    Solar cell panel (200)    Protection substrate (300)    Absorbing sheet (400)    Reflection barrier layer (600)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has several nozzles (110) that are arranged on a glass substrate (G) for discharging an amount of etchant (10) on the surface of the glass substrate. A supply plate and a concavo-convex portion are formed on surface of the glass substrate. A liquid-tight portion (300) is arranged at side ends of the glass substrate. A suction plate (200) is horizontally moved toward the glass substrate, to suck etchant fell down from the glass substrate.    USE - Apparatus for texturing glass substrate for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The concavo-convex portion can be formed rapidly and accurately on surface of the glass substrate. The opening and closing of nozzle can be controlled effectively. The discharge rate of etchant from nozzle can be controlled efficiently. The safety of operator can be ensured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for texturing glass substrate for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the apparatus for texturing glass substrate for solar cell.    Etchant (10)    Nozzle (110)    Suction plate (200)    Liquid-tight portion (300)    Glass substrate (G)
NOVELTY - Preparation of cadmium telluride compound involves mixing cadmium metal powder and tellurium metal powder to form a powder mixture, tiling the powder mixture on the thermal evaporation source of a thermal evaporation apparatus and vapor-plating the powder mixture onto a smooth evaporation source substrate at 500-900 degrees C.    USE - Preparation of cadmium telluride compound used as evaporation source for forming cadmium telluride thin film for thin-film solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical preparation of cadmium telluride compound.
NOVELTY - An adjustable uniform porous film contains a high molecular polymer, and has thickness of 1-100 mu m and aperture of 10 nm to 125 mu m.    USE - Adjustable uniform porous film for lithium-ion secondary battery, fuel battery, water treatment, catalytic synthesis and chlor-alkali synthesis.    ADVANTAGE - The porous film has high quality and uniform shape and aperture, and is produced by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of uniform porous film.
NOVELTY - Preparation of magnesium-nickel hydride hydrogen-storage material involves smelting magnesium-nickel blocks or magnesium-nickel mixed powder, ball-milling by a dielectric barrier discharge plasma assisted ball-milling method in hydrogen atmosphere, and obtaining magnesium nickel hydride or magnesium-magnesium hydride-nickel transition product by controlling a ball-powder ratio, ball-milling current, ball-milling time and ball-milling pressure, and then hydrogenating transition product in hydrogen atmosphere.    USE - Preparation of magnesium-nickel hydride hydrogen-storage material used for heat pump of hydrogen fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides magnesium-nickel hydride hydrogen-storage material having high hydrogen-storage property and reduced impurities, at reduced synthesis temperature in short period of time by consuming reduced amount of energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of magnesium-nickel hydride hydrogen-storage material involves smelting magnesium-nickel blocks or magnesium-nickel mixed powder in mass ratio of 5:1-20:1, ball-milling by a dielectric barrier discharge plasma assisted ball-milling method in a hydrogen atmosphere by using double energy synergy of an electric field and mechanical vibration, and obtaining magnesium nickel hydride (Mg2NiH0.3) or magnesium-magnesium hydride-nickel transition product by controlling a ball-powder ratio, ball-milling current, ball-milling time and ball-milling pressure, and then hydrogenating transition product in hydrogen atmosphere.
NOVELTY - Production of graphite/lead telluride nanocomposite material involves adding lead-containing inorganic salt and tellurium-containing compound to reactor containing deionized water, adding alkali, continuously stirring, adding graphite oxide, ultrasonically-dispersing, continuously stirring to obtain mixed sol, adding reducing agent, reacting, putting obtained mixture in heat-preservation device after reaction is finished at bottom of reactor, centrifuging obtained graphene/lead telluride nanocomposite powder precipitate, separating, washing, filtering and vacuum-drying.    USE - Production of graphite/lead telluride nanocomposite material used for solar battery, thermoelectric device, infrared optical element, infrared film device and semiconductor detector.    ADVANTAGE - The graphite/lead telluride nanocomposite material is economically produced by simple method, with high productivity and reduced usage amount of organic solvent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Production of graphite/lead telluride nanocomposite material involves adding lead-containing inorganic salt and tellurium-containing compound to reactor containing deionized water, then adding alkali, continuously stirring until obtained solution (S1) becomes transparent clear, adding graphite oxide, ultrasonically-dispersing, continuously stirring to dissolve fully to obtain mixed sol, then adding reducing agent, stopping stirring after fully dissolving, reacting, putting obtained mixture at constant temperature in heat-preservation device after reaction is finished to obtain graphene/lead telluride nanocomposite powder precipitate at bottom of reactor, centrifuging obtained graphene/lead telluride nanocomposite powder precipitate, separating, washing, filtering and vacuum-drying obtained powder, to obtain graphene/lead titanate nanopowder.
NOVELTY - Preparation of graphite-bismuth sulfide nanocomposite material involves dissolving mixture of sulfur-containing compound and bismuth-containing inorganic substance in deionized water, adding strong acid and graphite oxide, reacting obtained mixed sol-gel, washing obtained intermediate product graphene oxide-bismuth sulfide nanocomposite powder using deionized water, subjecting obtained product to reduction process in reducing aqueous solution, washing obtained precipitate using deionized water, performing centrifugal separation, filtering and vacuum-drying obtained powder.    USE - Preparation of graphite-bismuth sulfide nanocomposite material used for solar battery, luminous device, lithium battery, thermoelectric device, memory device and sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The graphite-bismuth sulfide nanocomposite material is economically prepared by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of graphite-bismuth sulfide nanocomposite material involves dissolving mixture containing sulfur-containing compound and bismuth-containing inorganic substance in deionized water, then adding strong acid and graphite oxide, ultrasonically dispersing to dissolve fully, continuously and uniformly stirring to obtain mixed sol-gel, reacting obtained mixed sol-gel at constant temperature in heat-preservation device to obtain intermediate product graphene oxide-bismuth sulfide composite powder, washing obtained intermediate product graphene oxide-bismuth sulfide nanocomposite powder using deionized water until the product becomes neutral, subjecting obtained product to reduction process in reducing aqueous solution, washing obtained precipitate using deionized water, carrying out centrifugal separation, filtering to obtain powder, and vacuum-drying obtained powder, to obtain graphene-bismuth sulfide nanocomposite powder.
NOVELTY - Preparing nanometer powdered material, comprises taking alkanolamine or polyol as solvent, dissolving copper, zinc and tin in a solvent and then stirring, heating the stirred mixture, mixing the two times of amount in copper simple substance S in an other one alkanolamine or polyol in a solvent and then stirring, and heating the mixture, and dissolving the elementary substance S, mixing the reaction system A and system B, stirring the reaction system and then heating, keeping the reaction system and then stopping and heating, and completely dissolving the elementary substance S.    USE - The nanometer powdered material is useful for preparing printed solar cell absorption layer slurry.    ADVANTAGE - The method simply provides nanometer powdered material with high efficiency and yield, and good reproduction quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing nanometer powdered material, comprises (a) taking alkanolamine or polyol as solvent, dissolving copper, zinc and tin in a solvent according to the ratio of 2:1:1 and then stirring under the protection of inert gas, and heating the stirred mixture to 110-180 degrees C to obtain reaction system A, (b) mixing the two times of amount in copper simple substance S in other one alkanolamine or polyol in a solvent and then stirring, and heating the mixture to 200-280 degrees C, and completely dissolving the elementary substance S to obtain the reaction system B, (c) mixing the reaction system A and system B to obtain a reaction system C, and (d) stirring the reaction system and then heating to 200-280 degrees C under reflux, keeping the reaction system for 10 hours and then stopping and heating, stirring the mixture and then cooling to room temperature, taking black powder for centrifuging, and washing the mixture and then drying.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flow chart of a method for preparing nanometer powdered material (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A cleaning solution comprises 10-60 %mass nitric acid, 0.025-0.08 %mass hydrofluoric acid, and remainder of deionized water.    USE - Cleaning solution is used for cleaning of solar cell wafer (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The cleaning solution having excellent cleaning performance is prepared by a simple process. The cleaning of to-be-cleaned wafer is carried out in a short period of time under low temperature, by a simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for cleaning method of solar cell wafer, which involves immersing the to-be-cleaned wafer in deionized water for 3-5 minutes and cleaning the processed wafer using the cleaning solution.
NOVELTY - A soluble polyaryletherketone is new. It comprises ketone ether bond and aromatic ring connected with high molecular polymer. It has average molecular weight of 15000 and average melting point of 390 degrees C.    USE - Soluble polyaryletherketone used for preparing proton exchange membrane for high temperature fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The compound has improved glass transition temperature and solubility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Soluble polyaryletherketone of formula -(Ph-C(O)-Ph-O-R1-O)m-(Ph-C(O)-Ph-O-R2-O)n- is new. It comprises ketone ether bond and aromatic ring connected with high molecular polymer. It has average molecular weight of 15000 and average melting point of 390 degrees C.    R1=group of formula (A); and    R2=group of formula (B).    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparing the soluble polyaryletherketone.
NOVELTY - A lanthanum hexaboride film has work function of 3 eV or less, electron concentration of more than 1x 1022/cm3, electron mobilities of 1 cm2/(V.second) and volume resistivity of 1x 10-3 Omega .cm or less by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy.    USE - Lanthanum hexaboride film is used for organic-semiconductor device e.g. organic electroluminescent element and organic thin-film solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The lanthanum hexaboride film has excellent electrical property such as electron concentration and electron mobility, and low work function, and favorable crystallinity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic-semiconductor device.
NOVELTY - The electrochemical compressor has an ion exchange element that is arranged between electrical contact with the cathode and anode (720) to pass an electrachemically motive material of the working fluid from the anode to the cathode. The ion exchange element (723) is provided with polar ionic groups attached to nonpolar chains. Nonaqueous solvent is provided with die polar molecules is associated with and electrostatically attracted to the polar ionic groups of the ion exchange element.    USE - Electrochemical compressor for use in electrochemical compression system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The positively charged cations of the refrigerant can be migrated across and through the ion exchange element by enabling the positively charged cations of the refrigerant to associate and disassociate with the non-aqueous polar solvent within channels formed in the ion exchange element.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electrochemical compression system; and    (2) method of preparing an electrochemical compressor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the electrochemical compressor.    Electrochemical compressor (700)    External electrical energy source (704)    Anode (720)    Ion exchange element (723)    Polar ionic group (736)
NOVELTY - A silver compound is mixed with an amine mixed solution, to obtain complex compound containing silver compound and amines. The complex compound is heated and thermally decomposed, to obtain silver nanoparticles. The amine mixed solution is prepared by adding aliphatic hydrocarbon monoamine (a) containing 6C or more aliphatic hydrocarbon group and amino group, aliphatic hydrocarbon monoamine (b) containing 5C or less aliphatic hydrocarbon group and amino group, and aliphatic hydrocarbon diamine (c) containing 8C or less aliphatic hydrocarbon group and two amino groups.    USE - Manufacture of silver nanoparticles used for silver coating composition for silver electroconductive material (all claimed) for electronic device and flexible printed wiring board. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, field emission display, solar cell, light-emitting diode element, organic transistor, capacitor, electronic paper, touch panel and flexible battery, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides silver nanoparticles having excellent stability and excellent conductivity, when sintered at low temperature within a short period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) silver coating composition, which contains silver nanoparticles and organic solvent; and    (2) silver electroconductive material, which is obtained by coating silver coating composition on the silver conductive layer on substrate, and baking.
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves performing etch process which erodes the surface (11) of a glass plate (1) and provides an unevenness to the surface while making etching liquid containing hydrofluoric acid and fluoride salts, such as potassium fluoride, contact the surface of glass plate containing 0.1 to 1.5-mm-thick silicon oxide and depositing a silicofluoride, a deposit removal process which removes silicofluoride adhering on surface of glass plate, and a reinforcement process of performing chemical strengthening process of glass plate after a deposit removal process.    USE - Manufacturing method of cover glass (claimed) for solar cell or display.    ADVANTAGE - Unevenness suitable for provision of both a glare-proof function and a reflection suppression function is formed on the surface of a glass plate by etching process. A compressive-stress layer with excellent uniformity is formed on the surface of the glass plate by chemical strengthening process after removing silicofluoride to provide practical strength required for a thin glass plate. Reduction of effect of strength improvement by introduction of compressive-stress layer is prevented, since compressive-stress layer will remain as it is when chemical strengthening process is implemented after removing silicofluoride which precipitates after the etching process. Glare-proof function and reflection suppression function are not lost since unevenness is formed by corrosion of the surface of the glass plate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a cover glass for solar cell or display.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view which shows one form of the glass with components on larger scale of the main surface.    Glass plate (1)    Cover glass (10)    Surface (11)    Long period unevenness (20)    Short period unevenness (30)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves forming a cell (10) on a surface of a semiconductor substrate (41). Another cell (20) is formed on the former cell, where a composition transformation buffer layer (4) is formed on the latter cell. The third cell (30) is formed on the composition transformation buffer layer, where a compound semiconductor layer has a small band-gap energy than another compound semiconductor layer. The compound semiconductor solar cell has indium gallium phosphide or aluminum indium gallium phosphide and aluminum indium gallium arsenide.    USE - Manufacturing method for a compound semiconductor solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell is formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate, where another cell is formed on the former cell, where a composition transformation buffer layer is formed on the latter cell, and thus preventing easy separation of the support substrate, and ensures outstanding characteristic for the semiconductor cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of a compound semiconductor solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Contact layers (3,7,8)    Composition transformation buffer layer (4)    Tunnel diode layers (5,6)    Cells (10,20,30)    Semiconductor substrate (41)
NOVELTY - The method involves heating a slurry-like electrolyte solution containing low molecular-weight phase transition type gelatinizer in an electrochemical device structure at 25 degree Celsius after pouring the electrolyte solution into the electrochemical device structure, where the electrolyte solution contains one or more type nonionic substance chosen from a group consisting of dispersing agent, surfactant and emulsifier. Breadth of a primary particle of the gelatinizer contained in the slurry-like electrolyte solution is 1 micrometer or less in mean diameter.    USE - Method for manufacturing an electrochemical device such as lithium ion secondary battery, for portable apparatus, hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle and motor vehicle. Can also be used for a lithium ion capacitor and a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fine space in the electrochemical device structure, which is usually hard to impregnate, can be made to fully impregnate the electrolyte solution, so that the desired device property can be acquired. The manufacturing of the electrochemical device can be simplified by using gel electrolyte.
NOVELTY - An electrochemical device is manufactured by pouring solution or liquid dispersion containing electrolyte solution into electrochemical device structure and removing part of solvent contained in solution or liquid dispersion. Electrolyte solution contains phase transition-type gelatinizer which is in gel form and is converted to sol form when heated at 25 degrees C.    USE - Manufacture of electrochemical device e.g. lithium ion secondary battery (claimed), solar cell, capacitor, and condenser.    ADVANTAGE - Device performance cannot be reduced, and manufacturing method of electrochemical device can be simplified.
NOVELTY - Composition comprises: a lithium cation (0-55 mole%); a sodium cation (0-20 mole%); a potassium cation (15-50 mole%); a cesium cation (0-35 mole%); a strontium cation (0-10 mole%); and a chloride anion (100 mole%).    USE - The composition is useful for storing solar thermal energy (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition exhibits improved heat transfer qualities, density and thermal stability and very low vapor pressure even at elevated temperatures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for storing solar thermal energy, comprising exposing the composition to sunlight.
NOVELTY - The semiconductor apparatus (200) has an internal electrical connection layer (22) deposited and electrically coupled between the p-type doped layer (213) of semiconductor device (21) and n-type doped layer (231) of semiconductor device (23). The internal electrical connection layer includes a group four element and nitrogen element, in which number of atoms of the group four element and nitrogen element is greater than 50 percent of the total number of atoms in internal electrical connection layer. The internal electrical connection layer includes magnesium of predetermined concentration.    USE - Semiconductor apparatus. Uses include but are not limited to LED, photodetector, solar cell, transistor, diodes such as laser diode.    ADVANTAGE - Enhances operating efficiency of semiconductor apparatus by providing the internal electrical connection layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the semiconductor apparatus.    Semiconductor device (21,23)    Internal electrical connection layer (22)    Semiconductor apparatus (200)    P-type doped layer (213)    N-type doped layer (231)
NOVELTY - An ionic liquid (I) has sulfonic acid group in the anion portion.    USE - Ionic liquid is used in processing liquid e.g. antistatic agent, antifog additive, dispersing agent, emulsifier, lubricating agent, electrolytic solution and cellulose solubilizing agent (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to optical stabilizer, colored dye, softener, power transmission device, bearing, fuel cell, capacitor, dye-sensitized solar cell, nonwoven fabric and drug delivery system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An ionic liquid of formula: R-(O-A)n-S(=O)2-O-Q+ (I).    R=optionally saturated 1-20C linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, 6-30C aryl or 7-31C arylalkyl (all optionally substituted);    A=2-4C linear or branched alkylene;    n=0-50;and    Q=ammonium ion, imidazolium ion, pyridinium ion, pyrrolidinium ion, pyrrolinium ion, piperidinium ion, pyrazinium ion, pyrimidinium ion, triazolium ion, triazinium ion, quinolinium ion, isoquinolinium ion, indolinium ion, quinoxalinium ion, piperazinium ion, oxazolinium ion, thiazolinium ion, or morpholinium ion.
NOVELTY - The present invention provides a low energy consumption and high efficiency silicon metal purification apparatus which mainly aims at the high-purity silicon metal required to produce solar cells. The purification apparatus using Siemens method or so-called upgraded metallurgical grade (UMG) method has shortages of consuming enormous energy source such as electric power, cooling water, noble gas, etc., long production period and low production efficiency and defect-free rate of product, thereby resulting in already using too much energy source before adopting solar cells to carry out energy-saving. For this contradiction, the present invention uses various heat insulation materials by multi-layer assembly manner to reduce the amount of the cooling water used in the apparatus to zero and changes the temperature-controlling manner to greatly reduce the consumption of electric power. In addition, the purpose of effectively lowering the processing time to promote production efficiency can be achieved by supplying and delivering materials from the bottom of the apparatus. Moreover the present invention uses a high temperature operation automation for promoting operator's good operation environment as the main characteristic of the invention.
NOVELTY - A methanol electro-oxidation catalyst, comprising: a support material formed from mesoporous carbon; a nano-oxide of a transition metal dispersed in the support material; and platinum-ruthenium alloy nanoparticles supported on the nano-oxide of the transition metal, where the platinum-ruthenium alloy nanoparticles have a 1:1 molar ratio and comprises about 15 wt.% of the methanol electro-oxidation catalyst, the transition metal comprises about 15 wt.% of the methanol electro-oxidation catalyst, and carbon and oxygen comprises the balance of the methanol electro-oxidation catalyst, is new.    USE - As methanol electro-oxidation catalyst (claimed) for manufacturing direct methanol fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The methanol electro-oxidation catalyst has a total pore volume of 0.815 cm3/g to 0.91 cm3/g. The methanol electro-oxidation catalyst has a lattice parameter of 3.8812 Angstrom to 3.8962 Angstrom ; and has a mass activity of 10.56 mA/mg to 12.36 mA/mg. The material used in the catalyst is low cost thereby reducing the cost of direct methanol fuel cell. The methanol electro-oxidation catalyst contains less platinum and ruthenium than is normally required for reasonable activity in conventional methanol electro-oxidation catalysts.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of making the methanol electro-oxidation catalyst.
NOVELTY - A dinuclear ruthenium complex dye (I) having carboxyl group including optionally dissociating proton, and chelate-type ligand which is capable of undergoing bidentate coordination is new.    USE - New dinuclear ruthenium complex dye is used for manufacture of photoelectric conversion element for photogalvanic cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The highly-efficient photoelectric conversion element containing the dinuclear ruthenium complex dye has high conversion efficiency and current density.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dinuclear ruthenium complex dye of formula (I) having carboxyl group including optionally dissociating proton, and chelate-type ligand which is capable of undergoing bidentate coordination is new.    R1,R2=aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl;    n,m=0-4, where n and m are not simultaneously 0;    X=counter ion;and    q=number of counter ions required to neutralize electric charge of complex.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photoelectric conversion element, which contains dinuclear ruthenium complex dye and semiconductor fine particles;    (2) photogalvanic cell, which has photoelectric conversion element; and    (3) manufacture of photoelectric conversion element, which involves immersing semiconductor fine particles in solution containing dinuclear ruthenium complex dye.
NOVELTY - The powder contains 50-75% of silver powder, 1-9% glass powder, and 1-3% of additive, where an average grain diameter of the silver powder is 2-5 mm. The glass powder is made soften at 380-480 degrees centigrade. The glass powder has 65-85% lead oxide, 5% aluminum oxide, 1-10% silicon oxide, zinc oxide, and 1-10% magnesium oxide. The additive is copper, tin, zinc, or nickel.    USE - Solar cell front sliver paste powder.    ADVANTAGE - The powder provides uniform power distribution and forms good ohmic contact. The powder has better appearance, high sheet resistance and shallow junction.
NOVELTY - A gallium-arsenic system containing solar cell manufacturing method involves adopting metal organic chemical vapor deposition process to sequentially generate a first germanium cell, a nucleating layer, a buffer layer, a first tunnel, a second gallium-indium-arsenic cell, a second tunnel, a third aluminum-gallium-arsenic cell, a third tunnel, a gallium-indium-phosphide cell and a gallium-arsenic cap layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing a gallium-arsenic system containing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing the gallium-arsenic system containing solar cell in an effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gallium-arsenic system containing solar cell manufacturing method involves adopting metal organic chemical vapor deposition process to sequentially generate a first germanium cell, a nucleating layer, a buffer layer, a first tunnel, a second gallium-indium-arsenic cell, a second tunnel, a third aluminum-gallium-arsenic (AlxGa1-xAs) cell, a third tunnel, a gallium-indium-phosphide (GaInP2) cell and a gallium-arsenic cap layer.
NOVELTY - A buffer layer repairing method involves removing a buffer layer, which is checked to be abnormal through a physical method and/or a chemical method (S100) and forming the buffer layer again (S200).    USE - Method for repairing a buffer layer for fabricating a solar film battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables repairing buffer layer with reduced waste of materials and labors.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating a solar film battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a method for repairing buffer layer.`(Drawing includes non-English language text)`    Step for removing a buffer layer, which is checked to be abnormal through a physical method and/or a chemical method (S100)    Step for forming the buffer layer again (S200)
NOVELTY - Diffusion comprises placing silicon chip into a diffusion furnace, diffusing, including end points for phosphorus diffusion in silicon chip, substantially increasing the amount of phosphorus diffused in the silcon chip, improving solubility of phosphorus in chip under low temperature, diffusing including end points for internal the diffusion of phosphorus in the silicon chip, increasing the temperature to carry out variable-temperature diffusion, introducing oxygen until phosphorus diffusion amount in the silicon chip reaches a target value, cooling and removing the silicon chip.    USE - The method is useful for producing a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has low surface impurities, low dead layer thickness, high phosphorus concentration gradient and high conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Diffusion comprises (a) placing silicon chip into a diffusion furnace, diffusing at 750-800 degrees C, including end points for phosphorus diffusion in silicon chip, substantially increasing the amount of phosphorus diffused in the silcon chip, and improving the solubility of phosphorus in silicon chip under low temperature in the diffusion furnace, (b) diffusing at 810-820 degrees C, including end points for internal the diffusion of phosphorus in the silicon chip, (c) increasing the furnace temperature to 840-850 degrees C, including end points, and raising the temperature to carry out variable-temperature diffusion, and (d) maintaining the temperature, introducing oxygen at high temperature until phosphorus diffusion amount in the silicon chip reaches a target value, cooling the diffusion furnace, opening the furnace, and removing the silicon chip. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for producing a solar cell using the above mentioned method, where solar cell has a conversion efficiency of 16.5-17.5%.
NOVELTY - Preparing graphene comprises dipping a substrate material in ethanol solution with certain concentration for 10 minutes to 2 hours, drying a surface of the material attached with a layer of biomass derived carbon in a middle phase of a thin film, performing heat treatment of the material to form a graphene film on a surface of the material under protection of atmosphere containing hydrogen, again dipping the material in alcohol solvent by ultrasonic dispersion, and separating the film from the material provided with surface atoms of the substrate forming a graphite polyvinyl alcohol sol-gel.    USE - The method is useful for preparing graphene (claimed), which is useful in a solar battery, an electronic device and a sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simple preparation of graphene with low energy consumption and low cost biomass derived carbon raw material.
NOVELTY - A thermal-radiation coating material contains 25-100 parts mass ceramic particles chosen from triiron tetraoxide, zinc oxide, zirconium silicate and titanium oxide and having average particle diameter of 0.05-50 mu m, and 100 parts mass thermosetting binder.    USE - Thermal-radiation coating material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal television, illumination apparatus, battery housing, solar cell, light-emitting diode, motor-vehicle component, disk brake pad and back plate of engine.    ADVANTAGE - The coating material has excellent thermal-radiation characteristics at high temperature.
NOVELTY - A thermal-radiation coating material contains ceramic particles which are secondary particles containing primary particles having average particle diameter of 50-300 nm, and binder.    USE - Thermal-radiation coating material is used for forming coating film of heat-radiating unit (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to light-emitting diode electric light bulb, power semiconductor, liquid-crystal television, metal battery casing and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The coating material has excellent thermal radiation property. The coating film formed using thermal-radiation material has excellent adhesiveness with respect to to-be-coated article, and high thermal emissivity in infrared region.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for heat-radiating unit (2), which has base material and coating film (3) formed using thermal-radiation coating material on the base material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the heat-radiating unit.    Heat-radiating unit (2)    Coating film (3)    Heat source (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a substrate (202) having dielectric layers placed on sides of substrate. The silver and aluminum metal pastes in patterns are provided on the portions of dielectric layers. The aluminum oxide dielectric layer is placed between portions of second metal paste and side of substrate. The metal pastes provided on dielectric layers are heated to form group of contacts in dielectric layer. The conductive layer (224) is made of aluminum, copper or tin foil.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell device such as photovoltaic device.    ADVANTAGE - The conversion efficiency of the solar cell devices can be increased and the cost to produce the solar cell can be reduced. The manufacture cost, cycle time and throughput required for manufacture of the solar cell device can be reduced. The performance of the solar cell devices can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of solar cell substrate.    Substrate (202)    Textured surface (208)    Passivation layer (220)    Back contact metal paste (222)    Conductive layer (224)    Front contact structures (226)    Conductive bus-line (228)
NOVELTY - The silicon device has a silicon wafer (2100) that is bounded by a preset surface and a specific surface arranged opposite to preset surface. The silicon wafer has a doping profile situated adjacent to preset surface or specific surface. The doping profile has doped layers (2115,2125,2135,2145). The thickness of doped layers is less than 4 nanometers. The electrically active dopant sheet density of two doped layers is 1014 cm-2. The surfaces of silicon wafer are electronically passivated irrespective of density of defects present on preset and specific surfaces.    USE - Silicon device e.g. solar cell, photo-detector and back-illuminated solid-state imaging device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the surfaces of silicon wafer are electronically passivated irrespective of density of defects present on preset and specific surfaces, the degradation caused to silicon wafer due to the exposure of electromagnetic radiation is prevented. The surface-generated dark current can be suppressed. The quantum efficiency of detector is improved. The degradation of performance of solid-state detector performance in harsh environment can be reduced. The generation of noise in detector is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the wafer having multilayer doping.    Silicon wafer (2100)    Undoped layers (2110,2120,2130,2140,2150,2160)    Doped layers (2115,2125,2135,2145)
NOVELTY - The cell has micro valve assembly which includes first movable micro actuator provided with deposited layers and cooperated with spring-like shape-retaining aperture cover. A control circuitry is provided to cause first micro actuator to move and to cause aperture cover to snap from first position to second position for permitting fluid to flow to cell. The control circuitry activates second micro actuator and causes cover to snap from second position to first position in which fluid cannot pass through fluid inlet apertures (72).    USE - Electrochemical cell such as battery and fuel cell such as methanol or hydrogen fueled oxygen cell, air-depolarized cell such as zinc cell and lithium cell, air-assisted cell such as hybrid cell, and chlorine or bromine depolarized cell for electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The cost of electrochemical cell can be reduced. The electrochemical cell ensures reliable fluid regulating micro valve assembly that is inexpensive and straightforward to produce. The fluid regulating micro valve assembly ensures small in size and low volume in cell, thus maximizing volume for energy producing components in efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the fluid regulating micro valve assembly.    Insulating layer (70)    Raised rim surrounding aperture (72)    Electrical contact (74)    Parting layer (76)    Boss (80)
NOVELTY - Preparing a proton exchange membrane comprises: (a) preparing a solution comprising 5-75 (preferably 5-50) wt.% of at least one solvent and 25-95 (preferably 50-95) wt.% of at least one superacid having a negative logarithm of acid dissociation constant (pKa) of -30 to 30; and (b) impregnating a polymeric membrane in a solution of the superacid for a period less than one hour, and at a temperature of 25-90 degrees C, preferably 60-80 degrees C.    USE - The process is useful for preparing a proton exchange membrane, which is useful for a fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The proton exchange membrane has improved mechanical properties, durability and photonic conductivity, and provides fuel cell with improved operating temperatures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a proton exchange membrane comprising a polymer impregnated with the superacid, obtained by the process.
NOVELTY - A regenerative fuel cell comprises anode compartment (8), cathode compartment (9), proton exchange membrane (3) and conduits (1). The membrane separates anode compartment and cathode compartment. The conduit supplies electrochemically active species to anode and cathode. The anode compartment involves redox reaction by hydrogen ion, and the cathode compartment involves redox reaction by vanadium, cesium and manganese ions.    USE - Regenerative fuel cell is used for energy storage and power delivery applications.    ADVANTAGE - The regenerative fuel cell increases output power of system due to lower overpotential of hydrogen oxidation reaction, reduces space occupation by replacing large liquid electrolyte storage tank with compressed gas storage vessel, and has reduced installation cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for operating method of regenerative fuel cell, which involves generating electrical power by electrochemical active species at anode and cathode, and consuming generated electrical power.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of regenerative fuel cell.    Conduit (1)    Cathode (2)    Proton exchange membrane (3)    Anode compartment (8)    Cathode compartment (9)
NOVELTY - The heat exchanger (100) has chemical solution circulation unit to guide chemical solution in container from etching tank (200). The heat-removed chemical solution is returned to etching tank. A refrigerant cooling agent is circulated between heat exchanger and chiller (300) through circulation channels (130a,130b). The refrigerant is cooled by refrigerant cooling agent cooled with chiller. The chemical solution is contained with nitric acid or hydrofluoric acid.    USE - Heat exchanger for heat exchanging with silicon etching liquid for etching silicon oxide substrate used in manufacture of photomask for optical lithography, mold for imprint lithography, semiconductor device and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since etching liquid is not directly cooled by refrigerant, and the refrigerant cooling agent is cooled by chiller, heat-removed refrigerant easily removes heat from etching liquid, so that processing cost is reduced and long-term stable operation is enabled. The silicon material is etched at high precision.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a heat removal method of etching liquid for silicon system material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram illustrating the heat removal process.    Heat exchanger (100)    Circulation channels (130a,130b)    Etching tank (200)    Circulation paths of chemical solutions (210a,210b)    Chiller (300)
NOVELTY - An amine liquid mixture containing aliphatic hydrocarbon-monoamine (A) containing 6C or more aliphatic hydrocarbon group and 1 amino group, and an aliphatic hydrocarbon-monoamine (B) containing 5C or less aliphatic hydrocarbon group and 1 amino group, and silver compound are mixed, to obtain a complex compound. The complex compound is heated and thermally-decomposed to obtain silver nanoparticles. The content of amine (A) and amine (B) with respect to total content of amine (A) and amine (B) is 5-20 mol% and 80-95 mol%, respectively.    USE - Manufacture of silver nanoparticles used for silver coating composition for silver-electroconductive material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, field emission display, solar cell, light-emitting diode element, organic transistor, capacitor, electronic paper, touch panel, flexible battery etc.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides silver nanoparticles having excellent stability and excellent conductivity, when sintered at low temperature within a short period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) silver coating composition, which consists of silver nanoparticles and organic solvent; and    (2) silver-electroconductive material, which is obtained by coating silver coating composition on substrate, baking and forming silver conductive layer.
NOVELTY - Formation of thin film involves applying or spraying solution containing an organic material dissolved or dispersed in a solvent by a wet process on a substrate (T) to form organic layer (L1), and forming organic layer containing the same organic material on upper layer or lower layer of the organic layer by trace amount solvent coating method.    USE - Formation of thin film used for manufacture of organic electroluminescent element, solar cell, transistor, memory and sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film is formed with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thin-film forming apparatus (100).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the thin-film forming apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Nozzle (23)    Drive portion (24)    Thin-film forming apparatus (100)    Film-forming units (A,B)    Substrate (T)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of substrate involves forming mask layer including metal compound including alkaline-earth metal or alkaline metal, on a surface of a semiconductor substrate, and forming diffusion layer in an area on the semiconductor substrate in which mask layer is not formed.    USE - Manufacture of substrate used for manufacture of solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides substrate, by a simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell element.
NOVELTY - A n-type diffused layer formation composition contains a compound containing donor element, metallic compound which is a compound different from the compound containing donor element, and containing metallic element(s) chosen from alkaline-earth metal and alkali metal, and dispersion medium.    USE - N-type diffused layer formation composition is used for manufacturing semiconductor substrate for manufacturing solar cell element (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The n-type diffused layer formation composition easily adjusts the diffuse density of the donor element in n-type diffused layer formed during manufacture of semiconductor substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of semiconductor substrate with n-type diffused layer; and    (2) manufacture of solar cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view explaining manufacture of solar cell element.    P-type semiconductor substrate (10)    Primary composition layer (11)    Secondary composition layer (12)    Anti-reflective film (15)    Back surface electrode (17)
NOVELTY - A glass comprises 0-0.5 %mass sulfur trioxide, 40-65 %mass silica, 2-20 %mass alumina, 0-20 %mass boron trioxide, 0-15 %mass magnesia, 0-15 %mass calcium oxide, 0-20 %mass strontium oxide, 0-20 %mass barium oxide, 0-10 %mass lithium oxide, 0.1-20 %mass sodium oxide, 0.1-20 %mass potassium oxide, 0-10 %mass zirconium oxide, 0-0.04 %mass ferric oxide, and has thickness of 1.8 mm and transmittance of 86-92% in the wavelength of 1100 nm.    USE - Glass used for display and solar cell (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to plasma display panel, field emission display, CIS type solar cell, cadmium-tellurium type solar cell and dye-sensitizing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass has high transmittance and excellent heat resistance.
NOVELTY - The semiconductor device comprises an amorphous insulating layer (10), where a crystallized seed layer (12) is spaced apart. The crystallized seed layer is formed on the insulating layer, and mainly contains silicon and germanium and have multiple germanium crystal grains (14). The germanium crystal grains respond to the seed layers, where an indium gallium arsenide layer is formed on a germanium layer (15) and indium gallium phosphide is formed on the indium gallium arsenide layer. The insulating layer contains silicon oxide.    USE - Semiconductor device, particularly solar cell for forming a germanium layer on an amorphous insulating layer.    ADVANTAGE - The germanium crystal grains respond to the seed layers, where an indium gallium arsenide layer is formed on the germanium layer and indium gallium phosphide is formed on the indium gallium arsenide layer, and thus enables to form the layer having a large grain size on an amorphous insulating substrate, improving the conversion efficiency of the solar cell, and also reducing the manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional schematic view of a semiconductor device.    Amorphous insulating layer (10)    Crystallized seed layer (12)    Germanium crystal grains (14)    Germanium layer (15)    Grain boundary (16)
NOVELTY - Synthesis of light-emitting element material e.g. 4,4',4''-(benzene-1,3,5-tolyl)tri-dibenzothiophene involves setting the content rate of halide of bromine, iodine and chlorine, as raw material of the reaction by-product contained in light-emitting element material to 3% or less measured by ultra-high-speed liquid chromatograph flight-time-type mass spectrometry, before sublimation purification process of the light-emitting element material.    USE - Synthesis of light-emitting element material e.g. 4,4',4''-(benzene-1,3,5-tolyl)tri-dibenzothiophene (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to digital camera, mobile telephone, portable game machine, optical sensor, solar cell, illuminating device, display panel, touch panel, microphone and computer, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables synthesis of light-emitting element material with high purity and luminous efficiency, and excellent durability.
NOVELTY - The arrester (50) has an insertion axial portion (64) which attaches a sealing portion (68) to the outer periphery of a male side joint (52). A connecting channel (82) connects a burner side pipe (42) and a fuel supply side pipe (44), when insertion axial portion of male side joint is inserted in an insertion hole (60) of a female side joint (51). An inflammation reduction portion (58) is arranged in female side joint at the connecting channel. A space chamber (78) is provided in connecting channel between inflammation reduction portion and insertion axial portion.    USE - Joint integrated flame arrester of modifier used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Propagation of the flame from the combustion chamber to the fuel-supply side can be suppressed. Increase in connection place with piping can be avoided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the joint integrated flame arrester.    Burner side pipe (42)    Fuel supply side pipe (44)    Joint integrated flame arrester (50)    Female side joint (51)    Male side joint (52)    Inflammation reduction portion (58)    Insertion hole (60)    Insertion axial portion (64)    Sealing portion (68)    Space chamber (78)    Connecting channel (82)
NOVELTY - Carbon supported catalyst composition comprises: an intermetallic phase or alloy containing platinum and a metal, preferably niobium, tantalum, molybdenum or vanadium; and a metal oxide. The catalyst composition is finely dispersed on a carbon support.    USE - The carbon supported catalyst composition is useful in an electrode for a fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon supported catalyst composition exhibits improved dispersion and long shelf and has enhanced initial mass activity, and is prepared with reduced process steps.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an electrode for a fuel cell, comprising the above carbon-supported catalyst composition;    (2) fuel cell comprising the above carbon-supported catalyst composition; and    (3) preparing the carbon supported catalyst composition, comprising (a) depositing a metal oxide precursor on the carbon support, (b) heating the metal oxide precursor that is deposited on the carbon support, at an intermediate temperature in an inert gas atmosphere to obtain metal oxide precursor-carbon hybrid support, (c) depositing a platinum precursor on the metal oxide precursor-carbon hybrid support, and (d) heating the platinum precursor that is deposited on the metal oxide precursor-carbon hybrid support, at a final temperature in a reducing atmosphere, where the final temperature is greater than the intermediate temperature, or (e) depositing a metal oxide precursor and a platinum precursor on the carbon support, and (f) heating the metal oxide precursor and the platinum precursor that are deposited on the carbon support, at a final temperature in a reducing atmosphere.
NOVELTY - The tandem solar cell has a buffer layer (220) that decreases applied stress according to flux variation due to difference of doping concentration of a doped layer (210) and a conductive material grown up on a substrate (200). The doped layer having lattice constant is formed in a growth layer. A PN junction layer (230) is formed on the buffer layer.    USE - Tandem solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The structure of the tandem solar cell can be simplified so that cost reduction can be achieved. The conversion efficiency of the solar cell can be enhanced. The light of the visible light area can be enhanced. The processing time of the tandem solar cell can be shortened. Productivity of the tandem solar cell can be improved. Environmental contamination of the tandem solar cell can be prevented. Environment friendly tandem solar cell can be attained. Efficiency of the tandem solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the manufacturing method of Tandem solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the tandem solar cell.    Substrate (200)    Doped layer (210)    Buffer layer (220)    PN junction layer (230)    N-type layer (231)    P-type layer (233)
NOVELTY - The film has a silicon nitride oxide film layer fixed on a surface of a silicon sheet and a titanium dioxide layer, where thickness of a silicon dioxide film layer is gradually increased from the silicon oxynitride film layer. Thickness of the silicon oxynitride film layer is ranged with 5-12nm, where the refractive index of the silicon oxynitride film layer is 2.16-2.35.    USE - Anti-reflecting film for crystalline silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has better chemical stability, high refractive index and low absorption rate. The silicon nitride film layer on the silicon sheet is provided with better passivation effect. The silicon dioxide film layer prevents high damage threshold value and excellent optical performance. The battery has excellent characteristics of silicon nitride and silicon oxide, thus improving the optical conversion efficiency of the film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an anti-reflecting film for crystalline silicon solar battery.
NOVELTY - The system has multiple electrolyte pipelines (31-36) integrated with a battery system unit that is fixed on a bottom plate. The bottom plate is fixed with a box body through the electrolyte pipelines that are connected with each other. A display window cell system unit is uniformly set on a left side plate, a right side plate and a front door. An interface cell system unit is provided with a charging nitrogen air integrated joint (12), multiple disconnecting valves (13-16), an integrated external power connector (10) and an LCD display window (11).    USE - Mobile all-vanadium redox flow battery system for testing a vanadium battery material and a galvanic pile structure.    ADVANTAGE - The system is reasonable in design, simple in structure, convenient to observe, test, assemble and disassemble.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a mobile all-vanadium redox flow battery system.    Integrated external power connector (10)    LCD display window (11)    Charging nitrogen air integrated joint (12)    Disconnecting valves (13-16)    Electrolyte pipelines (31-36)
NOVELTY - The CIGS thin film manufacturing equipment (10) has a movable unit which moves a landing plate to the constant rate for evaporating the deposition composite. A splitter ejects the deposition composite through the nozzle hole formed at the lower portion of a distribution unit. A distribution unit sets up a heating unit and a heat insulating unit in the inner side of the housing. A vacuum chamber (400) receives the crucible for heating the deposition composite in the inner side of the housing.    USE - Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film manufacturing equipment for use in manufacture of thin film solar cell used in electronic watch, radio, unmanned lighthouse, artificial satellite and rocket.    ADVANTAGE - The waiting time for the supplement of the deposition composite can be reduced. The vacuum environment and high temperature environment condition of the CIGS thin film manufacturing equipment can be maintained, such that the mass production of the thin film solar cell can be achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the CIGS thin film manufacturing equipment.    Driving device (4)    Warm up device (5)    CIGS thin film manufacturing equipment (10)    Shutter unit (250)    Vacuum chamber (400)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing reverse electrodialysis module with baffle plate. A microbiological fuel cell module is provided with an anode chamber (A) and a cathode chamber (B). The cathode chamber is located at the other side of reverse electro-dialysis module. Power generating microorganism is allowed to degrade the organic pollutant in the sewage. An anaerobic ammonia oxidation chamber is provided with a gas discharge port provided with a waste water inlet (1) and a waste water discharge opening (2) on the anode chamber.    USE - Anaerobic ammonia oxidation microbe reverse electrodialysis sewage treatment and power generation method.    ADVANTAGE - The anaerobic ammonia oxidation chamber and microbe fuel cell module can be complemented with each other, the functions are coordinated with one another, and ammonia accumulation is avoided, so that the sewage treatment cost is reduced, and the power generation capacity is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an anaerobic ammonia oxidation microbe reverse electrodialysis sewage treatment and power generation device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the anaerobic ammonia oxidation microbe reverse electrodialysis sewage treatment and power generation device.    Waste water inlet (1)    Waste water discharge opening (2)    Dilute ammonium bicarbonate solution inlet (8)    Anode chamber (A)    Cathode chamber (B)
NOVELTY - The system (10) has a first unit that is arranged inside a chamber (100), and a sample evaporation source that is arranged outside the chamber. A second unit (130) is arranged in the lower portion of a first unit (120) which is fixedly arranged at upper portion of the chamber. A gas supply assembly is provided for supplying the gas to an encapsulated type tray through a gas service oil furnace (190), to evaporate a sample made of selenium and sulfur to the encapsulated type tray made of copper, gallium and indium.    USE - Rapid thermal system for manufacturing thin film type solar cell such as copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) solar cell and polycrystalline silicon solar cell used in semiconductor manufacturing field.    ADVANTAGE - Since a space formed between the inner wall and side wall of the chamber is not spacious, the consumption of sample can be minimized. Hence, the deposit efficiency of sample of the solar cell can be enhanced. The contamination of the chamber generated due to the evaporation of sample can be minimized. Since a micro hollow is formed on the encapsulated type tray, the deposition of sample can be performed evenly by reducing the pressure difference between the encapsulated type tray and chamber. The thermal energy supplied from the heating source can be effectively delivered to the nozzle, so that the energy conversion efficiency of the solar cell can be improved at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a heat-treating method using the rapid thermal system for manufacturing solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the rapid thermal system.    Rapid thermal system (10)    Chamber (100)    First unit (120)    Second unit (130)    Gas service oil furnace (190)
NOVELTY - The smoke extraction waste heat recycling device has reforming reactor (4) and purifying equipment (5). The reforming reactor is connected with an exhaust pipeline of a gas turbine (3) . The purifying equipment is connected with the reforming reactor through a pipeline. Boosting mechanism (6) and fuel battery (7) are connected in turn through a pipeline.    USE - Smoke extraction waste heat recycling device of combustion gas turbine.    ADVANTAGE - The energy consumption for producing hydrogen through methyl alcohol can be effectively reduced. The smoke extraction waste heat recycling device is provided to efficiently use non-reacted gas in the fuel battery system, so that the emission and the fuel consumption of the nitric oxide of the combustion gas turbine can be reduced. The fuel use ratio and the generation efficiency of heat recycling device can be improved. The purpose of energy conversation can be realized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the smoke extraction waste heat recycling device of combustion gas turbine.    Gas turbine (3)    Reforming reactor (4)    Purifying equipment (5)    Boosting mechanism (6)    Fuel battery (7)
NOVELTY - Device comprises a shell provided with a hopper and a startup heating device. The shell from top to bottom surrounds a sensor provided with a bottom port and four walls of a graphite crucible. The graphite crucible is provided with a melting chamber. An induction heating coil surrounds a cylindrical electromagnetic purifying sleeve divided into a vertical main pipe and 2-6 separation side ducts at its lower end. The electromagnetic purifying sleeve is provided with a movable bottom and a cooling crucible. The shell is connected to the separation duct sides and is provided with a lead rod.    USE - The device is useful for producing high-purity polysilicone ingot by electromagnetic purification method (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The device can remove impurities, prevents the entry of foreign impurities, and produces polysilicone of more than 99.9% purity, which satisfies the demand of solar grade polysilicone.
NOVELTY - An innovative method for preparing IB-IIIA-VIA compounds has been developed. Group IB, IIIA, and VIA compounds are firstly dissolved in solution, followed by adding a reducing agent into the above solution for reaction. Subsequently, the powders are dried to obtain the metal, alloy, IB-IIIA-VIA compounds, or the mixed particles. A thermal treatment containing VIA element vapor can be employed to heat the as-prepared powders to promote the formation of IB-IIIA-VIA compounds. According to the developed invention, ions of Group IB, IIIA, and VIA compounds are reacted by adding the reducing agent and form the metal, alloy, IB-IIIA-VIA compounds, or the mixed powders. The developed process has the advantages of simplifying manufacturing processes and reducing the cost, indicating it is applicable to use in the manufacture of solar cell materials.
NOVELTY - Preparing carbon quantum dots, comprises preparing D-fructose solution, preparing sodium hydroxide solution, and mixing the D-fructose solution and sodium hydroxide solution to obtain the carbon quantum dot solution.    USE - The method is useful for preparing carbon quantum dots based on a chemical reaction of a fructose and sodium hydroxide (claimed), where the carbon quantum dot is useful in solar cell, biological label and biological medicine applications.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows easy, economic and energy-efficient preparation of the carbon quantum dots with high fluorescent intensity in an environmentally friendly manner thus improving conversion efficiency of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - Preparation of inorganic proton conductive film comprises performing chemical vapor deposition of silicon source, phosphorus source and oxygen source to form mesoporous structure of phosphorus-doped silicon dioxide inorganic proton conductive film.    USE - The conductive film is used for thin film transistor, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, electrochemical sensors, water-steam electrolysis and biological systems.    ADVANTAGE - The low-cost conductive film has proton conductivity of 1x 10-2-10-4 siemens/cm at humidity of 80% at 25degree C and 1x 10-2-1x 10-4 siemens/cm at humidity of 85-100% at 50-80degree C.
NOVELTY - The film has an n-type microcrystalline silicon oxide layer (4-1) and an n-type microcrystalline silicon layer (4-2). The thickness of the n-type microcrystalline silicon oxide layer and the n-type microcrystalline silicon layer are -150 nm. The n-type microcrystalline silicon oxide material is provided with a refractive index in the range of 1.5-2.5.    USE - Multi-layered thin film for silicon based thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The short circuit current density and the conversion efficiency of the multi-layered thin film are improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the multi-layered thin film.    N-type microcrystalline silicon oxide layer (4-1)    N-type microcrystalline silicon layer (4-2)
NOVELTY - A crystalline silicon solar cell three-layer antireflection film is formed by sequentially forming a silica film having refractive index of 1.46-1.47 and thickness of 15-19 nm and produced by thermal oxidation method, a titanium dioxide film having refractive index of 1.86-2.23 and thickness of 30-50 nm and produced by rotating coating method, and a silicon nitride film having refractive index of 2.18-2.45 and thickness of 40-80 nm and produced by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method, on silicon wafer.    USE - Preparation of crystalline silicon solar cell three-layer antireflection film.    ADVANTAGE - The three-layer antireflection film reduces light reflection of solar cell surfaces. The solar cell having improved photoelectric conversion efficiency is formed.
NOVELTY - Anthracene derivatives (I) are new.    USE - (I) is useful in semiconductor material including organic electroluminescent device, an organic solar cell, an organic field effect transistor, organic optical storage device, organic non linear material or/and organic laser (claimed). (I) is useful for light emitting layer of an organic light emitting device.    ADVANTAGE - (I) has excellent thermal stability, electron mobility and luminous intensity and can be economically prepared with high yield in a simple manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Anthracene derivatives of formula (I) are new.    R1 = 1-12C alkyl or H.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the preparation of (I).
NOVELTY - Substituted 4-(10-(4-(9-(3-(9-(4-(10-(4-(diphenylamino)phenyl)-9-anthryl)phenyl)fluoren-9-yl)phenyl)fluoren-9-yl)phenyl)-9-anthryl)-N,N-diphenyl-aniline compound (I), is new.    USE - (I) is useful in organic semiconductor material including organic electroluminescent device, an organic solar cell, an organic field effect transistor, organic optical storage, organic nonlinear material or organic laser device (claimed). (I) is useful for light emitting layer of an organic light emitting device.    ADVANTAGE - (I) has excellent thermal stability, electron mobility and luminous intensity and can be economically prepared with high yield in a simple manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Substituted 4-(10-(4-(9-(3-(9-(4-(10-(4-(diphenylamino)phenyl)-9-anthryl)phenyl)fluoren-9-yl)phenyl)fluoren-9-yl)phenyl)-9-anthryl)-N,N-diphenyl-aniline compound of formula (I), is new.    R1 = H or 1-12C alkyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the preparation of (I).
NOVELTY - Production of titanium dioxide nanorod array comprises taking hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid and deionized water and mixing to obtain acid washing liquid; adding hexamethylenetetramine and hydrogen peroxide solution to obtain reaction solution; putting metal titanium wire net surface to acid washing liquid, cleaning ultrasonically using deionized water and immersing in reaction solution; washing with deionized water, drying, adjusting pH value, heating, reacting, taking out, cleaning and drying.    USE - Production of titanium dioxide nanorod array used in photocatalysis, thin film solar battery, gas sensor and biological material.    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple and easy. It has low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Production of titanium dioxide nanorod array comprises:    (A) taking hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid and deionized water at volume ratio of 1:3:6 and mixing to obtain acid washing liquid;    (B) adding 10-15 g/L hexamethylenetetramine and 10-20 ml/L hydrogen peroxide solution with concentration of 20-30% to obtain reaction solution;    (C) putting metal titanium wire net surface to acid washing liquid, cleaning ultrasonically using deionized water, immersing in reaction solution and reacting for 48-72 hours at 60-80 degrees C; and    (D) washing with deionized water, drying, adjusting pH value of 0-3 using hydrochloric acid, heating at 60-800C, reacting for 48-72 hours, taking out, cleaning by deionized water and drying to obtain titanium dioxide nanorod array.
NOVELTY - An alcohol-soluble star-shaped fluorene compound (I) is new.    USE - New alcohol-soluble star-shaped fluorene compound is useful as interface modification material of heterojunction solar energy device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The new alcohol-soluble star-shaped fluorene compound improves open circuit voltage, device efficiency, short-circuit current, and fill factor.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An alcohol-soluble star-shaped fluorene compound of formula (I), is new.    n=0-3;    R1=N-hydroxyalkyl, dialkylamino, N-oxide alkylamino, quaternary ammonium group, alkoxy, or phosphate group;and    R2=1-20C alkyl.
NOVELTY - Polysilicon reducing furnace comprises quartz ceramic thermal-insulation cover composed of a cylindrical side wall and a circular bottom, which is provided with a round hole with diameter of 30-150 mm. The outer diameter of cylindrical side wall and circular bottom is 100-200 mm. The thickness of cylindrical side wall and the circular bottom is 8-20 mm. The total height of circular bottom and cylindrical side wall is 30-100 mm.    USE - The furnace is used in photovoltaic solar energy.    ADVANTAGE - The furnace can replace imported quartz glass thermal-insulation cover, and reduces the polycrystalline silicon raw material production cost.
NOVELTY - A preparation method of the light absorption layer of a copper-indium-gallium-sulfur-selenium film solar cell is provided. The method employs a non-vacuum liquid-phase chemical technique, which comprises following steps: forming source solution containing copper, indium, gallium, sulfur and selenium; using the solution to form a precursor film on a substrate by a non-vacuum liquid-phase process; drying and annealing the precursor film. Thus, a compound film of copper-indium-gallium-sulfur-selenium is gained.
NOVELTY - The battery (1) has a number of series and/or parallel interconnected individual cells (4) e.g. lithium-ion cells, that is arranged in a battery housing (2). A binding material (5) e.g. swellable structured polymer, is arranged in hollow spaces formed by the individual cells, where the binding material is utilized for absorption of substance emerging from a defective individual cell. The binding material is enclosed in a fluid-tight packaging (7). The binding material is utilized for sealing a leakage of the defective individual cell during absorption of substance in larger volume.    USE - Battery for a vehicle e.g. electric car, hybrid vehicle, and vehicle operated with fuel cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The binding material is utilized for sealing the leakage of the defective individual cell during absorption of substance in larger volume, thus providing an enhanced battery. The binding material is enclosed in the fluid-tight packaging, thus reducing idle air volume, and hence reducing oxygen volume for oxidation reactions, and allowing the housing to have increased moisture. The binding material reduces chemical and/or electrical reactivity of freed substances of the electrolyte, thus reducing risk of electrical short circuit within the housing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The packaging is made from metal.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a battery with a binding material that is arranged in a battery housing.    Battery (1)    Battery housing (2)    Individual cells (4)    Binding material (5)    Fluid-tight packaging (7)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a leadframe (10) i.e. quad-flat no-lead leadframe, which comprises multiple carrier elements (12) that are connected with each other by connectors (14). The leadframe is arranged between shaped bodies (22, 24) of a molding tool (20), which is formed for embedding the leadframe in a mold material e.g. epoxy. The connectors of the embedded leadframe are cut by the shaped bodies when the connectors are pressed into the leadframe and the carrier elements are isolated from each other. The isolated carrier elements are embedded in the mold material.    USE - Method for manufacturing a composite component carrier for supporting an electronic component e.g. light emitting component such as semiconductor LED, organic LED (OLED) and organic light emitting transistor, or light detecting component e.g. photocell or solar cell, on a circuit board.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing the component carrier in a rapid, simple and inexpensive manner. The method enables effectively and simply testing the component carrier and electrically measuring the component carrier. The method enables electrically insulating the carrier elements in a simple manner. The method enables handling the component carrier in a simple manner during testing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a device for manufacturing a composite component carrier    (2) a composite component carrier.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a molding tool with a leadframe.    Leadframe (10)    Carrier elements (12)    Connectors (14)    Molding tool (20)    Shaped bodies of molding tool (22, 24)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a panel portion (190) that accommodates a substrate (1). A supporting portion (191) is connected to a transfer device. The clip mounting rods (210,220,230,240) are arranged vertically to the panel portion. The upper and lower end portions are inserted in fixing units (300) through a spring element. The clip mounting rods are rotated at the predefined position while receiving an elastic force of the spring element. The clips are arranged at a predetermined distance from the clip mounting rods so as to determine open and close state of clip.    USE - Substrate carrier apparatus used for electroplating of solar cell used in power industry.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate of solar cell can be electroplated effectively. The occurrence of damage to substrate due to electroplating process can be prevented efficiently. The economical efficiency of solar cell can be improved. The stability of solar cell can be improved. The failure rate of solar cell can be reduced. The substrate can be attached and detached efficiently with respect to the supporting portion. The electroplating time of solar cell can be reduced. The fabrication cost of solar cell can be reduced. The thickness of silicon wafer can be reduced. The loss of plating solution during electroplating process of solar cell can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the substrate carrier apparatus.    Substrate (1)    Substrate carrier apparatus (100)    Panel portion (190)    Supporting portion (191)    Clip mounting rod (210,22,230,240)    Fixing unit (300)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a deposition system comprising an inner non-airtight enclosure for containing a substrate, and an outer airtight chamber (76) completely surrounding enclosure. The substrate is provided in the inner non-airtight enclosure. The inner non-airtight enclosure is maintained at a pressure lower than or equal to the pressure within outer airtight chamber. A backfilling gas with hydrogen or helium is introduced into the outer airtight chamber volume.    USE - Method for manufacturing thin film such as silicon film on substrate for manufacturing of thin-film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The backfilling gas with hydrogen or helium is introduced into the outer airtight chamber volume, thus the heat transfer from the inner enclosure can be improved, the contamination of the processing environment within the inner non-airtight enclosure can be reduced, and the pumping power can be reduced. The leakage of gases from the reactor can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a deposition system for manufacturing thin films on substrates; and    (2) a method of manufacturing of thin-film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the reactor with arrangement of cooling plates.    Cooling plate (60)    Outer airtight chamber (76)    Vent (82)    Vacuum pump (84)    Pumping line (86)
NOVELTY - A coated glass sheet consists of a glass substrate (64), and an electroconductive film provided on the glass substrate. The conductive film has sheet resistance of 9.5-14 Omega /square, emissivity of 0.14-0.17, absorption coefficient of 1.5x 10-3 cm-1 or more at wavelength of 400-1100 nm, and surface-height root-mean-square value of 15 nm or less, determined at substrate with thickness of 3.2 mm.    USE - Coated glass sheet is used in manufacture of multi-sheet insulating unit, organic light-emitting diode and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The coated glass has excellent visibility, haze and surface smoothness, and reduced thermal emissivity and sheet resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of coated glass sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an isometric view of coated glass sheet.    Color suppression film (30)    Fluorine-doped tin-oxide film (36)    Coated glass (60)    Glass substrate (64)    Solar control coating (66)
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic cell has an absorber region (114) and an emitter region having nanorods (116) extending into the absorber region. The absorber region and the nanorods are oppositely doped. The absorber region and the nanorods are formed of Group III-V alloys. The absorber region is formed of one of gallium arsenide gallium arsenide nitride, indium gallium arsenide nitride, aluminum indium phosphide, and aluminum gallium indium phosphide. The nanorods are formed of one of indium arsenide, indium gallium arsenide, gallium arsenide antimonide, indium phosphide, and indium gallium phosphide.    USE - Photovoltaic cell e.g. lateral solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Allows for fabrication of highly efficient subcells having optimal bandgap properties. Increases efficiency by forming conducting nanorods imbedded in an absorber region of opposite conductivity type to reduce the distance that the carriers have to travel. Provides cells having higher efficiencies than those produced by direct growth, metamorphic buffer, or wafer bonding approaches.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method of making a photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of a subcell having optimal bandgap properties and high efficiency.    Subcell component (100)    Absorber region (114)    Nanorods (116)    Additional emitter layer (117)    Window (118)
NOVELTY - Method for filling ion-exchange membrane involves filling fixed bed with ion-exchange membrane, cutting ion-exchange membrane to size of 1-20 mm, entwining demister and filling.    USE - Method for filling ion-exchange membrane. Uses include but are not limited to water-treatment in chemical industry, steel, machine, motor vehicle, pharmaceuticals, agrochemical and electrical/electronic industries, and used as diaphragm of fuel cell for electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient and economical filling of ion-exchange membrane with reduced amount of waste material, by simple method.
NOVELTY - The optically effective layer system comprises a ground layer arrangement (GA) with a ground layer and a function layer arrangement (FA) with a function layer. The optically effective layer system is located on a substrate (S). A transparent climate protection layer is arranged over the layer system, and consists of a thermally produced oxide or nitride of a metal or a semiconductor or an alloy of it. Between the climate protection layer and the function layer arrangement, a covering layer arrangement (DA) is arranged with a covering layer.    USE - Used as an optically effective layer system such as a heat protective layer system, solar control layer system or highly reflective system.    ADVANTAGE - The optically effective layer system exhibits improved corrosion resistance, and high performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The optically effective layer system comprises a ground layer arrangement (GA) with a ground layer and a function layer arrangement (FA) with a function layer. The optically effective layer system is located on a substrate (S). A transparent climate protection layer is arranged over the layer system, and consists of a thermally produced oxide or nitride of a metal or a semiconductor or an alloy of it. Between the climate protection layer and the function layer arrangement, a covering layer arrangement (DA) is arranged with a covering layer. The climate protection layer is designed as gradient layer having a varying layer thickness over oxygen and/or nitrogen portion. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for producing an optical effective layer system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of a climate protection layer.    Covering layer arrangement (DA)    Functional layer arrangement (FA)    Ground layer arrangement (GA)    Output layer (MS)    Substrate. (S)
NOVELTY - Transparent climate protection layer used for reflective layer system, has climate protection layer (KS) deposited on a substrate (S). The climate protection layer seals reflective layer system from environment. The climate protection layer (KS) contains an oxide, nitride or oxynitride of semiconductor, which is doped with boron and optionally less than 2 wt.%, preferably less than 1 wt.% aluminum or its oxide, nitride or carbide.    USE - Transparent climate protection layer is used for reflective layer system e.g. front face mirror used for solar application (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The transparent climate protection layer has high solar reflectance, and favorable mechanical characteristics and corrosion resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of transparent climate protection layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the front face mirror containing the transparent climate protection layer.    Blocker layer (HB)    Climate protection layer (KS)    Reflector (R)    Reflecting sublayers (R1,R2)    Substrate (S)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell stack (1) has stacked fuel cell units (2) and stack end element (3) that are braced by clamping device (4). A circumferential seal (6) is provided between housing and stack end element. A lip seal (6.1) is provided with recesses for receiving clamping device. The clamping device is electrically insulated in region of recesses. The isolation portion and circumferential seal are made up of rubber, foam material, PVC, thermoplastic polyurethane and/or thermoplastic polymer. The circulating band (4.1) is made up of glass fiber and stainless steel.    USE - Fuel cell stack.    ADVANTAGE - Since the clamping device is electrically insulated in region of the recesses of lip seal, the electrical insulation of neighboring fuel cell units can be improved. The fuel cell stack is simple in structure. The manufacturing cost of the fuel cell stack can be reduced. The space required for accommodation of fuel cell stack can be reduced. The assembly of the fuel cell stack can be improved. The sealing effect of the fuel cell stack during operation of fuel cell stack can be improved. The The isolation portion and circumferential seal are made up of rubber, foam material, PVC, thermoplastic polyurethane and/or thermoplastic polymer , so that the chemical resistance, temperature resistance and corrosion-prevention effect of the fuel cell stack can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the perspective views of the fuel cell stack.    Fuel cell stack (1)    Stacked fuel cell units (2)    Stack end element (3)    Clamping device (4)    Circumferential seal (6)    Lip seal (6.1)
NOVELTY - ( alpha )-Chloroacrylate having fluoroalkyl group as fluoromonomer (A), acrylate monomer (B) having 12-30C linear or branched hydrocarbon, and methacrylate monomer or aromatic olefin having hydrocarbon group as monomer (C) are subjected to copolymerization, to obtain fluoropolymer. The content of monomer (C) with respect to 1 mol of fluoromonomer (A) is 0.8 mol or more.    USE - Manufacture of fluoropolymer used as fluorine-containing composition for textiles (claimed) e.g. carpet. Uses include but are not limited to knitted fabric, nonwoven fabric, fiber, electrostatic filter, antidust mask, and components of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides fluoropolymer having high lipophobicity and oil repellency. The fluorine-containing composition has excellent water-and-oil repellency with respect to base material. The fluoromonomer has high polymerization rate. The textiles manufactured using fluorine-containing composition has excellent antifouling property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) fluoropolymer, which consists of repeating unit derived from ( alpha )-chloroacrylate having fluoroalkyl group, repeating unit derived from acrylate monomer having 12-30C linear or branched hydrocarbon, and repeating unit derived from methacrylate monomer or aromatic olefin having hydrocarbon group;    (2) method of processing fluorine-containing composition; and    (3) fluorine-containing composition, which consists of fluoromonomer having residual amount of 10% or less.
NOVELTY - A fluorine-containing composition comprises fluoropolymer having repeating unit derived from fluoromonomer (A) having fluoroalkyl group, repeating unit derived from acrylate monomer having 12-30C linear or branched hydrocarbon as monomer (B), and repeating unit derived from (meth)acrylate monomer as monomer (C). The content of monomer (B) and monomer (C) is 2-60 pts. wt. or 82-99.9 pts. wt., and 0.1-18 pts. wt. or 40-98 pts. wt. respectively, with respect to 100 pts. wt. total content of monomer (B) and monomer (C).    USE - Fluorine-containing composition is used as water-and-oil-repellant composition and textiles (all claimed) e.g. carpet. Uses include but are not limited to knitted fabric, nonwoven fabric, fiber, electrostatic filter, antidust mask, mold-release agent, and components of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorine-containing composition has excellent water-repellency with respect to base material, adhesiveness and low rubber rate. The textiles manufactured using fluorine-containing composition has excellent antifouling property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fluorine-containing composition comprises fluoropolymer having repeating unit derived from fluoromonomer (A) having fluoroalkyl group, repeating unit derived from acrylate monomer having 12-30C linear or branched hydrocarbon as monomer (B), and repeating unit derived from (meth)acrylate monomer as monomer (C). The homopolymer of monomer (C) has glass transition point or melting point of 50 degrees C or more. The content of monomer (B) and monomer (C) is 2-60 pts. wt. or 82-99.9 pts. wt., and 0.1-18 pts. wt. or 40-98 pts. wt. respectively, with respect to 100 pts. wt. total content of monomer (B) and monomer (C). INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) fluoropolymer; and    (2) method of processing fluorine-containing composition.
NOVELTY - A surface-treating agent comprises fluoropolymer (A) having repeating unit (a) derived from fluoromonomer which is ( alpha )-chloro acrylate having fluoroalkyl group, and repeating unit (b) derived from non-fluorine monomer, and surfactant (B) containing cationic surfactant and nonionic surfactant in the weight ratio of more than 50 and less than 50.    USE - Surface-treating agent is used for water and oil-repellent composition for processing base material e.g. textiles (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to paper, nonwoven fabric, stone, electrostatic filter, antidust mask and component for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The textiles processed using surface-treating agent has excellent water-proof property, oil repellent property and antifouling property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of surface-treating agent, which involves copolymerizing fluoromonomer and non-fluorine monomer in presence of surfactant, and dispersing fluoropolymer into the medium; and    (2) method for processing base material, which involves using surface-treating agent.
NOVELTY - A surface treating agent contains a fluoropolymer having repeating unit (a) derived from fluoromonomer (a), which is ( alpha )-chloro acrylate having fluoroalkyl group, and repeating unit (b) derived from non-fluorine monomer, and cationic surfactant added after polymerization of fluoropolymer.    USE - Surface treating agent e.g. water and oil-repellent composition for processing base material and textiles (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to paper, nonwoven fabric, stone, electrostatic filter, antidust mask, fuel cell, glass, ceramic article, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The surface treating agent has excellent dispersion stability, anti-fouling property and water-repellent property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of surface treating agent, which involves dispersing the fluoropolymer to a medium by adding a cationic surfactant for post-addition after copolymerizing the monomers, in the presence of cationic surfactant required for polymerization.
NOVELTY - The barrier film (4) has a synthetic resin film (41) and a convex unit (41a) that is arranged in the synthetic resin film. An inorganic layer (42a,42c,42d) is laminated on a convex unit formation surface (42b) of the synthetic resin film. An organic layer (43-a to 43-c) is formed by interposing to the inorganic inter layers. An organic layer unit (431a to 431-c) is provided, which is arranged in the inorganic inter layer that is arranged on the convex unit among the organic layers. Another organic layer unit (432-a to 432-c) is arranged in the inorganic inter layer formed in a residual unit.    USE - Barrier film, such as synthetic resin film for use in device element sealing structure (Claimed) for sealing device element, such as organic electroluminescent element, solar cell, thin film battery and liquid crystal display on a substrate.    ADVANTAGE - Excellent barrier property in a barrier film is ensured. Device element contaminates or deteriorates with a water or moisture content is prevented. Crack of the inorganic layer of a barrier film is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a barrier film.    Barrier film (4)    Synthetic resin film (41)    Convex unit (41a)    Inorganic layers (42a,42c,42d)    Convex unit formation surface (42b)    Organic layers (43-a to 43-c)    Organic layer units (431a to 431-c,432-a to 432-c)
NOVELTY - The battery has an electrode group (9) which is accommodated in a bottomed case. A center pin (4) is inserted in a hollow section (9a) of the center of the electrode group. A sealing board (2) seals the opening section of the bottomed case. A lower insulation board (8b) is located between the electrode group and the bottom of the bottomed case. A front-end section of the center pin is provided with an end-wide-shaped flange having a larger outer diameter than the diameter of the hollow section of the center.    USE - Cylindrical lithium ion secondary battery for portable electronic devices, e.g., personal computer. Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephone, mobile device, portable information terminal, such as personal digital assistants, portable game apparatus and video camera, vehicles such as hybrid car, electric vehicle, plug-in electric hybrid vehicles and fuel cell electric vehicle, electric tools, vacuum cleaners, and robots.    ADVANTAGE - The safety for using the cylindrical battery is improved even when during external impact having large vibration since the center pin is prevented from moving within the battery and the valve mechanism is opened to release the gas inside the battery case. Accidents, e.g., cracking of battery case, are prevented. Occurrence of short circuit is suppressed since the swelling of the electrode group is suppressed when the center pin is inserted in the hollow section of the electrode group so that the deformation of the pole plate near the hollow section is suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cylindrical lithium ion secondary battery.    Sealing board (2)    Center pin (4)    Lower insulation board (8b)    Electrode group (9)    Hollow section (9a)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module (10) comprises a module main body (5) which is equipped with multiple electricity generating elements (3) having a laminated structure sealed with a sealing material (4). A water-containing material (7) is arranged at the back surface side of the module main body. The water-containing material is a plate-shaped inorganic material containing water. Inorganic materials in a solar cell module are calcium-silicate hydrate, xonotlite, wollastonite, calcium-silicate-hydrate gel, clay mineral, soil cement, aluminum silicate and glass.    USE - Solar cell module for electric power generation using sunlight.    ADVANTAGE - Temperature rise is suppressed. High electric power generation efficiency is maintained. High transparency with a small optical loss is provided. Sunlight is effectively utilized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell module.    Electricity generating elements (3)    Sealing material (4)    Module main body (5)    Water-containing material (7)    Solar cell module (10)
NOVELTY - The film forming apparatus (100) forms a film-forming material that contains selenium in a to-be-film formed object (101), and has chamber which forms a vacuum environment. A conveying unit (102) conveys the to-be-film formed object among the chambers, and a first heating chamber (122) heats the to-be-film formed object to first temperature. A third heating chamber (124) heats the to-be-film formed object conveyed from the second heating chamber (123), and a film-forming chamber forms the film-forming material into a film to the to-be-film formed object conveyed from the third heating chamber.    USE - Film forming apparatus for e.g. CIGS type solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Improves the production efficiency by heating the to-be-film formed object continuously. Suppresses the temperature rise of the sealing member by distributing the coolant in a cooling path. Suppresses the contamination of film-forming material of vacuum pump or vacuum gauge since the inflow of film-forming material that floats inside the film-forming chamber can be suppressed. Suppresses the distortion of substrate since the heating rate can be gathered.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the film forming apparatus.    Film forming apparatus (100)    To-be-film formed object (101)    Conveying unit (102)    First heating chamber (122)    Second heating chamber (123)    Third heating chamber (124)
NOVELTY - The polisher (100) includes a support (2) arranged in parallel with the mounting surface (31) of a conveying belt (3) to support the base (11) of each polishing brush (1). A drive unit rotates the support around a second center axis line (L2) perpendicular to the mounting surface while rotating each polishing brush around a first center axis line (L1) perpendicular to the mounting surface.    USE - Polisher for polishing a rectangular flat copper-gallium alloy body in manufacture of sputtering target used in formation of light-absorbing layer of thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Enables highly precise and efficient polishing of a copper-gallium alloy body without forming cracks during the manufacture of sputtering target.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic perspective view of a polisher and the side view of a polishing brush.    Polishing brush (1)    Support (2)    Conveying belt (3)    Base (11)    Mounting surface (31)    Polisher (100)    First center axis line (L1)    Second center axis line (L2)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves performing temperature control by making process temperature into target value, and performing film-forming process of positive layer during the overshoot period that estimates temperature exceeds target value. The temperature is overshot and the positive layer forming step is performed during an overshoot period so that the process temperature of the layer can be exceeded.    USE - Manufacturing method for photoelectric converting layer for thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Improves the processing capacity of plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus since overshoot can be suppressed. Shortens the temperature rising waiting time since a buffer layer is formed during the overshoot period after completion of positive layer forming.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a control apparatus;    (2) a control program; and    (3) a computer-readable recording medium.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of the temperature change of the process temperature in the formation process.
NOVELTY - Polycrystalline silicon ingot is manufactured by melting silicon, maintaining detected temperature Tm ( degrees C) at (Tm-50 degrees C)-Tm ( degrees C) for 1-6 hours, when detected temperature in crucible becomes melting point of silicon and when location is not insulated, and performing unidirectional solidification of molten silicon from bottom part to upper part of crucible.    USE - Manufacture of polycrystalline silicon ingot for polycrystalline silicon material used for polycrystalline silicon solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Polycrystalline silicon ingot with small amount of contaminants can be easily manufactured in high yield, without adding reconstruction and special operation to manufacturing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of correlation of temperature holding conditions and production of defective fraction in ingot. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A silicon material is manufactured by purifying silicon raw material and obtaining silicon block, measuring conductivity type and/or specific resistance value of silicon block, and determining whether to continue or discontinue production of silicon block based on measurement results.    USE - Manufacture of silicon material for solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Highly purified silicon can be manufactured at low cost over a short period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing system of silicon material for solar cells which has purification part which purifies silicon raw material and obtains silicon block, measurement part which measures conductivity type and/or specific resistance value of silicon block, and judgment part which judges continuation or discontinuation of purification of silicon raw material in purification part based on measurement result of measurement part.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of the manufacturing method of silicon material for solar cells. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a resistance heating heater (7) that is provided in the outer surface of crucible (3). A heat insulating material (8) is provided in outer surface of heater. A protection unit (9) is divided into top protection element (91), side protection element (92), and bottom protection element (93) between heater and insulating material. Several flat plates with two parallel planes are combined in protection unit. The protection unit is made of graphite or carbon fiber reinforced carbon material, and is fixed to lower surface of insulating material through bolt and nut.    USE - Silicon manufacturing apparatus such as silicon refining apparatus and polycrystal silicon ingot manufacturing apparatus used for manufacturing of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The durability of the heat insulating material is improved by the installation of protection unit. As the protection unit is divided into top protection element, side protection element, and bottom protection element, the cost of the protection unit is reduced, and the workability at the time of installation of the protection unit is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) silicon refining method; and    (2) polycrystal silicon ingot manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the silicon refining apparatus.    Crucible (3)    Resistance heating heater (7)    Heat insulating material (8)    Protection unit (9)    Top protection element (91)    Side protection element (92)    Bottom protection element (93)
NOVELTY - The surface etching apparatus has a reaction chamber that is provided with a movement stage. A nozzle unit (100) is provided, which injects or exhausts gas in the surface of a semiconductor substrate (1). A nozzle (60) is provided, which injects etching gas in the semiconductor substrate. Another nozzle (70) is provided, which injects coolant gas, such as nitrogen gas or inert gas in the semiconductor substrate. A gas exhaust port (80) is arranged outside the nozzles. The etching gas is selected from chlorine trifluoride, xenon difluoride, bromine trifluoride or bromine pentafluoride.    USE - Surface etching apparatus for a semiconductor substrate (Claimed), particularly a silicon substrate.    ADVANTAGE - Surface of the semiconductor substrate is dryetched efficiently. Temperature rise of the semiconductor substrate is controlled efficiently. Mass production is ensured. Exhaustion process is performed quickly. Photoelectric conversion rate of the solar cell is improved. Light reflectivity is reduced. Lifetime of the surface etching apparatus is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a surface etching method for a semiconductor substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a nozzle unit in a surface etching apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Etching gas supply nozzle (60)    Coolant gas supply nozzle (70)    Gas exhaust port (80)    Nozzle unit (100)
NOVELTY - The plasma spray method involves grit-blasting the surface of a strontium doped lanthanum manganite tubular substrate, then fitting a cushioned mandrel above the substrate. The mandrel is then fixed in a lathe. The tubular substrate assembly is then rotated, after which the substrate is preheated with a plasma flame in tour thermal zones. Electrolyte/interconnect is then sprayed on the preheated substrate. The coated substrate is then cooled with plasma flame, after which the coated tube is rotated until it reaches room temperature.    USE - Plasma spray method for electrolyte and interconnect coating on solid oxide fuel cell cathode tubes.    ADVANTAGE - Enables provision of crack-free electrolyte and interconnect coatings. Enables use of readily-available materials as cushioning and mandrel materials. The plasma spray process can be used for any ceramic coating on any ceramic substrate, and can be scaled up for coating any longer ceramic tubes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The mandrel used is selected from the group of materials consisting of stainless steel, mild steel, invar, graphite, aluminum, and ceramic. The cushion layer between the mandrel and the substrate is selected from group consisting of glass wool, metal foils, and ceramic wool.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the image of a strontium-doped lanthanum manganite (LSM) tubes which were broken during preheating and plasma spraying of electrolyte.
NOVELTY - Secondary structure of carbon nanostructure (300) has several carbon nanostructures (400) which is totally or partially assembled so as to form a tube shape.    USE - Secondary structure of carbon nanostructure used for composite (claimed) for energy material, functional composite, pharmaceuticals, battery and semiconductor. Uses include but are not limited to space aviation, fuel cell, genetic engineering field and electrical/electronic component.    ADVANTAGE - The composite formed using secondary structure of carbon nanostructure with specified length and diameter.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) aggregate (200) of secondary structure of carbon nanostructure, in which secondary structure has three-dimension shape; and    (2) manufacture of secondary structure of carbon nanostructure, which involves reacting reaction gas including carbon source in presence of supported catalyst, plasticizing, dipping in catalyst metal, crushing and milling using a supporter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of secondary structure of carbon nanotube structure of aggregate.    Supported catalyst surface (100)    Carbon nanotube structure secondary structure aggregate (200)    Secondary structure of carbon nanostructure (300)    Catalyst surface of carbon nanostructure secondary structure (311)    Carbon nanostructure (400)
NOVELTY - Mixed powder containing 7:3-8:2 wt.% copper and gallium powder and 0.01-0.05 wt.% sodium sulfide powder are supplied to a mixing chamber in a cold spraying device. Working gas is supplied to the mixing chamber, and mixed powder and working gas are supplied together on the surface of backing plate or base material to obtain sputtering target.    USE - Manufacture of sputtering target (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sputtering target is manufactured economically by a simple process, and a solar cell with improved efficiency is manufactured using the sputtering target.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for low temperature injection system.
NOVELTY - A to-be-coated substrate placed in a vacuum chamber, and mixed gas containing dichlorosilane and methane is supplied to enable deposition of coating film at 600-1200 degrees C and 500 mTorr. The temperature is reduced to room temperature, and pressure is increased. Thus, silicon carbide coating is enabled by chemical vapor deposition.    USE - Silicon carbide coating method of to-be-coated substrate for solar cell and liquid crystal display.    ADVANTAGE - The coated substrate having excellent oxidation resistance and robustness is produced by coating method.
NOVELTY - The battery has a battery unit provided with a positive electrode plate and negative and positive plates. A negative pole piece is fixed between a membrane and an electrolyte layer. The negative plate is fixed with a cathode current collector and a cathode active material unit. The active material unit is fixed to the current collector. The active material unit is provided with a silicon alloy nano-particle-graphene composite material unit. Mass ratio of silicon alloy nano-particles and graphite alkene is about 1:5-1:100. Mass percentage of the silicon alloy nano-particles is about 1-50%.    USE - Mixing ultra-capacitor solid oxide fuel battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery maintains ultra-capacitance and average work voltage, reduces energy consumption rate, and realizes mixing ultra-capacitor solid oxide fuel battery manufacturing process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a mixing ultra-capacitor solid oxide fuel battery manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating a mixing ultra-capacitor solid oxide fuel battery manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The film has a first film layer formed as a silicon dioxide film layer. A second film layer is formed as a silicon oxynitride film layer and deposited on the silicon dioxide film layer. A third film layer is formed as a silicon nitrogen film layer and deposited on the silicon oxynitride film layer. Thickness of the silicon dioxide film layer is about 8-12nm. Thickness of the silicon oxynitride film layer is about 15-25nm. Thickness of the silicon nitrogen film layer is about 30-50nm. Refractive index of the silicon nitrogen film layer is about 1.7-1.9.    USE - Polycrystalline silicon solar cell anti-reflection film.    ADVANTAGE - The film reduces film surface reflection rate, increases silicon dioxide layer damage threshold value and optical performance and ensures silicon nitride and silicon oxide characteristics so as to improve optical conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a polycrystalline silicon solar cell anti-reflection film manufacturing method.
NOVELTY - The electrolyte is prepared from vanadium ion, sulfuric acid and ionic liquid, where the ionic liquid is composed of cation selected from a group consisting of quaternary ammonium cation, phosphonium cation, imidazole cation, pyridine cation, guanidine cation, choline cation, pyrrole alkyl imidazoline cation, triazole cation, pyrazole cation and thiazole cation.    USE - Vanadium battery electrolyte.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte is not easy to be separated out, and improves electrical conductivity and reduces electrochemical polarization of battery capacity and energy efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating a vanadium battery electrolyte. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The additive is prepared from a hydroxyl group organic molecule.    USE - Organic small molecule recovery additive.    ADVANTAGE - The additive provides electrolyte flow battery valence state recovering balance with better discharge capacity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an organic small molecule recovery additive preparing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph shows performance of organic small molecule recovery additive. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a chamber (102) that is provided with a mounting table (120) to which the substrate is mounted. The SiH2Cl2 gas is supplied to the gas induction hole (141-143) of the shower head (140) by a supply line (210A-210C) and the shower head is provided with discharge holes for discharging gas from gas induction holes to substrate. The supply line of the SiH2Cl2 gas is not joined with the supply line of the other process gas to the gas induction hole of shower head.    USE - Apparatus for depositing TiSiN film on substrate such as semiconductor wafer, liquid crystal displayer and solar cell board.    ADVANTAGE - Since the supply line of the SiH2Cl2 gas is not joined with the supply line of the other process gas to the gas induction hole of shower head, the generation of the particle by the by-product of gases can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the film deposition apparatus.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Chamber (102)    Mounting table (120)    Shower head (140)    Gas induction hole (141-143)    Supply line (210A-210C)
NOVELTY - Dialkyl dithiocarbamic acid compound containing copper, dialkyl dithiocarbamic acid compound containing zinc and dialkyl dithiocarbamic acid compound containing tin are heat-processed in mixed solvent of fatty amine and aliphatic thiol, to obtain ultrafine particles of compound semiconductor.    USE - Manufacture of compound semiconductor ultrafine particles used for photoelectric conversion device e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The compound semiconductor ultrafine particles having uniform particle size, are manufactured stably and reliably, and provide environmentally-friendly solar cells without using rare earth elements.
NOVELTY - Production of silver and cadmium sulfide nanoparticles co-modified titanium dioxide nanotube array involves ultrasonic cleaning high purity titanium plate to remove oil; removing natural oxide film; carrying out secondary anode oxidation to prepare ordered titanium dioxide nanotube array; calcining to obtain anatase phase titanium dioxide nanotube array; subjecting titanium dioxide nanotube array to coupling agent treatment; and depositing silver nanoparticles by continuous ion layer absorption to obtain silver nanoparticles modified titanium dioxide nanotube array.    USE - Production method of silver and cadmium sulfide nanoparticles co-modified titanium dioxide nanotube array.    ADVANTAGE - The method has simple operation, low cost, provides noble metal and narrow gap semiconductor nanoparticles that were modified on titania nanotube arrays. It produces nanotube array that extend absorption in visible light, reduces recombination rate of electron hole pairs, and reduces toxic and harmful pollutants degradation in solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Production of silver and cadmium sulfide nanoparticles co-modified titanium dioxide nanotube array comprises ultrasonic cleaning high purity titanium plate to remove oil; removing natural oxide film; carrying out secondary anode oxidation to prepare ordered titanium dioxide nanotube array; calcining to obtain anatase phase titanium dioxide nanotube array; subjecting titanium dioxide nanotube array to coupling agent treatment; depositing silver nanoparticles by continuous ion layer absorption to obtain silver nanoparticles modified titanium dioxide nanotube array; and subjecting titanium dioxide nanotube array to continuous ion layer absorption to obtain silver and cadmium sulfide nanoparticles co-modified titanium dioxide nanotube array.
NOVELTY - The method involves entering the fume generated through the gas turbine (3) into a reforming reactor (4). Water and methyl alcohol are added into the reforming reactor. The smoke extraction waste heat of the combustion gas turbine is absorbed by water and the methyl alcohol under the chemical reaction of catalyst. The synthesis gas is separated through purifying equipment (5), so as to obtain hydrogen with the purity of 85-95%.    USE - Method for recycling smoke extraction waste heat from exhausted gas turbine.    ADVANTAGE - The energy consumption of exhausted gas turbine can be reduced. The fuel use ratio and the generation efficiency of the fuel battery system can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the process for recycling smoke extraction waste heat.    Gas turbine (3)    Reforming reactor (4)    Purifying equipment (5)    Pressurizing unit (6)    Fuel cell (7)
NOVELTY - Phosphorosilicate glass formed on surface of a silicon wafer is washed using hydrofluoric acid and residual hydrofluoric acid on surface of the silicon wafer is washed using deionized water. The dispersed phase of silicon wafer is washed using 1-10% alkaline solution and silicon wafer is washed using mixed liquid of hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid, to remove residual solution and foreign material of potassium hydroxide. The resulted product is washed using deionized water, dried and dispersed repeatedly.    USE - Method for reworking of polycrystalline silicon solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method economically enables removal of N-type silicon layer of dispersed phase without damaging, with high conversion efficiency and reduced reject ratio of reworking sample.
NOVELTY - A direct sodium borohydride fuel cell anode has foamed nickel current collector, and etching pits are completely distributed in the foamed nickel current collector. The etching pits are nano-sized pits. Palladium nanorods or palladium nanoparticles grow inside etching pits, and are used as anode catalyst of fuel cell.    USE - Direct sodium borohydride fuel cell anode (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The direct sodium borohydride fuel cell anode has stable electron conduction, excellent binding force and high catalyst space utilization rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of direct sodium borohydride fuel cell anode.
NOVELTY - Stabilizing depth of silicon wafer, comprises arranging a texturing machine groove in a middle part and a front part of a multi nozzle pipe, and distributing nitrogen oxide into a solution tank to perform exchange cycle.    USE - The texturing method is useful for stabilizing depth of a silicon wafer (claimed) for manufacturing polycrystalline solar battery.
NOVELTY - A fuel cell anode has foamed nickel as current collector, and palladium nanorods as anode catalyst, which are distributed on the surface of the foamed nickel.    USE - Fuel cell anode (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell anode has improved electronic conductivity, stability and binding property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for in-situ preparation of fuel cell anode.
NOVELTY - Synthesizing polycrystalline silicon ingot comprises (a) fixing an insulating strip on two sides of an ingot furnace heater, (b) introducing silicon material and electric active doping agent in a quartz crucible, placing the quartz crucible into the ingot furnace, (c) heating the silicon material and the electric active doping agent in the ingot furnace heater, (d) adjusting the temperature of the heater by opening a heat insulating bottom plate to grow crystal along the bottom part of the crucible, and (e) controlling the solid-liquid phase temperature gradient of the crystal.    USE - The method is useful for synthesizing polycrystalline silicon ingot (claimed) for solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Synthesizing polycrystalline silicon ingot comprises (a) fixing an insulating strip on two sides of an ingot furnace heater, where the height of the insulation strip is 50-300 mm, (b) introducing silicon material and electric active doping agent in a quartz crucible, placing the quartz crucible into the ingot furnace, (c) heating the silicon material and the electric active doping agent in the ingot furnace heater, where the crucible bottom temperature is controlled at 1400-1420 degrees C, (d) adjusting the temperature of the heater to 1425-1440 degrees C by opening a heat insulating bottom plate having size of 1-8 cm to grow crystal along the bottom part of the crucible, and (e) controlling the solid-liquid phase temperature gradient of the crystal and performing vertical upward directional solidification to generate large amount of twin crystal of polycrystalline silicon.
NOVELTY - The cell has a metal back-side electrical contact (370) and a layer of intrinsic wide band gap material with a band gap larger than single crystal silicon (350) placed over a doped single crystal silicon absorber layer. A layer of doped wide band gap material is provided with dopant whose band gap is larger than single crystal silicon (360) placed over the layer of intrinsic wide band gap material. A transparent conducting oxide layer is placed over the layer of doped wide band gap material. Front side electrical contacts (310) are placed on the transparent conducting oxide layer.    USE - Silicon hybrid heterojunction-homojunction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell comprises a combination of a heterostructure on a front side with a homojunction at a rear device, thus enhancing device performance by including a dielectric stack on the rear side for reflecting long wavelength infrared radiation, hence achieving high solar cell efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The wide band gap material is amorphous silicon or silicon carbide. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing a silicon double heterojunction solar cell    (2) a method for manufacturing a silicon heterojunctionhomojunction solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a hybrid heterojunction-homojunction device.    Front side electrical contacts (310)    Indium tinoxide layer (320)    N-type amorphous silicon layer (330)    Single crystal silicons (350, 360)    Metal back-side electrical contact (370)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a photoelectric converting layer having an organic semiconductor layer (12) of donor acceptor type, and a sulfide layer (13). The organic semiconductor layer of donor acceptor type, and the sulfide layer are mutually connected.    USE - Organic thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - High photoelectric conversion efficiency and excellent durability of organic thin film solar cell can be achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the organic thin-film solar cell.    Organic thin-film solar cell (8)    Substrate (9)    Transparent electrode (10)    Organic semiconductor layer (12)    Sulfide layer (13)
NOVELTY - The device has a ferrite stainless steel substrate comprising a modified surface, where a cross-section of the modified surface exhibits a periodic morphology that does not exceed a critical buckling length (2a). The cross-section of the modified surface comprises a real surface area greater than its original surface area. The ferrite stainless steel substrate comprises a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) interconnect. The modified surface comprises a coating, where the coating comprises a rare-earth element containing oxide e.g. Manganese-Carbon monoxide spinel oxide.    USE - Surface modification device for preventing oxide scale spallation in a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) operating condition.    ADVANTAGE - The cross-section of the modified surface exhibits a periodic morphology that does not exceed a critical buckling length, so that an oxide scale layer on the surface is prevented from spalling.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method of surface modification to prevent oxide scale spallation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a periodic surface morphology in which high, compressive stress regions are indicated on an interface of an oxide scale/substrate.    Critical buckling length (2a)    High, compressive stress regions (100)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of silver electroconductive film involves coating silver fine particles dispersion liquid (6) obtained by adding chloride compound to 30-70 %mass silver fine particles dispersed in aqueous dispersion medium, on base material and baking.    USE - Manufacture of silver electroconductive film used for manufacturing radiofrequency identification antenna (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to central processing unit, printing illumination, printing tag, sensor, printed wiring board, organic solar cell, electronic book, nano-imprint light-emitting diode, liquid-crystal display panel, plasma display panel and printing memory.    ADVANTAGE - The silver electroconductive film is manufactured efficiently with excellent electroconductivity and productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) silver electroconductive film; and    (2) manufacture of radiofrequency identification antenna.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic perspective view of silver electroconductive film.    Flexo proof (1)    Rubber plate (2)    Doctor blade (4)    Silver fine particles dispersion liquid (5)    Coated film (6)
NOVELTY - Method to manufacture a shunting diode for solar batteries of spacecrafts includes generation of a planar diode structure on a silicon single-crystal substrate, generation of metallisation of the working side of the silicon single-crystal substrate, coating of the produced structure with a fully sensitive layer, drying and radiation with a UV-beam, thinning of the non-working side of the silicon single-crystal substrate with liquid etching, removal of the radiated photoresist in a developer, generation of metallisation of the non-working side of the silicon single-crystal substrate, burning of the produced structure, separation of the silicon single-crystal substrate into crystals, connection of electroconductive busbars to metallisation of the working and non-working sides of the crystal. Generation of metallisation on the working side of the silicon single-crystal substrate is carried out in two stages: an ohmic contact is generated to a p+ area on the basis of aluminium, and then metallisation is carried out with magnetron sputtering of aluminium, nickel and silver, and on the non-working side of the silicon single-crystal substrate - with serial magnetron sputtering of a valve metal, nickel and silver.    USE - Electricity.    ADVANTAGE - Improved reproducibility of a process for manufacturing of a shunting diode for solar batteries of spacecrafts.4 cl, 3 dwg, 1 tbl
NOVELTY - A quantum dot structure consists of amorphous matrix layer (14) and quantum dots (16) arranged in matrix layer, showing excitation peaks. The matrix layer contains stoichiometric dielectric materials or compound semiconductor containing group V or group VI elements. The quantum dot contains group III-V compound semiconductor material or group II-VI group compound semiconductor material.    USE - Quantum dot structure for wavelength converter, light-to-light conversion apparatus and photoelectric conversion apparatus (all claimed), e.g. LED, photosensor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The quantum dot structure has excellent luminous efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation of the quantum dot structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the quantum dot structure.    Quantum dot laminated material (10)    Substrate (12)    Compound semiconductor layer (13)    Matrix layer (14)    Quantum dot (16)
NOVELTY - The jig has a positive connector jig (18) surrounding a positive post (12) of a battery (10) with a defined inner shape. A negative connector jig (26) surrounds a negative post (20) of the battery with another defined inner shape. A positive plate conductor (16) is connected to the positive post. A negative plate conductor (24) is connected to the negative post. The positive plate conductor is prevented from fitting into the negative post. The negative plate conductor is prevented from fitting into the positive post.    USE - Safety jig for a battery utilized in an automotive system, solar power system and boat. Uses include but are not limited to solar battery, non-solar battery, lead-acid battery and gel battery.    ADVANTAGE - The jig allows the inner shapes to be designed such that the positive plate conductor cannot fit into the negative connector jig and the negative plate conductor cannot fit into the positive connector jig, thus eliminating chances of the battery lead terminals being connected to improper battery post, and hence preventing battery and system from being damaged.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a battery and a battery safety jig.    Battery (10)    Positive post (12)    Positive plate conductor (16)    Positive connector jig (18)    Negative post (20)    Negative plate conductor (24)    Negative connector jig (26)
NOVELTY - An energy storage device has conductive substrate, vertically aligned carbon nanofibers which are grown on the substrate, and electrolyte including charge carrier(s). The carbon nanofibers includes multi-walled carbon nanotubes.    USE - Energy storage device. Uses include but are not limited to battery, capacitor, fuel cell, power supply in portable electronics, power tool, electric vehicle, backup power supply, computing device, communication device, and load-balancing device, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The energy storage device has excellent electroconductivity and mechanical stability. The electrical connection with silicon shell during charging/discharging process is ensured by broken graphitic edge at the carbon nanofibers sidewall.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for production of energy storage device.
NOVELTY - The thin film solar cell has a film-forming layer is made of a semiconductor having a lower conductivity than the first diffusion layer. A second diffusion layer is made of a semiconductor having a different polarity from the film-forming layer. The diffusion layers are provided with impurities distributed in a film-thickness direction with a density gradient. The density of impurities at an interface between the diffusion layer and film-forming layer is higher than the concentration of the impurities at a surface of the diffusion layer.    USE - Thin film solar cell such as pin junction-type thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The costs for silicon materials can be reduced, so that the manufacturing cost of the thin film solar cell can be reduced. The cell conversion efficiency of the thin film solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of a thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the thin film solar cell.    Glass substrate (201)    Film (202)    Laminate (206b)    Interfaces (208X,208Y)    Electrode (210)
NOVELTY - A sealing composition contains coated metal powder comprising metal powder which is coated with glass, and a glass powder. The coated metal powder contains 1-20 %mass glass.    USE - Sealing composition is used for sealing structure (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, plasma display panel, fluorescent display tube, organic electroluminescent display device, and liquid crystal display device.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has excellent sealing property. The to-be-sealed region of component is reliably sealed, using the sealing composition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) sealing structure, which is obtained by sealing to-be-sealed region of component by sealing layer containing sintered compact of sealing composition; and    (2) manufacture of sealing composition.
NOVELTY - A board (10) is reproduced by 1st process which removes a part of nitride semiconductors (20) by 1st method, and 2nd process which removes greater than or equal to 1 part of nitride semiconductor by heating the wafer (30) with heating furnace (50).    USE - Reproduction of board for manufacturing nitride semiconductor element (claimed) e.g. electronic devices such as light receiving elements, light emitting elements, light emitting diode and semiconductor laser, photodiode, solar cell and transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The board is comparatively inexpensive and quality is easily maintained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacture of nitride semiconductor element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the reproduction process of board.    Board (10)    Nitride semiconductors (20)    Wafer (30)    Laser beam (40)    Heating furnace (50)
NOVELTY - The method involves obtaining a laminated unit on both sides of the front side sealing material (12a) and back side sealing material (12b) which is pinched in a photovoltaic cell (11). The front side sealing material and back side sealing material is heated, to crosslink the laminated unit respectively. The crosslinking speed of the front side sealing material and the back side sealing material is mutually differed at the time of a lamination process.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell module used for photovoltaic power generation panel.    ADVANTAGE - The colored sealing material positioned on the back side of photovoltaic cell is wrapped on the front side of the photovoltaic cell can be prevented at the time of the lamination process. As the coloring agent is contained in the back side sealing material, the light reflectivity of the back side sealing material can be improved. Since colored back side sealing material prevents the blockage of light which injects into the photovoltaic cell, the electric power generation performance of the photovoltaic cell can be exhibited easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell module.    Photovoltaic cell (11)    Front side sealing material (12a)    Back side sealing material (12b)    Protective materials (13,14)    Tab string (15)
NOVELTY - The system has exhaust duct (3) which guides the waste gas containing the hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid which are generated from a first chemical solution tank to packed column type gas absorber such as scrubber (4A). The acid liquid mixture collection line (13) guides the acid liquid mixture containing the hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid which are collected with the absorber to second chemical solution tank.    USE - Collecting system of acid liquid mixture containing hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid from waste gas emitted in etch process of silicon material used for semiconductor device and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the acid liquid mixture collection line guides the acid liquid mixture containing the hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid which are collected with the absorber to second chemical solution tank, the acid liquid mixture containing hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid from waste gas emitted in etch process of silicon material can be collected effectively. The operation of the collecting system can be made stable. The hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid solution can be reused have high purity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) collection method of acid liquid mixture; and    (2) cleaning method of silicon material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the collecting system of acid liquid mixture.    Silicon etching tank (1)    Exhaust duct (3)    Scrubber (4A)    Absorber tank (7)    Acid liquid mixture collection line (13)
NOVELTY - The cell has an insulating layer formed on a poly-silicon layer. The poly-silicon layer is arranged at a substrate. The substrate is arranged with a semiconductor layer that is fixed with a formation area of the poly-silicon layer. Another semiconductor layer is arranged at the former semiconductor layer. Contact holes are formed at a front side of the poly-silicon layer. Two metal layers are fixed with the semiconductor layers through the contact holes. The poly-silicon layer is selected from a P-type poly-silicon layer and an N-type poly-silicon layer.    USE - Solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The metal layers are made of aluminum or silver. The poly-silicon layer is made of amorphous silicon. The insulating layer is made of oxide film or nitride film. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - An epoxy resin fat composition comprises polyhydric carboxylic acid (A) and epoxy resin (B) which has aliphatic cyclic structure in a molecule.    USE - Epoxy resin fat composition for transparent circuit board (claimed) used for liquid crystal display, plasma display, electroluminescent display, illumination, solar cell, sensor and portable apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The composition is excellent in transparency, heat resistance, strength, smoothness, and light resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An epoxy resin fat composition comprises polyhydric carboxylic acid (A) of formula (1) and epoxy resin (B) which has aliphatic cyclic structure in a molecule.    R1=H, 1-6C alkyl group, or carboxyl group;    R2=H or Me;    P=compound of formula (1); and    asterisk=bond with methylene group.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a transparent circuit board comprising epoxy resin composition which is compounded with glass fiber in which optical refractive index in 25 degrees C of cured material obtained by curing the epoxy resin composition is greater than or equal to 1.5.
NOVELTY - A curable epoxy resin composition (100) comprises an alicyclic epoxy compound, core-shell-type acrylic polymer particles having solubility parameter (Fedors method) of 19.5-21.5 (MPa1/2), and inorganic fine particles having a specific gravity of 10 g/cm3 or less and an average particle diameter of 30 mu m or less. An acrylic polymer contained in core and shell of the core-shell-type acrylic polymer particles has a glass transition temperature of 60-120 degrees C. The content of core-shell-type acrylic polymer particles is 1-30 pts. wt. with respect to 100 pts. wt. alicyclic epoxy compounds.    USE - Curable epoxy resin composition is e.g. resin composition for hardened material for sealing optical-semiconductor element of optical semiconductor device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to laminated board, coating material, transparent sheet, transparent film, optical lens, optical component, electronic paper, touch panel, solar cell substrate and optical waveguide etc.    ADVANTAGE - The curable epoxy resin composition has low viscosity and excellent workability, and maintains favorable dispersed state of inorganic particles. The hardened material using the curable epoxy resin composition has excellent heat resistance and light resistance, and provides optical semiconductor device having suppressed fall of total luminous flux, with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) hardened material (104), which is obtained by hardening the curable epoxy resin composition; and    (2) optical semiconductor device, which has an optical-semiconductor element (102) sealed by the hardened material of the curable epoxy resin composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of optical semiconductor device.    Resin composition (100)    Metal wiring (101)    Optical-semiconductor element (102)    Bonding wire (103)    Hardened material (104)
NOVELTY - A roughening process of surface of current collection base material containing aluminum is carried out by an etching agent, to obtain negative electrode collector. The etching agent contains aqueous alkali solution-type etching agent, alkali source and amphoteric metal ion. The aqueous alkali solution-type etching agent is chosen from ferric-ion aqueous solution-type etching agent containing ferric ion source, cupric ion source, manganese ion source and an inorganic acid.    USE - Manufacture of negative electrode collector used for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery e.g. lithium ion secondary battery used as power supply for electronic devices for mobile telephone, laptop computer, electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The negative electrode collector is efficiently manufactured with improved electroconductivity and workability.
NOVELTY - An inorganic membrane comprises inorganic laminar compound and resin in which greater than or equal to 5 places carry out image process categorized in 256 steps of lightness and darkness as observed in transmission electron microscope image of cross section containing the thickness direction of inorganic membrane according to gray scale. Average value of the standard deviation of frequency with respect to the degree of each lightness and darkness is less than or equal to 15.    USE - An inorganic membrane for multilayered structure (claimed) used for tire, screw, optical component parts e.g. LCDs and flexible displays, substrates, solar cell, sealing material, electronic component parts, vacuum heat insulating material panel, and packaging material.    ADVANTAGE - Inorganic membrane and multilayered structure have excellent gas-barrier property in high humidity condition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An inorganic membrane comprises inorganic laminar compound and resin in which greater than or equal to 5 places carry out image process categorized in 256 steps of lightness and darkness as observed in transmission electron microscope image of cross section containing the thickness direction of inorganic membrane according to gray scale. Average value of the standard deviation of frequency with respect to the degree of each lightness and darkness which takes the straight line from 1 surface of inorganic membrane to the other surface along each straight line in parallel with the thickness direction of inorganic membrane is less than or equal to 15. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for multilayered structure containing inorganic membrane and adjacent layer which is adjacent to inorganic membrane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a transmission electron microscope image of a cross section containing the thickness direction of an inorganic membrane in a multilayered structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A polyolefin microporous film has a thickness of 1-50 mu m, a gas permeability resistance of 50-500 seconds/100 mL, and a shrinkage in width direction of -0.3% to 0.3% and a shrinkage in longitudinal direction of 0-1.5% at 40 degrees C in 48 hours.    USE - Polyolefin microporous film is used for cell separators of batteries (claimed) e.g. alkali batteries and lithium secondary batteries used in notebook personal computers, mobile telephones, and digital cameras. Can also be used for fuel cells, capacitors, microfiltration membranes, and separation membranes used for separation of substance and for selective permeation.    ADVANTAGE - The polyolefin microporous film can be manufactured with high productivity, maintaining excellent film flatness even in a state of a wide and long roll.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polyolefin microporous film roll having a width of 200 mm or more and a length of 500 m or more;    (2) manufacture of polyolefin microporous film; and    (3) manufacture of polyolefin microporous film roll.
NOVELTY - Composition comprises at least one conjugated thienothiadiazole based copolymer (I).    USE - The composition is useful in a device including transistor, thin film field-effect transistor, a photodetector, a photovoltaic device, a light-emitting device (all claimed), an organic LED and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The composition can be economically prepared with improved processability, performance characteristics and thermal and oxidative stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Composition comprises at least one conjugated thienothiadiazole based copolymer of formula (I). In formula (I):    X1-X3 = heteroatom, preferably O, N, Se or Te;    L = -CH=CH- or divalent group of formulae (a)-(p);    X = S, O, N, Se or Te;    R1-R4 = H, F or optionally substituted linear, branched, or cyclic 1-24C-organic group;    n1 = greater than or equal to 1; and    y1, y2 = 0-4, preferably 1.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a thin film field-effect transistor comprising (I), where (I) comprises at least one donor moiety and at least one acceptor moiety, which is an optionally substituted thieno(3,4-c)(1,2,5)thiadiazole; and    (2) a transistor comprising at least one conjugated 1,3-di(cyclopenta-1,3-dien-1-yl)-2H-pentalene copolymer of formula (II).    In formula (II):    X = O, S, Se, Te or NR1a;    R1a = H, 1-30C normal, branched, or cyclic alkyl group;    X1a = S, Se or Te;    Y1, Y2 = N or CR2a;    R2a = H, F, CN or 1-30C normal, branched, or cyclic alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl or thioalkoxy group;    L = -C(R)=C(R)-, -CC- or divalent group of formulae (q)-(z) or (a1)-(i1);    a = 0-4; and    b = 0 or 1.
NOVELTY - Growing film comprises: (a) providing deposition chamber comprising many processing regions, where the processing regions are not in fluid contact with one another; (b) exposing substrate to at least one group III precursor in first processing region; (c) exposing the substrate to at least one surfactant precursor in second processing region to form surfactant layer with thickness of less than two monolayers; (d) exposing the substrate to at least one group V precursor in third processing region; and repeating steps (b)-(d) until desired thickness of the film is reached.    USE - The method is useful for growing films, which is useful in photovoltaic solar cell, LED devices and systems.    ADVANTAGE - The method: provides the gallium nitride films with migration enhancement and surface energy modification; and utilizes surfactants, that lower the surface energy and increases lateral diffusion of species involved in the growth of the film and allows the deposition of high quality epitaxial film at lower temperature having low surface roughness.
NOVELTY - The processing method involves providing a crystalline silicon substrate (10) for use in an all back-contact back-junction solar cell. The back surface of the silicon substrate is textured with first pulsed laser beam having picosecond pulse width and infrared wavelength. The back surface of silicon substrate is annealed to remove laser damage. Base regions and emitter regions (14) are formed in the crystalline silicon substrate. Backside metallization (16) is formed on the base and emitter regions.    USE - Crystalline silicon substrate processing method of crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Light trapping characteristics of long wavelength radiation of photovoltaic solar cells is improved by texturing the backside of the silicon substrate, while improving overall solar cell efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross sectional view of the crystalline silicon solar cell.    Crystalline silicon substrate (10)    Emitter regions (14)    Backside metallization (16)    Dielectric layer (18)    Emitter contacts (20)
NOVELTY - The fluorescent polymeric compound comprises fluorescent dansyl group, and is derived from pyrrole, thiophene or other polymers comprising naphthalene sulfonyl compounds (I-II). The fluorescent polymeric compound is soluble is organic solvents.    USE - Fluorescent polymeric compound for use as an active layer in organic light-emitting diodes, organic solar cells, sensor for detecting ions and bioactive species, electrochromic devices and other technologies (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fluorescent polymeric compound may be produced by using simple synthetic routes of nucleophilic substitution, esterification, polymerization by using ferric chloride or electrochemical techniques, provides high light-emitting efficiency, and allows preparation of thin films that may be deposited on conductive substrates.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fluorescent polymeric compound comprises fluorescent dansyl group, and is derived from pyrrole, thiophene or other polymers comprising naphthalene sulfonyl compounds of formulae (I-II).    n=1-12.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing fluorescent polymeric compound, which involves performing nucleophilic substitution, esterification and polymerization by using ferric chloride.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation depicting fluorescence excitation and emission spectra of 2-(3'-thienyl)ethyl dansylglycinate. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The semiconductor thin-film comprises: a substrate (110); a first layer (120) that is deposited onto the substrate and comprises a metallic salt; a second layer (130) that is deposited onto the first layer and comprises the metallic salt; and a third layer (140) that is deposited onto the second layer and comprises an ionic compound in a non-aqueous solution mixed with a solvent, where the first, second and third layers are stacked and annealed in chalcogen. The solvent comprises a surfactant mixed with the ionic compound.    USE - The semiconductor thin-film such as copper indium gallium diselenide thin-film and copper zinc tin sulfur and selenium thin-film is useful in photovoltaic devices such as solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor thin-film improves reliability and efficiency of the photovoltaic products at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for producing a semiconductor thin-film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of a copper zinc tin sulfur and selenium semiconductor thin film.    Substrate (110)    Molybdenum film (115)    First layer (120)    Second layer (130)    Third layer. (140)
NOVELTY - The method involves metalworking at least one sheet to obtain a thin film having at least one layer of a predetermined thickness not exceeding 5 microns. The integrity of the thin film is preserved. The sheet is a sheet of metal, alloy or their combination. The metal and the alloy are of metals selected from the groups IB, IIB, IIIA, IVA, IVB, VB and VIB.    USE - Method for preparation of thin film (claimed) used as absorber layer or contact/conducting layer of solar cell (claimed) of solar module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Provides a simple, cost-effective and efficient process for preparation of thin films that enhances the production rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a thin film comprising at least one sheet of metal, alloy or their combination.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a switching element which converts the direct current (DC) output into a high frequency output. High frequency feed line (43,45) supplies a high frequency output from a high frequency electric-power supplies (36,38) to generate plasma. Adjustment device (40,42) adjusts the load impedance of electric-power on feed line. A high frequency power modulation unit controls the ON and OFF period of high frequency electric-power supplies with a fixed pulse frequency. A removal unit removes a high frequency on feed line during the off period in cycle of pulse frequency.    USE - Plasma processing apparatus e.g. capacitive coupling type plasma processing apparatus for performing plasma process such as arbitrary plasma processes such as plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD), plasma atomic layer deposition (ALD), plasma oxidation, plasma nitriding and plasma sputtering in to-be-processed substrate e.g. semiconductor wafer. Can also be used in to-be-processed substrate such as flat panel display, organic electroluminescent display, substrates for solar cell, photomask, CD substrate and printed circuit board.    ADVANTAGE - Since the high frequency power modulation unit can control the ON and OFF period of high frequency electric-power with the fixed pulse frequency, the RF power bottom pulling phenomenon generated on the high frequency feed line can be prevented. Hence the output of high frequency electric power supply can be formed in square-wave pulse. The precision of the monitoring information acquired by RF power monitor can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the plasma processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    High frequency electric-power supplies (36)    Adjustment devices (40,42)    High frequency feed lines (43,45)    Gate valve (70)    Main-control unit (72)
NOVELTY - A fluorine-containing composition comprises a fluoropolymer (A) having a repeating unit (a) derived from fluoromonomer which is ( alpha )-chloro acrylate having a fluoroalkyl group, a repeating unit (b) derived from a monomer which does not have a fluoroalkyl group and has a linear or branched hydrocarbon group and a repeating unit (c) derived from a monomer which does not have a fluoroalkyl group and has a cyclic hydrocarbon group.    USE - Fluorine-containing composition is used as water-and-oil repellent for processing of base material e.g. textile (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to carpet, paper, nonwoven fabric, stone, electrostatic filter, antidust mask, and components of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The base material processed using the fluorine-containing composition has excellent water repellency, oil repellency and antifouling property. The adhesion of polymer with respect to roll is prevented during processing of base material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) processing of base material, which involves using the fluorine-containing composition; and    (2) fluoropolymer (A).
NOVELTY - The method involves providing the p-type crystalline silicon in a substrate (1). An n-type diffused layer (3) is formed in the surface at the side of light reception of the substrate. A passivation film (9) is formed in the back surface of the substrate. The n type diffused layer is formed in the surface of the substrate. The silicon nitride film is formed by the plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method.    USE - Method for manufacturing crystalline-silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the number process for manufacturing the crystalline-silicon solar cell is reduced, the manufacturing cost of the crystalline-silicon solar cell is reduced. The conversion efficiency of the crystalline-silicon solar cell is improved. The surface recombination velocity is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the method for manufacturing crystalline-silicon solar cell.    Substrate (1)    Uneven structure (2)    N-type diffused layer (3)    Anti-reflective film (4)    Passivation film (9)
NOVELTY - A polymeric porous membrane comprises copolymer (A) having a vinyl alcohol unit and a tetrafluoroethylene unit, with an alternate rate of a vinyl alcohol unit and a tetrafluoroethylene unit of 30% or more.    USE - Polymeric porous membrane e.g. hollow fiber membrane and component for water treatment (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to charge membrane, battery-cell separator, fuel cell, wastewater treatment, blood purification and foodstuff industry field.    ADVANTAGE - The polymeric porous membrane has excellent water permeability and hydrophilic property.
NOVELTY - The element (10) has a semiconductor substrate (1) which includes semiconductor layers (2,3) in the main surfaces (10a,10b). A passivation layer (8) is arranged on the semiconductor layers (3), and is provided with a negative fixed charge density. A reflection prevention layer (5) is arranged on passivation layer, and is provided with positive side fixed charge density that is larger than the passivation layer.    USE - Solar cell element of solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The reflection prevention layer is provided with positive side fixed charge density that is larger than the passivation layer, so that the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell element can be improved. The output characteristics of the solar cell element can be improved. The solar cell element can be manufactured easily. The open circuit voltage of the element can be increased. The occurrence of the leakage current in the solar cell element can be reduced. The reliability of the solar cell module can be improved. The durability of the module can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) the manufacturing method of the solar cell element; and    (2) a solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar cell element.    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Semiconductor layers (2,3)    Reflection prevention layer (5)    Passivation layer (8)    Solar cell element (10)    Main surfaces (10a,10b)
NOVELTY - A texture etchant composition comprises 0.1-20 wt.% alkali compound, 0.000001-1 wt.% one or more surfactant chosen from polyoxyethylene-based compound and polyoxypropylene-based compound and their copolymer, and remaining water.    USE - Texture etchant composition is used for texture etching of crystalline silicon (claimed) for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The texture etching of crystalline silicon is economically carried out with high productivity using the texture etchant composition, without injecting addition etchant component during texture process. The deviation of texture quality on surface of the crystalline silicon in reduced, so that the uniformity of a texture structure is improved to maximize absorption of solar radiation, and decrease light reflectivity to improve light efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for texture etching of crystalline silicon.
NOVELTY - A porous substrate capable of supplying silicone is provided, a zeolite seed crystals are applied on surface of the porous substrate, the seed crystals-applied porous substrate is coated with an aqueous solution containing structure directing agent, and a thin film is formed and grown from the seed crystals using a secondary growth method at a temperature of more than the temperature at which moisture inside the seed crystals-applied porous substrate can form steam.    USE - Manufacture of thin film or thick film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, water disjoint device, optical element, aircraft, semiconductor industry, cosmetic container and domestic appliances.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film or thick film is manufactured with high reproducibility by a simple process without using drying and washing process. Since synthetic gel is not used, and solution is used, the thin film or thick film is manufactured with reduced usage amount of material, and with reduced impact on environmental pollution.
NOVELTY - The method involves constructing lithium ion secondary battery (100) by using positive electrode (10), negative electrode (20), and non-aqueous electrolyte (90). The positive electrode and negative electrode is provided with respective active material layer (34,44). The positive electrode active material layer is composed of lithium transition metal oxide containing lithium and hydroxide in specific ratio. A positive electrode paste is prepared using positive electrode active material.    USE - Manufacturing method of lithium ion secondary battery (claimed) used as power source for electric powered vehicle such as plug-in hybrid motor vehicle (PHV), hybrid vehicle (HV), electric vehicle (EV), and fuel cell electric vehicle (FCV).    ADVANTAGE - The lithium ion secondary battery can be provided with excellent durability with respect to high-rate of charging/discharging range.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for lithium ion secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the lithium ion secondary battery.    Positive electrode (10)    Negative electrode (20)    Active material layers (34,44)    Non-aqueous electrolyte (90)    Lithium ion secondary battery (100)
NOVELTY - An inert gas is introduced into a chamber (1) and the chamber interior is maintained at atmospheric pressure vicinity. A silicon substrate (4) arranged in the chamber in a state in which the chamber is filled with a gas containing chlorine trifluoride, is etched to form a texture.    USE - Texture formation is used for processing surface of polycrystalline silicon substrate used in solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically forms a texture in dry etching process under atmospheric pressure using chlorine trifluoride gas, without generating a substance harmful to human body. The gas ratio can be controlled easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plant layout of the texture formation method.    Chamber (1)    Silicon substrate (4)    Gas cylinder (5)    Mass flow controller (6)    Pressure control valve (7)
NOVELTY - Methanol electro-oxidation catalyst comprising support material formed from mesoporous carbon, nano-particles of a rare earth metal oxide dispersed in the support material and nano-particles of platinum dispersed in the support material is new, where the platinum nano-particles comprise the methanol electro-oxidation catalyst (10-15 wt.%), and the rare earth metal comprises the methanol electro-oxidation catalyst (10-15 wt.%), and carbon and oxygen comprise the balance of the methanol electro-oxidation catalyst.    USE - The methanol electro-oxidation catalyst is useful for direct methanol fuel cell applications.    ADVANTAGE - The methanol electro-oxidation catalysts do not contain ruthenium and have lower percentages of platinum thus reducing its preparation cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of the methanol electro-oxidation catalyst.
NOVELTY - A nanocomposite resin composition comprises resin which is composed of thermosetting resin and/or thermoplastic resin, silane coupling agent, and inorganic filler. Inorganic filler contains inorganic filler (3) with particle size or length of 1-99 nm, and inorganic filler (2) with particle size or length of 100 nm to 100 mu m. Inorganic filler (2,3) are inorganic particles formed of metal oxide chosen from alumina, magnesium oxide and titanium dioxide and aluminum nitride. The inorganic particles are silica-coated inorganic particles provided with silica coating film on surface.    USE - Composition is used for nanocomposite resin cured material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electrical component e.g. insulation sealing of semiconductor module, solar cell and electric products.    ADVANTAGE - The nanocomposite resin composition has improved heat resistance and glass transition temperature, and excellent mechanical property and thermal conductivity, and provides resin cured product having long-term reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for nanocomposite resin cured material (1), which is obtained by hardening the resin composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the nanocomposite resin.    Nanocomposite resin cured material (1)    Inorganic fillers (2)    Resin component (4)
NOVELTY - An electrocatalyst comprises a catalytic active species and an electroconductive support. The electroconductive support is multi-component support material containing inorganic oxide (1) having specific surface area of 50-400 m2/g and conductive oxide (2).    USE - Electrocatalyst is used in electrochemical device e.g. electrolyzer, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, direct methanol fuel cell and reversible fuel cell (all claimed) used in motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell containing the electrocatalyst has high energy density, favorable durability and improved corrosion resistance. The high-efficient motor vehicle containing the fuel cell has reduced emission property and high robustness for electrical traction.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electrocatalyst.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the electrocatalyst.    Inorganic oxide (1)    Conductive oxide (2)    Catalytic active particles (3)
NOVELTY - The mixing valve has connection sleeve (2), base (3), and shaft coupler (4) that are arranged at lower end of electric actuator (1). A rotary valve core (6) is connected with output shaft of electric actuator through shaft coupler. A main portion (8) of valve is connected with base that is connected with electric actuator through connection sleeve. A positioning groove is arranged on rotary valve core, and clamping groove is arranged on main portion. The rotary valve core and main portion are positioned through valve core positioning clamp (12).    USE - Adjustable mixing valve used for zinc bromine flow battery.    ADVANTAGE - The pumping of complexed bromine and liquor can be adjusted conveniently. The valve having long service life is convenience to control, and the energy consumption and economic cost of the valve can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a disassembled perspective view of the adjustable mixing valve.    Electric actuator (1)    Connection sleeve (2)    Base (3)    Shaft coupler (4)    Rotary valve core (6)    Main portion (8)    Valve core positioning clamp (12)
NOVELTY - An aromatic amine material (I) is new.    USE - Aromatic amine material (I) used in solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The material (I) has excellent workability, good environmental protection and low cost. It also has high photoelectric conversion efficiency and energy level. The method does not need to add catalyst, has high yield, and easily separates products.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Aromatic amine material of formula (I) is new.    R1=none, or group of formula (a) or formula (b);    R2=one or more of 7 groups of formula -CnH2n+1, -OCnH2n+1 or formula (c); and    n=1-20.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a preparation method of material (I); and    (2) an aromatic amine-fullerene derivative of formula (II).
NOVELTY - Modifying the surface of a carbon based filler by the treatment with a hydrolyzable silane (I) is claimed.    USE - (I) is useful to modify the surface of a carbon based filler to introduce a reactive function on the surface of the filler, where the carbon based fillers are carbon fibers, carbon black, carbon nanotubes, fullerene, graphene or expandable graphene. The modified carbon based filler is useful in polymer composition (all claimed). The polymer composition, preferably epoxy resin composition is useful in electronic devices and solar cells and for forming wind turbine blades.    ADVANTAGE - The modified carbon based filler provides the filled polymer composition with improved physical properties such as thermal conductivity, flame retardancy, light weight, mechanical properties such as tensile strength, electrical conductivity and thermal stability, and reduction of crack failure at the polymer/filler interface.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Modifying the surface of a carbon based filler by the treatment with a hydrolyzable silane of formula (R3-Z-CH(R2)-N(R1)-(CH2-C(=O)-X)m-Y1-SiRnR2a3-n) (I) is claimed.    R = a hydrolyzable group;    R2a = 1-8C-hydrocarbyl;    n = 1-3;    Y1 = 1-20C-divalent organic spacer linkage;    X = -O- or -NH-;    m = 0 or 1;    R2 = H or optionally substituted 1-8C-hydrocarbyl;    Z = O or S; and    R3, R1 = optionally substituted 1-20C-hydrocarbyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for a filled polymer composition comprising either an organosilicon polymer and the modified carbon based filler, or an organic polymer, a crosslinking agent containing organosilicon groups and the modified carbon based filler, or a polymer matrix, the modified carbon based filler and any other type of filler or fiber.
NOVELTY - The battery has a photovoltaic solar battery main body provided with germanium substrates (11, 12) and unit tunnel diode layers (14, 15, 21, 22). A gallium arsenide middle unit (20) is arranged on the germanium substrates. An indium gallium phosphide top unit (30) is arranged on the gallium arsenide middle unit. A surface of a spaced apart grid wire (45) is fixed in a spectral region. Thickness of the spaced apart grid wire is lesser than 7 microns. Cross section of the spaced apart grid wire is provided with a ladder-shaped structure.    USE - Photovoltaic solar battery for generating energy from solar.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a photovoltaic solar battery in partial section.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Germanium substrates (11, 12)    Unit tunnel diode layers (14, 15, 21, 22)    Gallium arsenide middle unit (20)    Indium gallium phosphide top unit (30)    Spaced apart grid wire (45)
NOVELTY - The battery has a top battery i.e. amorphous silicon solar battery, made of a sensitive material. A solar key is provided with a middle layer and an isolation line. A bottom battery i.e. copper indium-gallium-selenium solar battery, is provided with a back contact layer, a copper indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) absorption layer and a buffer layer that is arranged on a substrate glass, a stainless steel or zinc oxide window layer. The middle layer is arranged on the zinc oxide window layer. The top battery is arranged on the buffer layer and a middle battery i.e. cadmium telluride solar battery.    USE - Three-junction laminated thin film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery ensures better light absorbing efficiency. The battery has high etching precision. The battery reduces assembling time, production cost and fraction defective and improves thin film photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a three-junction laminated thin film solar battery manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a three-junction laminated thin film solar battery.
NOVELTY - A vanadyl sulfate preparing method involves taking failure vanadium electrolyte as a raw material followed by increasing valence state of vanadium in the electrolyte to pentavalence by charging of cell, adding a vanadium precipitating agent and precipitating pentavalent vanadium. The pentavalent vanadium is added with an organic reducing agent and maintained normal temperature for a period of time to obtain a mixture. The mixture is centrifuged and dehydrated to prepare vanadyl sulfate crystals.    USE - Method for preparing vanadyl sulfate from electrolyte for failure vanadium cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing vanadyl sulfate with better recovery rate in a simple, easy and inexpensive manner.
NOVELTY - The stack has a side semi-zinc battery (25) provided with a zinc electrolyte cavity that is provided with a heat conducting layer, where the heat conducting layer is provided with a cooling water outlet pipe. A half cell (29) is provided with a rectangular air outlet zone and a bromine-side cooling water outlet, where the stack includes a detecting element e.g. temperature sensor and conductivity sensor.    USE - Radiating integrated single stack.    ADVANTAGE - The stack increases density of integration and stability, and improves energy density.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a radiating integrated single stack.    Side semi-zinc battery (25)    Half cell (29)
NOVELTY - The structure has a substrate (101) provided with a corrosion stripping layer (a). A galium-indium-phosphorus sub-battery (b) is provided on the corrosion stripping layer. Another galium-arsenide sub-battery (d) is provided on a lattice transition layer (e). The lattice transition layer is made of lattice constant between 0.5656-0.579 nm. The lattice transition layer is connected to a tunnel junction (f) and a third indium-galium-arsenide sub-battery (g).    USE - Three-junction solar cell epitaxial structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure reduces linear dislocation density of indium-galium-arsenide material and open circuit voltage of the indium-galium-arsenide sub-battery, so as to improve three-junction solar cell conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a three-junction solar cell epitaxial structure.    Corrosion stripping layer (a)    Galium-indium-phosphorus sub-battery (b)    Galium-arsenide sub-battery (d)    Lattice transition layer (e)    Tunnel junction (f)    Indium-galium-arsenide sub-battery (g)    Substrate (101)
NOVELTY - The film has upper and lower layers of silicon oxygen nitride film, where the upper layer is silicon oxygen nitride thin film, and the lower layer is nitrogen-rich type silicon oxygen nitride film. The silicon oxygen nitride film is subjected to plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition using silicon hydride, ammonia, nitrous oxide or oxygen as a reaction gas source.    USE - Crystalline silicon P-type solar cell back passivation film.    ADVANTAGE - The film overcomes damage of high temperature silicon chip minority carrier life time, and avoids silicon nitride film positive charge from passivating a back surface of battery open-circuit, thus improving conversion efficiency of the battery. The film can be manufactured in a simple and cost-effective manner while reducing processing and production cost of the battery, thus realizing large-scale industrial application.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a crystalline silicon P-type solar cell back passivation film.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of efficient crystal silicon solar battery involves scribing and cutting surface of diffused silicon wafer by fiber laser to realize P-N isolation, cleaning and removing mechanical damage layer and phosphosilicate glass remained from diffusion, depositing silicon nitride, and performing screen print and sintering.    USE - Manufacture of efficient crystal silicon solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides efficient crystal silicon solar battery having accurately controlled etched edges and excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - The solar battery has a copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) bottom cell with a low bandgap and a copper gallium selenide (CGS) top cell with a high bandgap. The bottom cell and the top cell are internally connected in series through a connecting layer (5). The connecting layer is composed of a transparent metal oxide conductive layer positioned at the bottom cell and a nanometer metal conductive layer positioned at the top cell. The thin film comprises aluminum, gallium or indium-doped zinc oxide.    USE - Compound semiconductor stacked thin film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - Since the combination of transparent metal oxide and a nanometer metal film is used as the connecting layer of the bottom cell and the top cell, the technological compatibility problem of the bottom cell and the top cell is solved. The internal electrical connection of the bottom cell and the top cell is realized, the manufacturing process of the cell is simplified, the manufacturing cost of the cell is reduced and the structure of the cell is simplified.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of compound semiconductor stacked thin film solar battery.    Back electrode (1)    Bottom cell p-type absorption layer (2)    Bottom cell n-type buffer layer (3)    Bottom cell intrinsic window layer (4)    Connecting layer (5)
NOVELTY - Growing method of aluminum nitride thin film involves using silver salt as substrate, selecting crystal orientation which is 0.5-1 degrees from (111) crystal face of silver substrate to (100) direction, and growing extension aluminum nitride thin film on metal crystal silver (111) substrate by pulsed laser deposition growth method.    USE - Growing method of aluminum nitride thin film used for photoelectric detector, light-emitting diode devices, solar cell devices, lasers and thin film acoustic resonators (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides aluminum nitride thin film having excellent surface roughness and crystallization quality.
NOVELTY - A triphenylamine-containing organic semiconductor material (I) is new.    USE - Triphenylamine-containing organic semiconductor material (I) used in solar battery device, organic field effect transistor, organic electroluminescent device, organic optical storage, organic nonlinear material or organic laser device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The material has improved luminous performance and excellent thermal stability. The method has simple operation and low cost, and is suitable for industrial production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Triphenylamine-containing organic semiconductor material of formula (I) is new.    D=alkoxy (-OR) or alkyl (-PhR).    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation method of compound (I).
NOVELTY - A triphenylamine-containing organic semiconductor material (I) is new.    USE - Triphenylamine-containing organic semiconductor material (I) used in solar battery device, organic field effect transistor, organic electroluminescent device, organic optical storage, organic nonlinear material or organic laser device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compound (I) has excellent thermal stability. The method has simple operation and low cost, and is suitable for industrial production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Triphenylamine-containing organic semiconductor material of formula (I) is new.    A=F, CN or NO2.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation method of compound (I).
NOVELTY - A carbazole derivative (I) is new.    USE - New carbazole derivative used as semiconductor material in organic electroluminescent device, organic solar cell, organic field effect transistor, organic optical storage, organic nonlinear material and/or organic laser (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process is provided with simple technology, easy operation and control, high safety and product yield and low production cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A carbazole derivative (I) is new.R=F, CN or NO2.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of carbazole derivative comprising taking spirofluorene derivative of formula (II) with temperature below - 70-- 78 degrees C, mixing and reacting with n-Butyllithium, Diethyl(diphenyl)phosphonium iodide and organic solvent, raising temperature to 20-25 degrees C and adding oxidant.    R=F, CN or NO2.
NOVELTY - Triphenylamine-thiazole based donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) conjugated molecules (I) are new.    USE - (I) are used as light-trapping and electron donor material in organic solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I): have good sunlight trapping capacity and hole transporting capacity, and good thermal stability; and are ideal materials for organic solar battery; and have better solution-processing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Triphenylamine-thiazole based donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) conjugated molecules of formula (I) are new.    A = thiazole group of formula (A1) or bithiazole group of formula (A2);    B1 = carbon-carbon single bond, double bond or triple bond;    n = 0-6; and    R1-R5 = H, 1-16C alkyl or 1-16C alkoxy.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparation of (I).
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a susceptor (140) arranged on an upper region of a substrate (G) having a chamber (110) formed in lower region in the upper heating element. A lifting operation unit is provided in the substrate for raising the susceptor. A lower portion of the chamber is provided along the vertical direction and a support pin (130) is provided to support the lower portion of a substrate to provide into the inside of the chamber by the door (112).    USE - Rapid heat treatment apparatus of light absorber layer in copper indium gallium selenium (CIGS) thin film type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The heat treatment efficiency of the rapid heat treatment apparatus can be improved since the substrate settled in the susceptor is heat-treated in the state arranged adjacently to the heating element. The throughput time of the rapid heat treatment apparatus can be shortened. The efficiency of the equipment by preparing for the cooling portion for supplying the cooling gas to the substrate can be improved and the efficiency of the thermal energy can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partially cutaway front perspective view of the rapid heat treatment apparatus of light absorber layer in solar cell.    Chamber (110)    Door (112)    Support pin (130)    Susceptor (140)    Lifting operation portion (150)    Substrate (G)
NOVELTY - Tellurium nanowire is dispersed in a solvent to obtain tellurium dispersion liquid. Noble metal precursor is dissolved a solvent to obtain noble metal-containing precursor solution. The obtained noble metal-containing precursor solution is added to tellurium dispersion liquid to obtain noble metal-containing precursor solution/tellurium dispersion liquid mixed solution. The resultant mixed solution is then processed to obtain tellurium noble metal alloy nanowire catalyst.    USE - Manufacture of tellurium noble metal alloy nanowire catalyst used for fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides tellurium noble metal alloy nanowire catalyst without using active carbon support carrier.
NOVELTY - Natural growth of impurity element of natural plant such as vegetable sponge and kenaf rod, is collected and dried in high temperature furnace under nitrogen atmosphere. The temperature is increased at the speed of 1-20 degrees C/minute, and the product is heated at 800-1600 degrees C in an electric furnace at corresponding temperature for 30-200 minutes to obtain silicon carbide material. The obtained material is naturally cooled at 400 degrees C and carbon material is removed to obtain oxidation reduction catalyst.    USE - Manufacture of oxidation reduction catalyst used in alkaline, neutral and acidic fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides oxidation reduction catalyst having excellent oxygen reduction catalyst performance.
NOVELTY - A graphite alkene powder is heated in a protective atmosphere, then passed into carbon dioxide gas and cooled at room temperature, to obtain activated graphene.    USE - Preparation of activated graphene used for supercapacitors, fuel cells, nanoelectronic devices, high-frequency circuits and photonic sensors (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The activated graphene having large specific surface area is prepared without environmental pollution by a simple process.
NOVELTY - A new fluorine-substituted triphenylamine compound (I) comprises a triphenylamine central core and outer fluorophenyl modified structure.    USE - New fluorine-substituted triphenylamine compound is useful as electronic material in organic FETs, organic electroluminescent devices, and organic photovoltaic solar batteries (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The new fluorine-substituted triphenylamine compound has excellent charge transport property, hole injection/transport property, physical property, and thermal property. The compound provides organic device having a simple structure and excellent performance characteristics. The light-emitting performance of blue and purple light is very close to NTSC light color coordinates (0.14,0.08). The spectral width at half maximum is narrow. The device consumes less energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A new fluorine-substituted triphenylamine compound of formula (I) comprises a triphenylamine central core and outer fluorophenyl modified structure.    R1-R5=H, fluoro or trifluoromethyl.
NOVELTY - The composite polysilicon substrate includes a first substrate layer (11) whose purity ranges from 2N to 3N. A second substrate layer, formed on the first substrate layer, has a purity which ranges from 6N to 9N. Preferably, the thickness of the first substrate layer ranges from 160 to 180 micrometers.    USE - Composite polysilicon substrate for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Enables formation of high-purity silicon on low-purity silicon to reduce the total cost of silicon substrate so that an existing high-cost/high-purity bulk substrate can be replaced, thus achieving high efficiency at low manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of a solar cell.    First substrate layer (11)    Emitter layer (12')    Antireflection coating (13)    Electrodes (14A,14B)
NOVELTY - Solar cell (s1) (10) comprises a semiconducting layer, a transparent conducting oxide layer, and an intrinsic oxide buffer layer (12) positioned between the semiconducting layer and the conducting oxide layer and adjacently to them.    USE - Used as a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell exhibits increased power output by reducing extraneous optical absorption, and is cost effective.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell (s2) comprising a semiconducting layer, a metal layer, and an intrinsic oxide buffer layer positioned between the semi-conducting layer and the metal layer and adjacent to them.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view the solar cell.    Solar cell (10)    Intrinsic oxide buffer layer (12)    Second transparent conducting oxide layer (18)    Metal layer (20)    Superstrate (22)
NOVELTY - The method involves winding the predetermined amount of resin-impregnated fiber by winding process. A hardening process is performed to form the reinforced fiber layer by thermosetting resin impregnated for wound fiber. The portion of the fixing region (12a) is clamped. The portion of the fixing region is provided into interfiber which forms outermost layer. The edge portion of winding is fixed to inner side fiber layer by pressing the end into wound inner side fiber layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing tank (claimed) e.g. high-pressure hydrogen tank used for fuel cell system mounted in fuel cell electric vehicle such as boat, ship and aircraft.    ADVANTAGE - The high-pressure hydrogen tank can be manufactured easily using filament winding process. The strength of the high-pressure hydrogen tank can be improved. The tank can be operated easily by the user. The time required for winding process of filament winding process can be reduced. The tank can be produced easily. The smoothness of the surface of the tank can be ensured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the tank.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory views illustrating the process for manufacturing tank.    Fixing region (12a)    Fiber (12b)    Termination process tool (20)    Main portions (201,202)
NOVELTY - The sputtering device has a target holder (12) for holding a target (19). The target holder is arranged opposite to strip-shaped substrate (1) in chamber (3). A voltage application unit (11) generates plasma in chamber by applying a voltage to target holder. A magnet unit (10) is arranged on the back of target holder. A shield (15a) having floating electric potential is provided between chamber wall surface (3a) that exists in the direction extending from magnet unit towards substrate, and strip-shaped substrate to shield wall from plasma.    USE - Sputtering device e.g. continuous film-forming apparatus used for manufacturing of CIGS type thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The grounded metallic strip-shaped substrate inside film forming chamber can be conveyed continuously and sputtering can be effectively applied to strip-shaped substrate. The target utilization efficiency is improved during magnetron sputtering of strip-shaped substrate. The sputter film can be effectively formed on the strip-shaped substrate. The solar cell can be manufactured effectively and efficiently at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the continuous film-forming apparatus.    Strip-shaped substrate (1)    Chamber (3)    Chamber wall surface (3a)    Magnet unit (10)    Voltage application unit (11)    Target holder (12)    Shield (15a)    Target (19)
NOVELTY - Production of glass substrate involves forming molten glass having temperature (T2) of 1500 degrees C or less on a tin melt having iron concentration of 100 ppm or more into a glass ribbon (S110) which has temperature (T4) of 1100 degrees C or less and which exhibits a log nu value of 8.8 or more, and cooling (S120) glass ribbon to room temperature and forming glass substrate. The temperature (T2) is temperature at which logarithm of viscosity is 2 dPa.second and temperature (T4) is temperature at which logarithm of the viscosity is 4 dPa.second.    USE - Production of glass substrate used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides glass substrate having high transmittance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of glass substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic structure explaining the manufacture of glass substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Formation of glass ribbon (S110)    Cooling (S120)
NOVELTY - An alkali-free glass comprises 60-70 mol% silica, 9.5-17 mol% alumina, 0-9 mol% boron trioxide, 0-8 mol% magnesium oxide, 2-15 mol% calcium oxide, 0.1-10 mol% strontium oxide and 0.5-4 mol% barium oxide. The molar ratio sum total of calcium oxide, strontium oxide and barium oxide with respect to alumina is 0.6-1.    USE - Alkali-free glass is used for organic electroluminescent device (claimed). Uses include but are not cover glass for image sensor, substrate for flat panel display, liquid crystal display, organic light-emitting diode, charge-coupled device, contact image sensor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The alkali-free glass is economically manufactured with high yield.
NOVELTY - The method involves positioning a release apparatus (24) which discharges vapor of organic material, in the vacuum chamber (21) then forming a sacrificing layer on surface of mask main body and arranging substrate on the mask. A thin film is patterned to surface of substrate and is formed on surface of mask by the discharge of organic vapor material. A laser beam from irradiation apparatus (25) is irradiated to mask positioned in the vacuum chamber which makes sacrificing layer evaporate and thin film is made to peel from the mask main body.    USE - Manufacturing method of thin film such as vapor-deposition polymerization film used for e.g. organic electroluminescent display, organic electroluminescent illumination device, organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Enables thin film adhering to a mask, to be removed without changing a mask while allowing mask body to be exposed and sacrificing layer can be formed and re-used to a new mask main body since thin film formation and mask reproduction are performed within same vacuum chamber. Prevents damage of the interior of the vacuum chamber since cleaning is performed without using a reactive gas. Avoids impurity from penetrating inside the vacuum chamber since thin film can be removed without exposing mask to atmospheric condition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM for a thin film manufacturing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the thin film manufacturing apparatus.    Substrate holder (19)    Vacuum chamber (21)    Release apparatus (24)    Irradiation apparatus (25)    Laser light source (50)
NOVELTY - The film-forming apparatus has a film-forming chamber (100) equipped with a rectification component (132). The rectification component is provided with an inflow port (132a) and outflow port (132b), and is arranged opposing the spray nozzle (130) through a gap (133). Each spray nozzle has jet nozzle equipped with air nozzle functioning as ventilation mechanism, positioned at both ends of spray nozzle.    USE - Forming apparatus of film e.g. transparent conductive film used in e.g. semiconductor, display, solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Stabilizes film quality since uniformity of film thickness is improved and occurrence of a particle is suppressed by providing the jet nozzle with air nozzle at ends of spray nozzles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the thin-film forming chamber formed in the film-forming apparatus.    Film-forming chamber (100)    Spray nozzle (130)    Rectification component (132)    Inflow port (132a)    Outflow port (132b)    Gap (133)
NOVELTY - A gas barrier coating agent comprises polyester polyol (A) which has greater than or equal to 2 hydroxyl groups and is synthesized from polyol component (a1) and polycarboxylic acid component (a2) and polyisocyanate (B) which has greater than or equal to 2 isocyanate groups. Component (a1) is ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, neopentylglycol, and/or cyclohexane dimethanol, and component (a2) is ortho-oriented aromatic dicarboxylic acid and/or its anhydride.    USE - A gas barrier coating agent for gas-barrier multilayer film, gas-barrier container, gas-barrier tube (all claimed), films for (flexible) packaging materials used for foodstuff, drinks, pet food, insect repellent, agrochemicals, and products containing fragrant components e.g. shampoo, detergent, softening agent, soap, aromatic agent, hair coloring, and perfume, and protective films used for solar cells, display elements, and building materials.    ADVANTAGE - Gas barrier coating agent has quick-drying capability, coating process is simple, and gas-barrier property is excellent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) gas-barrier multilayer film containing gas barrier coating agent as coating layer;    (2) gas-barrier multilayer container containing gas barrier coating agent as coating layer; and    (3) gas-barrier multilayer tube containing gas barrier coating agent as coating layer.
NOVELTY - A resin composition contains polyester polyol (A) having 2 or more hydroxyl groups, and polyisocyanate (B) having 2 or more isocyanate groups. The sum total of solid content of polyester polyol (A) and polyisocyanate (B) is 50 %mass or more with respect to total weight of resin composition.    USE - Resin composition is used for adhesive agent e.g. oxygen-barrier adhesive agent for film laminate (all claimed) used for packaging material. Uses include but are not limited to packaging of tea, detergent, softening agent, soap, insect repellent and aromatic agent, protective film for solar cell, gas-barrier substrate for display element, building material and industrial material.    ADVANTAGE - The resin composition has excellent adhesiveness. The adhesive agent containing resin composition has excellent gas-barrier property. The environmental impact by organic-solvent discharge during formation of adhesive agent is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) adhesive agent; and    (2) oxygen-barrier adhesive agent.
NOVELTY - An aqueous solution containing tin(IV) chloride pentahydrate and hydrogen chloride (3 mol times or more with respect to tin(IV) chloride pentahydrate) is prepared and droplets of the aqueous solution are prepared in a droplet generation portion (2). The droplets are sprayed on a to-be-film-formed component (3). The component is then heated and a tin oxide thin film is formed.    USE - Manufacture of thin film, especially tin oxide thin film used as transparent conductive film in thin-film solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of thin films with high yield, without particle generation and deterioration of film characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thin-film manufacturing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a conceptual view of the apparatus used for manufacturing tin oxide thin film, and the temperature distribution by position of sprayed aqueous solution. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solution tank (1)    Droplet generation portion (2)    To-be-film-formed component (3)    Heater (4)
NOVELTY - The battery has a negative electrode active material layer (54) formed in an uncoated part (33) in an edge part along width direction orthogonal to longitudinal direction of a negative electrode collector (52). A separator (70) is broadly formed such that the active material layer is covered along the width direction, and comprises a peripheral part whose thickness is thinner than thickness of the negative electrode active material layer along the width direction. An angular part is formed at an acute angle lower than or equal to 90 degree and does not exist in the peripheral part.    USE - Non-aqueous secondary battery e.g. lithium secondary battery such as lithium ion battery, for use in a vehicle (claimed) i.e. motor vehicle, for power supply. Can also be used as a nickel-hydrogen battery utilized in hybrid vehicle, plug-in hybrid motor vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle, personal computer and portable terminal.    ADVANTAGE - The battery prevents the angular part from being existed in the peripheral part of a near edge part in which the uncoated part of the negative electrode active material layer located in the outer peripheral side of the negative electrode collector is not formed, so that safety and tolerance of the battery at the time of an overcharge are improved and curvature radius is set to 0.13m-5.87m and reduction condition of thickness in an edge part is set to 0.33-0.95, thus preventing the separator from being damaged.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing a negative electrode sheet    (2) a method for manufacturing a secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a winding electrode body.    Positive electrode sheet (30)    Uncoated part (33)    Negative electrode collector (52)    Negative electrode active material layer (54)    Separator (70)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module comprises a frame (100), a solar cell panel (200), a protection substrate (300), an absorbing sheet (400), and a protection unit (600). The frame is arranged in the solar cell panel outside, where the protection unit comprises a protection unit that surrounds edge of upper frame located on the protection substrate, and another protection unit that surrounds edge of subframe located on the solar cell panel. The protection unit includes silane and acryl material.    USE - Solar cell module for converting light energy into electric power.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module comprises a frame, a solar cell panel, a protection substrate, an absorbing sheet, and a protection unit, and thus protects from external environment and corrosion or damage of the frame, and improves reliability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic disassembled perspective view of the solar cell module.    Frame (100)    Solar cell panel (200)    Protection substrate (300)    Absorbing sheet (400)    Protection unit (600)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell comprises an anode which comprises an anode electrocatalyst comprising palladium and iridium; a cathode which comprises a cathode electrocatalyst; and an acidic electrolyte located between the anode and the cathode; where the fuel cell is a hydrogen, methanol, or ethanol fuel cell.    USE - The fuel cell, the fuel cell stack and the method are useful for generating electricity (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell has improved efficiency, and highly convenient to use.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a fuel cell stack, comprising a set of fuel cells, and electrical connections between them;    (2) a method of generating electricity, comprising the steps of supplying fuel and an oxidant to the fuel cell, or the fuel cell stack, and thus generating electricity; and    (3) use of an electrocatalyst comprising palladium and iridium as an anode electrocatalyst in an acidic electrolyte fuel cell, where the fuel cell is a hydrogen, methanol, or ethanol fuel cell.
NOVELTY - A primary solution comprising primary liquid, a charge transporting substance, and a binder resin, is prepared. A secondary solution comprising secondary liquid having solubility of 5 %mass or more in water, and solubility of 5 %mass or more in primary liquid, and water, is prepared. The obtained primary solution is dispersed in secondary solution to obtain an emulsion. A coat of emulsion is formed and coat is heated to form charge transporting layer. The obtained charge transporting layer is formed on a substrate to obtain electrophotographic photosensitive component.    USE - Manufacture of electrophotographic photosensitive component e.g. organic device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescent element, solar cell, activator, organic sensor, electronic paper, touch panel, copier and laser beam printer.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides electrophotographic photosensitive component having high film uniformity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A primary solution comprising primary liquid having solubility of 1 %mass or less in water at 25 degrees C under 1 atmosphere, a charge transporting substance, and a binder resin, is prepared. A secondary solution comprising secondary liquid having solubility of 5 %mass or more in water at 25 degrees C, and solubility of 5 %mass or more in primary liquid at 25 degrees C under 1 atmosphere, and water, is prepared. The obtained primary solution is dispersed in secondary solution to obtain an emulsion. A coat of emulsion is formed and the coat is heated to form charge transporting layer. The obtained charge transporting layer is formed on a substrate to obtain electrophotographic photosensitive component. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic device.
NOVELTY - A glass fiber composite resin substrate comprises curable resin composition and glass fiber. The curable resin composition comprises cage silsesquioxane resin (A) having functional groups chosen from (meth)acryloyl group, glycidyl group, and vinyl group, unsaturated compounds (B) other than cage silsesquioxane resin having 2 or more unsaturated functional groups (I) and (II), and curing catalyst (C). The content of cage silsesquioxane resin with respect to whole curable resin composition is 5-90 %mass.    USE - Glass fiber composite resin substrate. Uses include but are not limited to optical glass, lens, optical disk, flexible display, touch panel and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass fiber composite resin substrate has high heat resistance, elastic modulus, transparency, and low thermal expansion coefficient.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A glass fiber composite resin substrate comprises curable resin composition and glass fiber. The curable resin composition comprises cage silsesquioxane resin (A) having functional groups chosen from (meth)acryloyl group, glycidyl group, and vinyl group, unsaturated compounds (B) other than cage silsesquioxane resin having 2 or more unsaturated functional groups chosen from group of formulae: -R1-CR2=CH2 (I) and -CR2=CH2 (II), and curing catalyst (C). The content of cage silsesquioxane resin with respect to whole curable resin composition is 5-90 %mass.    R1=alkylene, alkylidene, or -OCO-;and    R2=H, or alkyl.
NOVELTY - An aromatic polymer and sulfonating agent are sulfonated in presence of compound containing sulfonyl group as solvent, to obtain sulfonated aromatic polymer.    USE - Manufacture of sulfonated aromatic polymer. Uses include but are not limited to thin film for reverse osmosis filtration, ultrafiltration and ion exchange resin, solid acid catalyst, solid polymer electrolyte for fuel cell, and conductive polymer.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing sulfonated aromatic polymer without molecular weight reduction and strength reduction. The sulfonation reaction of aromatic polymer during adhesion to stirring blade and reaction device wall is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aromatic polymer and sulfonating agent are sulfonated in presence of compound containing sulfonyl group (-SO2-) as solvent, to obtain sulfonated aromatic polymer.
NOVELTY - A catalyst carrier is manufactured by preparing catalyst-carrier precursor solution by mixing transition metal compound containing transition metal element (M1) of group 4 or 5 elements, nitrogen-containing organic compound and solvent, removing solvent from catalyst-carrier precursor solution, heat-processing solid content residue at 500-1100 degrees C obtaining catalyst carrier. The transition metal compound or the nitrogen-containing organic compound has oxygen atom.    USE - Manufacture of catalyst carrier for composite catalyst used for catalyst layer of membrane electrode assembly for direct oxidation fuel cell e.g. direct methanol fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst with low catalyst metal content has high performance. Cost of electrode catalyst is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) manufacture of composite catalyst which involves preparing heat-treated object precursor solution by mixing transition metal compound, nitrogen-containing organic compound and solvent, removing solvent from the heat-treated object precursor solution, heat-processing obtained solid content residue at 500-1100 degrees C, and acquiring composite catalyst containing heat-treated object and catalyst metal in which transition metal compound contains transition metal element of group 4 or 5 elements and greater than or equal to 1 of the transition metal compound and nitrogen containing organic compound has oxygen atom;    (2) catalyst layer for direct oxidation fuel cells comprising composite catalyst;    (3) membrane electrode assembly comprising electrolytic membrane arranged between cathode and anode having catalyst layer and porous support layer in which catalyst layer further contains electroconductive substance; and    (4) direct oxidation fuel cell comprising membrane electrode assembly.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a laminated composite film on the front surface of laminated crystalline silicon battery assembly. The selected crystalline silicon substrate is pre-etched by performing plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process. The dielectric film is deposited on the substrate. The silicon dioxide/silicon nitride composite film is deposited on the dielectric film. The silicon sheet is cleaned by using hydrochloric acid or hydrofluoric acid, so as to obtain the qualified electric potential induced crystalline silicon battery.    USE - Method for realizing selective light emitting area of qualified electric potential induced crystalline silicon battery assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate coating process is performed, so as to improve the silicon wafer passivation effect. The optical path can be optimized easily and effectively. The quality of cell can be improved. Qualified battery component can be realized easily. The selective light emitting area of the silicon battery assembly can be realized easily. The compatibility and industrial feasibility of the silicon battery assembly can be improved. The application range of the solar battery assembly can be improved. The solar battery assembly can be popularized easily.
NOVELTY - D-Fructose solution is mixed with sodium hydroxide, sodium bicarbonate, or potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution. The mixed solution is subjected to atmospheric-pressure micro-plasma discharge treatment to obtain carbon quantum dot solution.    USE - Atmospheric-pressure micro-plasma discharge preparation of carbon quantum dots used for bio-labeling, solar cell, and biomedical applications.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simple, easy and economical preparation of carbon quantum dots, with reduced energy consumption. The obtained carbon quantum dots have high fluorescence intensity, and are nontoxic and environmentally-friendly. The quantum dots provide solar cells having excellent conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - A hole-type indium (In)-gallium (Ga)-nitrogen (N) film comprises n-type conductivity surface layer having thickness of 20-30 nanometers and magnesium (Mg)-doped p-type conductivity film layer having thickness of 0.2-0.6 mu m deposited on substrate.    USE - The film is used in semiconductor and solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The anti-radiation film has almost perfect match band gap corresponding to the solar spectrum. The preparation is simple, easy and convenient to operate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The hole-type In-Ga-N film is of formula p-InxGa1-xN, where x=0.3-0.8. The film comprises n-type conductivity surface layer having thickness of 20-30 nanometers and Mg-doped p-type conductivity film layer having thickness of 0.2-0.6 mu m deposited on substrate. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the preparation of hole-type In-Ga-N film comprising putting substrate in feeding chamber of metal organic chemical vapor deposition system, carrying out plasma cleaning of the surface, introducing trimethyl indium as In source, trimethyl gallium as Ga source and ammonia as N source, depositing, adding Mg-doped dicyclopentadienyl and continuously depositing.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing substrate comprising main layer (101). Diffusion layer and anti-reflection layer (107) formed on substrate are doped to form sub-grid lines (105,110) covered by reflective layer. Conductive paste is filled in sub-grid line to form ohmic contact with substrate. Main grid line (112) and sub-grid line (111) are formed in second sub-grid line. Sub-grid lines (110,111) are electrically connected with main grid line. Sub-grid line (111) is provided with conductive slurry. Substrate is sintered and connected with sub-grid line (110).    USE - Manufacturing method of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell can be improved, by reducing the composite carrier to the surface of the substrate. The positive electrode grid line distance is increased, so as to increase the lighting area of the solar cell and improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency. The amount of conductive during the manufacture of electrode grid line is reduced, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced. The substrate ohmic contact resistance can be reduced, by heavily doping diffusion layer of positive electrode with the base of the electric contact portion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar cell.    Main layer (101)    Sub-grid lines (105,110,111)    Anti-reflection layer (107)    Back surface (109)    Main grid line (112)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module (2) has a Fresnel lens (21), an integrated solar cell unit (22) and a substrate (23). The high efficient compound semiconductor solar cell unit (221) and single crystal silicon solar cell (222), polycrystalline silicon solar cell (223) and amorphous silicon solar cell unit (224) are integrated together. The semiconductor solar cell unit is made of compound semiconductor of gallium arsenide, indium phosphide, cadmium telluride, gallium nitride, gallium indium phosphide, gallium antimony, gallium indium arsenide, or copper indium gallium selenium.    USE - Hybrid integrated solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell module can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the hybrid integrated high efficiency solar cell module.    Hybrid integrated solar cell module (2)    Fresnel lens (21)    Integrated solar cell unit (22)    Substrate (23)    High efficient compound semiconductor solar cell unit (221)    Single crystal silicon solar cell (222)    Polycrystalline silicon solar cell (223)    Amorphous silicon solar cell unit (224)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic conversion device consists of a light absorbing layer, in which all or one portion of the light absorbing layer includes a copper-germanium-tin-sulfide based compound.    USE - Photovoltaic conversion device. Uses include but are not limited to thin-film solar cells, photoconductive cells, photodiodes and phototransistors.    ADVANTAGE - The light absorbing layer having reduced pin holes and excellent peeling resistance is formed. The photovoltaic conversion device has excellent quantum efficiency and current-voltage characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photovoltaic conversion device consists of a light absorbing layer, in which all or one portion of the light absorbing layer includes a copper-germanium-tin-sulfide (Cu2Ge1-xSnxS3, where x is more than 0 and less than 1) based compound. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of photoelectric conversion material, which involves preparing a copper-based precursor, generating a vapor containing sulfur and germanium from sulfur source and germanium source, and reacting the vapor with the copper-based precursor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of photovoltaic conversion device.
NOVELTY - The method involves applying coating material such as ceramic material and flux on the surface of semiconductor component (10). The coating material is irradiated with UV radiation, so that UV-curing substance in the coating material is induced to cure by the action of radiation through photo-induced polymerization so as to cure the coating material. The contact surface of coating material is formed using metal-containing and binder-containing contact materials. The hardened coating material of the semiconductor component is sintered with sintering materials.    USE - Method for producing coating of semiconductor component e.g. semiconductor wafer such as silicon wafer used in manufacture of solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the coating material is irradiated with UV radiation, the need of performing extraction of solvent vapor is eliminated. Hence, rapid and simple production of coating is achieved. The UV hardening of the coating material is performed, without organic solvents, thus the need of ventilating system and fresh air intake system is eliminated. Hence, the exhaust and ventilation costs are reduced. The UV hardening process is executed quickly, thus the production throughput of the solar cell is increased. Only the area of coating material which is irradiated is hardened, thus the coating material is coated on the semiconductor component evenly, without large effort.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for device for producing coating of semiconductor component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the plan view of the solar cell wafer coating producing apparatus and the schematic view of the sintering furnace used in coating producing apparatus.    Solar cell wafer coating producing apparatus (2)    Coatings (4,6,8)    Semiconductor component (10)    Sintering furnace (48)    Radiating element (52)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a light absorption layer on the substrate. The light absorption layer includes group IB element, group IIIA element and group VIA element. A slurry including group VIA element, is formed on the light absorption layer, then conducting a thermal process for the light absorption layer with the slurry. The substrate is formed by molybdenum, silver, aluminum or combination while the slurry further includes a solvent such as water, alcohol-like solvent, ketone solvent, ether solvent, amine solvent, acid solvent or base solvent.    USE - Modification method of light absorption layer used in CIGS thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Avoids high toxicity and high fabrication costs since hydrogen sulfide gas is not used in the sulfurization step. Improves uniformity of the light absorption layer. The interface band gap and the open circuit voltage of the solar cell containing the light absorption layer is improved.
NOVELTY - One-pack curing type gas barrier adhesive agent comprises polyisocyanate having 2 or more isocyanate groups.    USE - One-pack curing type gas barrier adhesive agent used for forming adhesive bond layer for multilayer film, gas-barrier container and gas-barrier tube (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to packaging material for foodstuffs and drinks, shampoo, rinse, softening agent, soap, insect repellent, hair coloring agent, organic solvent and low molecular component, protective film for solar cell, gas barrier substrate for display element, building material and industrial material.    ADVANTAGE - The one-pack curing type gas barrier adhesive agent has excellent gas barrier function, stable viscosity even after mixing with main ingredient and hardener, and forms coating film with controlled thickness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for multilayer film for one-pack-curing type gas barriers, which consists of one-pack-curing-type gas barrier adhesive bond layer obtained by dissolving the polyisocyanate (A) in mixed solvent containing ketone type solvent and/or ester solvent.
NOVELTY - A vapor deposition material comprises oxide (A) having purity of 98-100%, and oxide (B) having purity of 98-100%. Oxide (A) is tungsten trioxide and oxide (B) is zinc oxide or silicon oxide. The ratio of molar quantity of oxide (A) to the total content of molar quantity of oxide (A) and oxide (B) is 0.05-0.95.    USE - Vapor deposition material is used for forming steam-barrier film (claimed) used for light-emitting device e.g. organic electroluminescent display. Uses include but are not limited to packaging material, electronic device, liquid crystal display, solar cell, foodstuff and medicine.    ADVANTAGE - The steam-barrier film formed using vapor deposition material has high quality and low-energy, and is colorless and transparent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) film-forming method, which involves forming film using vapor deposition material by resistive heating, electron beam evaporation method or reactive-plasma vapor deposition method; and    (2) steam-barrier film, which is obtained by coating vapor deposition material by vacuum-coating method, and has absolute value of basterisk value of less than 3, and steam-permeation rate of 0.1-1 g/m2.day.
NOVELTY - The transparent conductive film (1) comprises a transparent conductive layer having a conductive polymer and a binder resin formed on a transparent base material (11). The binder resin is formed from a polyester resin which is dispersed to an aqueous medium. The ratio of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid which is having a sulfonate group which is occupied in all carboxylic components in a structural component of the polyester resin is less than 1 mole percent. The glass transition temperature of the polyester resin is 30 degree Celsius or more.    USE - Transparent conductive film for use in an organic electroluminescent element (Claimed) such as an electromagnetic wave shield, an electronic paper, a solar cell, and a touch panel. Uses include but are not limited to touch panels of a television and a mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive film comprises a transparent conductive layer having a conductive polymer and a binder resin formed on a transparent base material and hence ensures that the excellent transparency, electro-conductivity and film strength is provided and the light is emitted uniformly and even when the film exists in high temperature and a high humidity environment for a long period of time there is a little deterioration of light emission uniformity and the organic electroluminescent element which is excellent in light emission for lifetime is facilitated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method for a transparent conductive film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show a top view and a sectional view of a transparent electrode. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Transparent conductive film (1)    Base material (11)    Conductive layers (12,13)    Opening portion (12a)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (100) has a fuel chamber i.e. cell (1), in which saccharide fuel aqueous solution (G) consisting of electrolyte containing saccharide is accommodated. An anode (3) is arranged inside the fuel chamber and in contact with the saccharide fuel aqueous solution, and oxidizes the saccharide. A cathode (5) is arranged adjacent to the anode at sides of the saccharide fuel aqueous solution, and restores oxygen inside the fuel chamber. A supply part i.e. storage tank (9), supplies alkali to the fuel chamber during electric power generation.    USE - Saccharide-air fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell prevents deterioration of the saccharide fuel and reduction of pH, thus improving electric power generation performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a fuel adjustment method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a saccharide-air fuel cell. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Saccharide fuel aqueous solution (G)    Cell (1)    Anode (3)    Cathode (5)    Storage tank (9)    Saccharide-air fuel cell (100)
NOVELTY - The battery has a negative electrode active material layer (243) containing a negative electrode active material coated by amorphous carbon. The negative electrode active material layer includes an opposing part (A1), which opposes a positive electrode active material layer (223), and a non-opposing part (A2) that does not oppose the positive material layer such that coat amount of the carbon occupying for another negative material existing in the non-opposing part is less than another amount occupying for the former negative material existing in the opposing part.    USE - Use-oriented non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery i.e. square-shaped lithium ion secondary battery, for use in a vehicle (claimed) e.g. hybrid vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle and motor vehicle. Can also be used as a lamination-type battery, cylindrical cell, sodium ion secondary battery and an electrical double layer capacitor for a personal computer and a portable terminal.    ADVANTAGE - The battery allows an irreversible capacitance that originates in an electric charge support that is moved to the non-opposing part, to be reduced relatively, so that capacitance maintenance factor after a pulse cycle at the time of low temperature and at the time of high temperature can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a positive electrode sheet and a negative electrode sheet of a lithium ion secondary battery.    Opposing part (A1)    Non-opposing part (A2)    Positive electrode active material layer (223)    Negative electrode active material layer (243)    Separators (262, 264)
NOVELTY - The in-line type film-forming apparatus (11) has a vacuum conveyance mechanism (14) which conveys carrier with which substrate is attached and forms film with respect to the substrate, in a vacuum atmosphere. A return mechanism (16) conveys carrier in atmospheric pressure atmosphere in reverse direction with respect to conveyance direction of the vacuum conveyance mechanism. The return mechanism is adjacent to the side wall of the vacuum conveyance mechanism.    USE - In-line type film-forming apparatus used in manufacturing flat panel display e.g. LCD, plasma display panel, electroluminescence display. Can also be used in manufacturing solar cell, electronic component, optical component.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces installation area of the apparatus by positioning the return mechanism adjacent to the side wall of the vacuum conveyance mechanism.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the in-line type film-forming apparatus.    In-line type film-forming apparatus (11)    Vacuum conveyance mechanism (14)    Extraction side traverser (15)    Return mechanism (16)    Vacuum chamber (20)
NOVELTY - The cell has a carrier whose impurity concentration is computed. A joining constant shows performance of the cell on a basis of predetermined reverse direction saturation current value. Solar radiation amount and temperature are calculated by using short circuit current of the cell in a reference state, and data of open circuit voltage. A temperature coefficient of an open circuit voltage and a reverse direction saturation current is computed.    USE - Solar cell such as silicon-crystal solar cell, copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cell, and copper indium selenide (CIS) solar cell, for use in a solar power generation system (claimed) in an industrial electric power generation site.    ADVANTAGE - The cell is manufactured with top crystal defect in low cost. The technique of performing a highly accurate modeling calculation is developed to ascertain highly accurate solar cell characteristic only using the data of the short circuit current of the cell in the reference state, the open circuit voltage, and a maximum power operating point and characteristic variation by the solar radiation amount or temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar power generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a solar cell modeling method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Reference-state calculation step (S400)    Step for calculating reverse direction saturation current, impurity concentration, and joining constant (S401)    Shunt resistance calculation step (S402b)    Temperature characteristic calculation step (S500)    Step for calculating temperature characteristic of open circuit voltage of a solar cell module with a large temperature coefficient, and temperature characteristic of reverse direction saturation current (S501)
NOVELTY - The crystal growth furnace has several support pedestals (18) that rest on top of an inner furnace wall (10). A crucible block (15) is supported from below by the three support pedestals. The two support pedestals are secured to each other by a pedestal support system. The three support pedestals are provided with a reinforcing outer layer bonded to an inner core. The crucible block is included with three recessed holes (20) sized and shaped to receive one end of the three support pedestals.    USE - Crystal growth furnace such as directional solidification system (DSS) crystal growth furnace used for growing crystalline material such as multi-crystalline silicon ingot or sapphire ingot used in manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The tolerance of the support pedestals supporting the crucible block can be increased to sudden lateral acceleration forces generated by certain events such as earthquake. The crucible block is made of heat resistant material so that the cracking of the ingot can be prevented after solidification.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a crystal growth furnace.    Inner furnace wall (10)    Crucible block (15)    Heating element (16)    Support pedestal (18)    Recessed hole (20)
NOVELTY - The device has a first switching unit (10) that supplies heat generated within fuel cell to heat exchanger or block the supply of heat to exchanger. A second opening/closing unit (20) is used to discharge the heat to vent or to block the discharge of heat to vent. A third opening/closing unit (30) is used to supply the fluid stored in condensation tank to fluid circulation unit or to block the supply of fluid to circulation unit (40). A sensing unit (50) is used to measure temperature of heat and level of water. A control unit (60) is used to control the recovering device elements.    USE - Fuel-cell based heat recovering device for cooling and heating building.    ADVANTAGE - The device can reduce the operating rate of heating and cooling facilities using electricity to reduce heating costs, by generating hot water or steam using the heat generated while a molten carbonate fuel cell is operated. The generated hot water or steam can be easily supplied to the building. The productivity of the device can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the operation method of heat recovering unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the heat recovering device.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    First switching unit (10)    Second opening/closing unit (20)    Third opening/closing unit (30)    Fluid circulation unit (40)    Sensing unit (50)    Control unit (60)
NOVELTY - The device (100) has pressure sensor units (150) respectively arranged in rear of a buffer tank (120) and a proportional control valve unit (140) to sense pressure of gaseous fuel flowing from the buffer tank and pressures of gaseous fuels discharged after passing through a flow channel from a rear end of the proportional control valve unit. A correction control unit (160) corrects degree of opening of multiple proportional control valves (141-143) to a preset degree of opening based on pressure information from the pressure sensor units.    USE - Device for supplying gaseous fuel such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and methane gas, to a fuel cell system (claimed) i.e. polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) system.    ADVANTAGE - The device is integrated into single unit, so that number of components of the device can be reduced, thus reducing manufacturing cost of the device, saving power consumption of the device, and reducing turn around time of the device. The buffer tank and pressure sensors are successively inserted into a blower rear end, where the respective pressure sensors are inserted into the rear end of the proportional control valves, so that surging can be prevented, and opening position of the valves is corrected, and the correct flow rate of the gaseous fuel is obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a gaseous fuel supply device for a fuel cell system.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Gaseous fuel supply device (100)    Buffer tank (120)    Proportional control valve unit (140)    Proportional control valves (141-143)    Pressure sensor units (150)    Correction control unit (160)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing silicon substrate (202) having thin dielectric layer (206) on back side. Doping material layer is formed over deposited silicon layer. Oxide layer (212,214) is formed over doping material layer. Doping material layer and deposited silicon layer are provided in interdigitated pattern. Deposited silicon layer is doped with dopants from doping material layer to form crystallized doped polysilicon layer (250). Wide band gap doped semiconductor (260,262) and anti-reflective coating (270) are deposited on front and back sides of solar cell.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell e.g. thin silicon solar cell fabricated on semiconductor wafer.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cells can be manufactured easily by depositing wide band gap doped semiconductor and anti-reflective coating on front and back sides of solar cell. The efficiency of the solar cell can be improved. The thermal process of manufacturing solar cell can be reduced. The etching process required for manufacturing solar cell can be reduced. The cost of the solar cell can be reduced. The fabrication process of the solar cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Silicon substrate (202)    Thin dielectric layer (206)    Oxide layers (212,214)    Crystallized doped polysilicon layer (250)    Wide band gap doped semiconductors (260,262)    Anti-reflective coating (270)
NOVELTY - The fabrication method involves melting together silicon and one or more metallic elements to form a eutectic alloy melt. A mold containing the melt is then longitudinally rotated at a speed sufficient to form a rotating volume of the melt in contact with an inner surface of the mold. The heat from the rotating volume is then directionally removed to directionally solidify the melt, forming a eutectic alloy composition that includes the silicon, the metallic elements, and a eutectic aggregation of silicon and disilicide phases.    USE - Fabrication method for eutectic alloy composition used in oil and gas, semiconductor, automotive, machine parts and solar industries.    ADVANTAGE - Enables provision of a rotational casting method to fabricate silicon eutectic alloy compositions having an oriented eutectic microstructure and exhibiting fracture toughness values that exceed those of previously produced eutectic alloys.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a silicon eutectic alloy composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the fracture toughness measured for sections of 11.25-inch and 19-inch diameter castings.
NOVELTY - The energy storage system has a conductive substrate. The vertically aligned carbon nano fibers (VACNF) are grown on the substrate. The CNF (110) are provided with the MWCNT. An electrolyte is provided with charge carriers. The intercalation material layer is arranged on the VACNF, such that the ion storage capacity of the intercalation material is the same at charging rates of 1 degrees C and 31 degrees C. The CNF are arranged, such that ion intercalation is occurred between walls of the nanotubes through the sidewalls of the CNF. The intercalation material is made of silicon.    USE - Energy storage system such as lithium ion battery, capacitor and fuel cell used in portable electronic device, power tool, electric vehicle, load balancing device, communication device, backup power supply, and computing device.    ADVANTAGE - The high electrical connection with silicon shell can be ensured during charge/discharge processes. The energy capacity of the energy storage system can be improved. The charging/discharging speed of the energy storage system can be improved. The durability of the system can be improved. The performance of the lithium ion battery can be improved. The diameter of CNFs is selected to provide desired mechanical strength, so that the VACNF array can be robust and integrity of the device can be increased through silicon deposition and wet electrochemical tests.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of producing an energy storage device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the CNF.    CNF (110)    Silicon layer (115)    Tip portion (120)    Box (310)
NOVELTY - The method involves affixing an array of base elements including a set of fastening units to a roofing surface. A flexible solar module (100) is attached onto a curved top surface (210a) of a module support. The flexible module includes a plate like body defined by a top transparent layer placed over a bottom layer, where the bottom layer of the solar module is in physical contact with and supported by the top surface of the module support by covering the major surface and partially covering a minor surface of the top surface to leave an exposed access space on the minor surface.    USE - Method for installing a rooftop solar system on a roofing surface using an adhesive.    ADVANTAGE - The curvature or angling of the module provides structural strength to the module without increasing weight, thus allowing maximum snow load and facilitating shedding of water, snow or other precipitation, and reducing cost. The method provides potential for high performance, high efficiency, and low cost thin film photo voltaic products.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The roofing surface is selected from a group consist of PVC, thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO), ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM), modified bitumen materials. The top surface is a continuous surface without any openings, discontinuous surface with openings, and discontinuous surface with openings. The fasteners are selected from the group consisting of nuts, pins, bolts and clips. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar module assembly for installing on an application surface.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side view of a solar assembly installed on a surface.    Solar module assembly (90a)    Flexible solar module (100)    Support frame (102a)    Top outwardly curved surface (114a)    Bottom inwardly curved surface (116a)    Application surface (200)    Attachment unit (202)    Curved cross unit (210)    Curved top surface (210a)    Curved back surface (210b)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has an emitter region (121) which is positioned at a front surface of a primary conductive type substrate. A primary rear passivation layer (1921) is positioned on the rear surface of a substrate (110). The primary rear passivation layer is made of silicon oxide. A secondary rear passivation layer (1922) is positioned on primary rear passivation layer, and is made of silicon nitride. A tertiary rear passivation layer (1923) is positioned on secondary rear passivation layer, and is made of aluminum oxide.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - since light is incident on both the front surface and the rear surface of the substrate, the amount of light incident on the substrate is improved. Hence, the effect of the bifacial solar cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Substrate (110)    Emitter region (121)    Primary rear passivation layer (1921)    Secondary rear passivation layer (1922)    Tertiary rear passivation layer (1923)
NOVELTY - A sealing material comprises resin composition containing cyclic olefin-type polymer. The resin composition has melt viscosity of 2000-15000 Pa.second, measured at 150 degrees C measured in frequency of 1 Hz using rheometer.    USE - Sealing material is used for light-emitting device e.g. organic electroluminescent display, inorganic electroluminescent display, and liquid crystal display (all claimed) for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The sealing material has excellent fluidity. The light-emitting device having excellent transparency and water vapor barrier property, is economically obtained by the sealing material. The solar cell module provided with the light-emitting device has excellent electric power generation efficiency, weather resistance and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for light-emitting device.
NOVELTY - The interface passivation structure (200) has first silicon nitride film (202a) and second silicon nitride film (202b) that are laminated in contact with top portion of p-type silicon substrate (101). The interface fixed charge density of first silicon nitride film is lesser than interface fixed charge density of second silicon nitride film, when first and second silicon nitride films are independently laminated in contact with p-type silicon substrate top portion.    USE - Interface passivation structure for back surface passivation type solar cell (claimed). Can also be used in book type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The characteristic of the back surface passivation type solar cell can be improved, by using the first and second silicon nitride films having different properties laminated on the p-type silicon substrate. The occurrence of the parasitic shunting phenomenon is suppressed, and interface passivation process is easily implemented. The characteristic of the interface passivation structure is improved. The optical efficiency of the solar cell is improved, by suppressing scattering and reflection of the light by the silicon-substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing method of the interface passivation structure; and    (2) a back surface passivation type solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the interface passivation structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    P-type silicon substrate (101)    Interface passivation structure (200)    Passivation film (202)    First silicon nitride film (202a)    Second silicon nitride film (202b)
NOVELTY - A resin composition contains resin having two or more hydroxyl groups as functional group in a molecule, isocyanate compound having two or more isocyanate groups as functional group in a molecule, and plate-shape inorganic compound or crystalline polyester.    USE - Resin composition is used for water vapor-barrier adhesive agent for film laminate (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to packaging film for foodstuffs, protective film for solar cell, gas-barrier substrate for display element, building materials and industrial material.    ADVANTAGE - The resin composition provides water vapor-barrier adhesive agent with excellent gas barrier property and adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for water vapor-barrier adhesive agent.
NOVELTY - Composition comprises (a) an organic molecule for emitting light, which exhibits an energy difference between a lowest excited singlet state and an underlying triplet state of less than 2500 cm-1, and (b) an optically inert atom or a molecule for reducing the intersystem crossing time constant of the organic molecule, to less than 300 millisecond.    USE - The composition is useful in an emitter layer of an optoelectronic device, preferably organic light-emitting diodes, light-emitting electrochemical cells, organic light-emitting diode-based sensors, preferably gas and steam sensors, which are non-hermetically sealed from outside, optical temperature sensors, organic solar cells, organic field-effect transistors, organic lasers, organic diodes, organic photodiodes and down conversion systems (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition comprises the organic molecule exhibiting high emission quantum yield (preferably greater than 50%).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) manufacturing an optoelectronic device using the above composition; and    (2) the optoelectronic device comprising the above composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of a basic design of the organic light-emitting diode. Drawing includes non-English language text.
NOVELTY - The module (2) has battery cells (1) e.g. cylindrical cells, pouch cells and/or prismatic cells, interconnected to a desired module architecture, where each battery cell has a separate metallic housing. An airtight heat shrink sleeve is provided with a coating on an outer side and/or an inner side, where the entire module is closed against environment by the heat shrink sleeve. The coating comprises an organic, glassy and/or metallic layer, and thermocouples and/or electrical connections are enclosed by the heat shrink sleeve.    USE - Battery module i.e. lithium-ion-battery module, for a vehicle (claimed) e.g. electric vehicle, hybrid electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid vehicle, fuel cell vehicle and hybrid vehicle. Can also be used for a lithium-polymer-battery, lithium-metal-battery, lithium-manganese-battery, lithium-ion-phosphate-battery and lithium-titanate-battery, for a wind power plant, laptop and mobile phone.    ADVANTAGE - The airtight heat shrink sleeve is provided with the coating on the outer side and/or the inner side, where the entire module is closed against environment by the heat shrink sleeve, thus protecting the battery module against environmental influences, and preventing the danger of interferences of the battery cells or battery module by moisture or foreign matters.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a structure of a battery comprising battery modules with battery cells.    Battery cells (1)    Battery module (2)    Battery (3)
NOVELTY - A silicon composition contains 0.04-0.32 ppmw boron, 0.06-0.4 ppmw phosphorus and 1.2-4.5 ppmw aluminum.    USE - Silicon composition is used for polycrystalline-silicon material for polycrystalline-silicon solar cell (all claimed) for solar-cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon composition efficiently provides polycrystalline-silicon solar cell with excellent conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polycrystalline-silicon material, which is obtained by dissolving silicon composition and solidifying;    (2) polycrystalline-silicon solar cell; and    (3) manufacture of silicon composition.
NOVELTY - A battery, comprises: a cathode comprising several dry processed particles, where the dry processed particles includes recycled binder (16, 23) and conductive particles (14).    USE - As battery (claimed) used in fuel cell applications.    ADVANTAGE - The battery allow fabrication of electrodes which is used to support electrochemical reduction and oxidation reactions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of an energy storage device electrode.    Activated carbon (12)    conductive particles (14)    Binder (16, 23)    Blend (18, 19)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of glass involves mixing colloidal silica and tungsten compound in organic solvent, coating the obtained mixture on soda-lime silicate glass board, forming film, carrying out baking-hardening of the film formed on the soda-lime silicate glass board, obtaining low-reflection film, and washing with water.    USE - Manufacture of glass used for solar cell cover glass (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to still camera, video camera, liquid crystal projector, window glass for construction, showcase, window glass for motor vehicle, protection component of motor vehicle and lighting fixture.    ADVANTAGE - The method stably provides glass having excellent moisture resistance, heat resistance, wear resistance, antifouling resistance, permeability, wettability and optical characteristics. The low-reflection film in the glass has low-refractive index and durability.
NOVELTY - The method involves putting a graphite baffle of a boat to form a hollow net-shaped structure. A silicon sheet diffusion is performed to produce PN junction by etching. A phosphoro silicate glass is removed in a silicon chip basket. A graphite boat is processed such that a back side of the silicon sheet tightly contacts a graphite baffle plate. A back side of the silicon sheet is plated with a silicon nitride film. A sintering is performed on back passivation to produce a crystalline silicon solar battery.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar battery back passivation preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables producing a battery at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a crystalline silicon solar battery.
NOVELTY - A silicon wafer is washed and etched in a pipe-type dispersion furnace. The silicon wafer is heated at 800-860 degrees C. Nitrogen, phosphorus oxychloride and oxygen are introduced and maintained for predetermined time. The temperature of wafer is controlled to 800-860 degrees C, and introduction of nitrogen and phosphorus oxychloride is stopped. The temperature of wafer is reduced to room temperature, and silicon wafer is taken out of dispersion furnace. Thus, the dispersion process of high-efficiency and shallow-junction solar cell is carried out.    USE - Dispersion process of high-efficiency and shallow-junction solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides high-efficiency and shallow-junction solar cell having excellent resistance phenomena, reduced emitter saturation current density, quick response and improved open-circuit voltage and short circuit current.
NOVELTY - The line has a hollow grid that is provided in the central area of a rectangular graphite board. A groove is arranged around the grid. The groove is processed with a semicircular unit. The rectangular graphite board is provided for placing the silicon wafer support surface.    USE - Expanding thermal plasma (ETP) plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PEVCD) production line for hollow graphite carrier plate.    ADVANTAGE - The heating efficiency and conversion rate of the solar battery sheet can be improved.
NOVELTY - Carbon thermal reduction of fluorescent powder comprises taking barium sulfate, strontium sulfate, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, rare earth elements, cationic elements, carbon and zinc sulfide, mixing, grinding uniformly, putting into crucible, reacting under the protection of argon gas at 900-1000 degrees C for 2-4 hours and naturally cooling.    USE - Carbon thermal reduction of fluorescent powder used for agricultural film, white light LED and silica-based thin film solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method has simple operation, saves time and avoids pollution.
NOVELTY - The method involves dipping silicon sheet into nitric acid solution and forming silicon dioxide on the surface of the silicon wafer. The reaction byproduct is comprised of nitrogen oxide and water which are combined to produce nitrous acid. A dense silica layer formed on the silicon wafer, is baked to form silicon dioxide film (2) on the battery sheet.    USE - Preparation method of silicon dioxide film of selective emitter solar battery sheet.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon dioxide film can be manufactured easily within a short time. The manufacturing cost of the silicon dioxide film can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view explaining the process of preparing silicon dioxide film of selective emitter solar battery sheet.    Silicon chip (1)    Silicon dioxide film (2)
NOVELTY - A solution containing an oxide precursor as solute, is sprayed on a glass substrate to form primary layer film. Solution containing oxide precursor as solute, is sprayed on the glass substrate under temperature higher than temperature for forming primary layer film to form secondary layer film. The glass substrate is then maintained under temperature more than the strain point of glass after formation of secondary layer film, and annealed to room temperature vicinity. Thus, film-forming method to glass substrate to carried out.    USE - Film-forming method to glass substrate for manufacture of semiconductor, display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently forms high-quality film on glass substrate with reduced generation of curvature and cracks on glass substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solution containing an oxide precursor as solute, is sprayed on a glass substrate under normal temperature or temperature higher than the normal temperature under atmospheric pressure to form primary layer film. Solution containing oxide precursor as solute, is sprayed on the glass substrate under temperature higher than the temperature for forming primary layer film under atmospheric pressure to form secondary layer film. The glass substrate is then maintained under temperature more than the strain point of glass after formation of secondary layer film, and annealed to room temperature vicinity. Thus, film-forming method to glass substrate to carried out.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of film-forming apparatus used for forming film on glass substrate.    Film-forming apparatus (10)    Injection-in portion (11)    Film-forming portion (13)    Slow cooling portion (14)    Extraction portion (15)
NOVELTY - The method comprises: placing ingot inside a location devoid of oxidant elements; operationally splitting a section of ingot in a sequence of contiguous limited portions having a predetermined width; heating a limited portions to bring it to a temperature at which the portion emits a light whose spectrum is between white light and yellow light; inserting doping material in the location; cooling the limited portion; and aspiration of oxidant elements from the location.    USE - The method is useful for doping an ingot such as a P-type doped semiconductor material and an N-type doped semiconductor material made by doped silicon (all claimed), where the semiconductor material is useful for production of solar cells and electronic components of various types such as diodes and transistors.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows economical doping the ingot made by doped silicon with high accuracy and optimal electric characteristics thus producing the solar cell with excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a P-type doped semiconductor material;    (2) an N-type doped semiconductor material;    (3) a plant for doping an ingot made by already doped silicon; and    (4) a method for the production of a target made by doped silicon for the deposition of a thin film of the doped silicon on conducting supports by PVD or similar depositing methods.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a flow chart for a method of doping an ingot made by doped silicon.
NOVELTY - The method comprises: forming a first metal precursor film above a surface of the substrate (302); forming a second metal precursor film above the first metal precursor film; forming a third metal precursor film above the second metal precursor film, and heating the first, second and third metal precursor films in the presence of a chalcogen at a temperature of 100-700 degrees C. The first and second metal precursor films comprise copper (Cu), silver (Ag), indium (In), and gallium (Ga), where a composition of (Cu+Ag)/(In+Ga) is less than 1, and a composition of Ag/(Cu+Ag) is greater than 0.50.    USE - The method is useful for forming a semiconductor material on a substrate (claimed) that is useful in a thin film photovoltaic (PV) device such as a solar cell in residential rooftops, commercial rooftops, utility-scale PV projects, building integrated PV, building applied PV, electronic devices and clothing.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically forms the semiconductor material with high density and quality thus enhancing conversion efficiency, performance and lifespan of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of a simple substrate thin film photovoltaic stack.    Substrate (302)    Back contact layer (304)    Absorber layer (306)    Buffer layer (308)    Front contact interface layer. (310)
NOVELTY - A transparent conductive film (1) has an electroconductive portion (4) and an insulation portion (5). The electroconductive portion contains resin component (10), metallic nanowire (2), and insulating reinforcement component (3). The insulating reinforcement component is nanoparticles (7) having high light absorptivity than metallic nanowire. The insulating portion contains resin component, and does not contain metallic nanowire, or resin component and metallic nanowire with less aspect ratio than the metallic nanowire (2).    USE - Transparent conductive film. Uses include but are not limited to to touch panel, organic electroluminescent display, liquid crystal display device, solar cell, photoelectric conversion element, electromagnetic wave shield and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive film is capable of converting a conductive portion to insulating portion more easily and more quickly, and also capable of reducing the step between the conductive portion and the insulating portion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) base material with transparent conductive film; and    (2) manufacture of base material with transparent conductive film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of transparent conductive film before and after insulation.    Transparent conductive film (1)    Metallic nanowire (2)    Insulating reinforcement component (3)    Electroconductive portion (4)    Insulation portion (5)    Metal nanoparticles (7)    Transparent base material (9)    Resin component (10)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a via hole (1) on a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate (100). Impurity is doped into surfaces of the substrate. An etching-resist pattern (300) is formed on one substrate surface to cover an opening of the hole. One surface of the substrate is selectively etched to remove a portion of the second conductivity type layer without an etching-resist pattern. The second conductivity type layer on the other surface of the substrate is partially etched to control the concentration of the impurity in the second conductivity layer on the other substrate surface.    USE - Manufacturing method for back contact solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Enables the manufacture of a solar cell that has high short current, open voltage, and fidelity, through a single doping process, thus exhibiting excellent photovoltaic conversion efficiency. Prevents generation of leakage current at the time of forming electrodes. Reduces the number of process stages, thus reducing manufacturing time and manufacturing costs which increasing productivity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the process view of the manufacturing method for a back contact solar cell.    Via hole (1)    First conductivity type semiconductor substrate (100)    Back emitter layer (210)    Front emitter layer (220)    Front emitting layer having controlled doping concentration (221)    Etching-resist pattern (300)
NOVELTY - A sealing material sheet contains mixture of a fluorescent substance and a sealing material. The fluorescent substance is a compound having parent material containing europium and manganese doped barium-calcium-magnesium-aluminum oxide complex. The concentration of calcium is more than 0.01 mol% and less than 7 mol%.    USE - Sealing material sheet for solar cell module (claimed) e.g. thin film polycrystal silicon solar battery, thin film compound semiconductor solar cell and amorphous silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sealing material sheet has excellent stability, and provides solar cell module having high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sealing material sheet contains mixture of a fluorescent substance and a sealing material. The fluorescent substance is a compound having parent material containing europium and manganese doped barium-calcium-magnesium-aluminum oxide complex ((Ba,Ca)MgAl10O17:Eu,Mn). The concentration of calcium is more than 0.01 mol% and less than 7 mol%. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module (1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of solar cell module.    Solar cell module (1)    Sealing material (3)    Solar cell element (4)    Anti-reflective film (6)    Wavelength conversion material (7)
NOVELTY - A transparent multilayer substrate has transparent resin base material (1) and two or more layers of transparent layer (4) formed by alternately laminating fiber woven fabric (2) and heat-welding resin (3). The transparent resin base material is located in outermost portion of the substrate.    USE - Transparent multilayer substrate. Uses include but are not limited to windshield of motor vehicle, window of building, electromagnetic wave shield, touch panel and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent multilayer substrate has excellent lightness, durability, transparency and crack resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the transparent multilayer substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Transparent resin base material (1)    Fiber woven fabric (2)    Heat-welding resin (3)    Transparent layer (4)    Warp yarn (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming an under-layer on a substrate and forming a metal oxide film (5X) on the under-layer. A photosensitive resist film (R) is coated on the metal oxide film. The photosensitive resist film is exposed through a pattern mask. The acid compound is provided to remove the metal oxide film exposed under the photosensitive resist film, after the photosensitive resist film is developed by the alkaline component of the aqueous solution. The under-layer exposed under the metal oxide film is etched.    USE - Method for manufacturing thin film substrate for use in thin film transistor, solar cell and organic electroluminescent (EL) element of organic EL display panel (claimed). Can also be used in display for mobile telephone and TV, and light source.    ADVANTAGE - By removing the metal oxide film exposed under the photosensitive resist film using the acid compound, both the under layer and metal oxide film can be patterned favorably. The occurrence of the breakage at the time of forming the metal oxide film can be prevented. The generation of the poorly soluble oxide film can be prevented at the time of formation of metal oxide film of the hole injection layer. The influence of air and moisture content into the end surface of the hole injection layer can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing method of organic EL element; and    (2) an organic EL display panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view illustrating the manufacturing process of organic EL display panel.    Planarizing film (2)    Metal-material layer (3X)    Transparent conductive film (4X)    Metal oxide film (5X)    Photosensitive resist film (R)
NOVELTY - A silicon purifier has a crucible (1) having an opening portion (1a) to upper portion, a flux supply structure (3) for supplying a flux to the crucible, a dust-collecting mechanism (5) having a dust collection opening (51) upwards other than the opening portion, and a gas blowing mechanism for blowing in gas between the flux supplied from the flux supply structure, and the dust-collecting mechanism.    USE - Silicon purifier is used for purifying silicon (claimed) used for semiconductor integrated circuit for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon is efficiently and economically purified using the silicon purifier with suppressed flux before reaction which is sucked by the dust-collecting mechanism.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for purification method of silicon, which involves maintaining molten silicon to the crucible, adding the flux to the molten silicon, blowing in gas between the flux and the dust-collecting mechanism, and adding the flux while absorbing reaction material of the molten silicon and flux by the dust-collecting mechanism of the crucible upper direction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of silicon purifier.    Crucible (1)    Opening portion (1a)    Flux supply structure (3)    Dust-collecting mechanism (5)    Dust collection opening (51)
NOVELTY - A flux contains metal powder and glass powder which is sulfate-containing glass powder containing 1-25 wt.% sulfur trioxide.    USE - Flux is used for bonding silicon-based solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The flux is manufactured efficiently and economically with durability and reduced contact resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for usage of flux for bonding silicon-based solar cells.
NOVELTY - The device (1) has galvanic individual cells arranged in a battery housing (1.1). The individual cells are electrically connected with each other in series or parallel. A battery is discharged by an electrical conductive medium. The battery housing includes openings (1.1.1, 1.1.2) i.e. venting openings, and/or preset breaking points (S1, S2) e.g. perforations, which are formed such that a battery interior is filled and/or flushed with the electrical conductive medium. A supply opening and a discharge opening are arranged at the respective openings for forming a closed circuit.    USE - Device for discharging a battery such as traction battery i.e. lithium ion battery, of an electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle and vehicle operated by fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The battery housing includes the openings and/or the preset breaking points, which are formed such that the battery interior is filled and/or flushed with the electrical conductive medium, thus easily discharging the battery relative to the stored electrochemical energy using reduced number of components without the need to electrically contact the battery when electrical contact possibilities of the batteries are deficient or completely dropped out. The battery is transported, reused or cleaned up without risk coming from the battery after discharge. The device reduces risk of penetration of moisture and contamination through the preset breaking points in the battery housing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The electrical conductive medium is an inert substance i.e. non-aqueous inert solution. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for discharging a battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of a device for discharging a battery.    Preset breaking points (S1, S2)    Device for discharging a battery (1)    Battery housing (1.1)    Openings (1.1.1, 1.1.2)    Planar large housing side (1.1.3)    Planar small housing side (1.1.4)
NOVELTY - An episulfide compound containing 9,9-bis(fused polycyclic aryl) fluorene structure is new.    USE - An episulfide compound for hardened material (claimed) used for resist materials, such as insulating material of electronic component interlayer, soldering resist for printed circuit boards, and cover-lay, color filter, ink, sealing agent, coating material, coating agent, adhesive agent, underfill, antistatic agent, electrical/electronic material, such as filler, electrically-conductive part, or electrically- conductive material, laminated material, thermal materials, carbon material, insulating material, foam, pressure-sensitive material, and optical material, such as lens, polarizing film, antireflection film, film for touch panels, film for flexible substrates, film for display, fuel cell membrane, optical fiber, optical waveguide, and hologram.    ADVANTAGE - Episulfide compound has rigid skeleton structure, high refractive index, high elastic modulus, low water-absorbability, excellent hardenability, and rapid-hardening property without using curing agent or curing catalyst. Solubility with respect to solvent is improved, and handling property is improved without impairing excellent function in hardenability or hardened material. Episulfide compound is easy to tend color at high temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An episulfide compound of formula (1) containing 9,9-bis(fused polycyclic aryl) fluorene structure is new.    Z=fused polycyclic aromatic-hydrocarbon ring;    R1, R2=substituent;    k=0-4; and    m= greater than or equal to 0.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) hardened material containing hardenable component consisting of episulfide compound; and    (2) manufacture of hardened material which involves heat-processing and hardening hardenable component.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a concavo-convex structure in the semiconductor substrate surface, by etching the substrate surface with the texturing apparatus. A transient layer (T) is formed in upper portion of one side of the substrate (110a), so as to surround a byproduct layer (114) formed in the predetermined region of substrate during substrate texturing process. A predetermined dopant is doped in one side of the substrate, so as to form a primary and secondary semiconductor layers having different polarities. The transient layer and byproduct layer are simultaneously removed.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the byproduct layer is removed without performing wet etching process after the dry texturing process, the amount of waste water generated during the etching process can be reduced. The need to use a wet etching station can be eliminated. The connectivity between the byproduct layer and the semiconductor substrate is enfeebled, so that the byproduct layer can be completely removed. The efficiency of the solar cell can be improved. The reactant can be removed by performing reactive ion etching process. The need to move the substrate between the vacuum state and the atmospheric pressure state for removing the byproduct layer, can be eliminated. The manufacturing process of the solar cell can be simplified. The number of components used for manufacturing the solar cell is reduced, so that the manufacturing cost of solar cell can be reduced. The productivity of the solar cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the manufacturing process of solar cell.    Semiconductor substrate (110a)    Byproduct layer (114)    Transient layer (T)
NOVELTY - A gas barrier resin composition contains 5-55 wt.% oxazoline group-containing aqueous polymer (A) containing oxazoline group content of 6-9 mmol/g and 45-95 wt.% aqueous acrylic resin (B) containing carboxyl group content of 0.5-3.5 mmol/g, such that total content of components (A) and (B) is 100 wt.%. The number-of-moles (x mmol) of oxazoline group of component (A) and number-of-moles (y mmol) of carboxyl group of component (B), satisfy a specific relation (I).    USE - Resin composition is used for gas-barrier composite film (claimed) for laminate e.g. film, sheet and container for packing for medical products and foodstuffs. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display element, organic electroluminescent element, planar light-emitting component, optical device and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier composite film formed using the resin composition has excellent transparency and barrier property with respect to gas e.g. oxygen, carbon dioxide gas and water vapor, even after hydrothermal treatment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas barrier resin composition contains 5-55 wt.% oxazoline group-containing aqueous polymer (A) containing oxazoline group content of 6-9 mmol/g and 45-95 wt.% aqueous acrylic resin (B) containing carboxyl group content of 0.5-3.5 mmol/g, such that total content of components (A) and (B) is 100 wt.%. The number-of-moles (x mmol) of oxazoline group of component (A) and number-of-moles (y mmol) of carboxyl group of component (B), satisfy a relation: (x/y)x 100 (mol%)=100-420 mol% (I). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for gas-barrier composite film, which has sequential lamination of layer containing hardened material of gas-barrier resin composition and inorganic thin film layer, on base material layer.
NOVELTY - The plasma processing apparatus has load-impedance measured value arithmetic circuit (116A) that calculates measured value of load side impedance with respect to high frequency electric-power based on moving average value of voltage detection signal and current detection signal. A matching controller varies reactance of variable reactance element so that measured value of load side impedance obtained from load-impedance measured value arithmetic circuit resembles predetermined matching point corresponding to the impedance at the side of high frequency electric-power.    USE - Capacitive coupling type plasma processing apparatus for processing to-be-processed substrate such as semiconductor wafer and glass substrate used during manufacturing of semiconductor device, flat panel display such as organic electroluminescent display, solar cell, photomask, CD substrate and printed circuit board.    ADVANTAGE - Stable plasma processing can be achieved. Reliability of the plasma processing can be improved. Undesirable micro loading effect can be reduced. High etching rate can be attained. The fluctuation of the load impedance can be tracked accurately. Miniaturization of the semiconductor device can be attained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the adjustment device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Impedance sensor (96A)    Radio frequency voltage detector (100A)    Sampling average value arithmetic circuit (112A)    Moving average value arithmetic circuit (114A)    Load-impedance measured value arithmetic circuit (116A)
NOVELTY - The silicon substrate (100) has texture formation surface in which a texture is formed. Several protrusions are formed in the texture formation surface. The height of the protrusion is existed in the range of 10 mu or less larger than 1.5 mu . The length of the bus-line of the protrusion is set 1-10 mu .    USE - Silicon substrate for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing process of the silicon substrate can be simplified so that the cost required for manufacturing the silicon substrate can be reduced. The intensity of the silicon substrate can be maintained stably. The reflectance of the light in terms of texture formation can be reduced. The silicon substrate with low light reflectivity in the texture formation surface can be manufactured efficiently. The photoelectric conversion rate of the solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of a silicon substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the texture forming apparatus used for manufacture of the silicon substrate.    Texture forming apparatus (10)    Chamber (20)    Nozzle (30,40)    Stage (50)    Silicon substrate (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves heating a base material from the film-forming surface to form a functional thin film such as oxide superconducting thin film on the base material. The base material is also heated from the surface formed opposite to the film-forming surface to form the functional thin film. The functional thin film is formed on the base material using a gaseous-phase thin film synthesis technique.    USE - Film-forming method of functional thin film such as oxide superconducting thin film (claimed), magnetic amorphous thin film, and piezoelectric thin film used for thin film solar cell and piezoelectric device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the load in heating units arranged in the sides of base material for heating the both surfaces of base material can be reduced, the thermal load in the anti-film-forming surface side of base material does not become large, and the spreading of the metal material and deformation of base material can be prevented. The functional thin film excellent in crystallinity can be formed on the surface of the base material. Since the film thickness required to acquire equivalent critical current value is reduced, the reduction of the film-forming cost is attained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a film-forming apparatus heating units (11,13) that heat the base material from the film-forming surface side and the side opposite to the film-forming surface of the base material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional side view of the film-forming apparatus.    Film-forming apparatus (1)    Heaters (11,13)    Slit (12)    Laser plume (P)    Raw material target (T)
NOVELTY - The evaporating device (30) has a pan (31) which has an opening edge (32). A heating chamber (14) partly surrounds the pan. A cover (33) is provided between the opening edge of pan and a wall (13) of heating chamber such that gap is formed radially around top of the wall of heating chamber. A crucible (11) is surrounded by wall of heating chamber. The cover is made of low conductivity material. A spring element (34) is arranged between wall and cover.    USE - Device for evaporating material to be evaporated in vacuum coating system used during production of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since gap is formed radially around top of the wall, the direct thermal contact between wall and the cover is prevented. Hence good cooling effect is attained while preventing the condensation. The cover is provided between the opening edge of pan and wall of heating chamber, such that penetration of aggressive process material into gap formed radially around top of the wall can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the device for evaporating material to be evaporated in vacuum coating system.    Crucible (11)    Heating chamber (14)    Evaporating device (30)    Pan (31)    Opening edge (32)    Cover (33)    Spring element (34)
NOVELTY - Borane-ammonia complex is mixed with highly exothermic hydride and reacted with liquid water to generate hydrogen. By controlling the mixing ratio of borane-ammonia complex and hydride, the releasing speed of effective hydrogen is controlled. The heat amount during hydrolysis of highly exothermic hydride is more than 34 kJ/kg.    USE - Preparation of hydrogen for use in micro fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method improves hydrogen discharge efficiency, controllability and stability.
NOVELTY - A photocatalyst consists of an optical semiconductor having niobium nitride composition, and contains niobium nitride whose valence of constitutent element niobium is +5 valence substantially.    USE - Photocatalyst is used for hydrogen generation device for energy system (all claimed), and decomposition reaction of water.    ADVANTAGE - The photocatalyst provides hydrogen has high efficiency using sunlight, and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) hydrogen generation device, which has photocatalyst and aqueous solution containing electrolyte which contacts, container which accommodates the photocatalyst and aqueous solution, and water in which the aqueous solution is decomposed by irradiation of light to the photocatalyst and hydrogen produces; and    (2) energy system, which has hydrogen generation device, fuel cell, and line which supplies the hydrogen produced with hydrogen generation device to the fuel cell.
NOVELTY - A nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound (I) is new.    USE - New nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound used for organic-semiconductor material used for organic-semiconductor film for organic-semiconductor device e.g. light-emitting element, thin-film transistor and photovoltaic device (all claimed). Can also be used for organic field-effect transistor, organic thin film solar cell, information tag, electronic artificial skin sheet, sheet scanner, liquid crystal display, electronic paper and organic electroluminescent panel.    ADVANTAGE - The nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound has high charge mobility, solvent solubility, oxidation stability and film formability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound of formula (I) is new.    R=H, 1-30C aliphatic hydrocarbyl, 3-50C aryl, 4-60C aryl substituted by alkyl, 5-60C aryl substituted by alkenyl or 5-60C aryl substituted by alkynyl;and    n=1-4.    At least one of R is 3-50C aryl, 4-60C aryl substituted by alkyl, 5-60C aryl substituted by alkenyl or 5-60C aryl substituted by alkynyl. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound of formula (i);    (2) manufacture of nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound (I);    (3) organic-semiconductor material, which contains nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound (I);    (4) organic-semiconductor film, which is formed using the organic-semiconductor material; and    (5) organic electronic device, which has organic-semiconductor material.    X=halo, hydroxy, boronic acid, boronate or sulfonyl.
NOVELTY - A composition comprises graphene sheets and at least one aromatic compound.    USE - In the ink and coating for article (claimed), and used in solar cell applications, solar energy capture applications, signage, flat panel displays, flexible displays, including light-emitting diode, organic light-emitting diode, and polymer light-emitting diode displays, backplanes and frontplanes for displays; electrical and electronic devices; housings, antennas, and other components of portable electronic devices, such as computers, cellular telephones; printed electronic devices; field-effect transistors; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices; organic light-emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has surface resistivity of not greater than 10000, preferably not greater than 100, especially not greater than 0.001 Omega /square/mil; and thermal conductivity of 0.1-50, preferably 0.1-0.5, especially at least 15 W/m.K.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) an ink or coating comprising the composition comprising graphene sheets and at least one aromatic compound; and    (2) an article coated with the ink or coating.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming an impurity layer on a diffusion surface of a semiconductor substrate. A wet oxidation process is performed at a side of the impurity layer to carry out oxidation process. A silicon oxide layer is formed on the diffusion surface of the semiconductor substrate that is carried out for heat preservation for the semiconductor substrate and the silicon oxide layer. Temperature of the semiconductor substrate is less than another temperature of the semiconductor substrate. The substrate and the silicon oxide layer are uniformly distributed on the impurity layer.    USE - Solar energy battery chip diffusion method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing impurity concentration of the semiconductor substrate to form uniform distribution of light so as to improve conversion efficiency of a solar battery chip.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a solar energy battery chip diffusion method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The device has a reaction chamber (9) provided with an output device (4) and a constant temperature heating device (6). A de-ionized water device (5) is fixed on a constant temperature heating device. The reaction chamber is connected with an exhaust pipe (8). The constant temperature heating device is provided with a temperature controller (7) and the de-ionized water device.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar cell mask manufacturing device.    ADVANTAGE - The device has compact structure and uniform film layer. The device can effectively block phosphorus diffusion, so that the waste gas is discharged from the exhaust pipe.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a crystalline silicon solar cell mask manufacturing device.    Output device (4)    De-ionized water device (5)    Constant temperature heating device (6)    Temperature controller (7)    Exhaust pipe (8)    Reaction chamber (9)
NOVELTY - The method involves growing semiconductor solar cell on the surface of one dielectric film layer. A layer of the metal nano-particles are grown on the dielectric film. The metal nano-particles are re-grown on the layer of secondary dielectric film. The secondary dielectric film is grown on the layer of metal nano-particles. The surface of the dielectric film is repeatedly and alternately grown with the metal nano-particles. The metal nano-particle is gold, silver, copper or aluminum material. The dielectric film is made of silicon dioxide or silicon nitride.    USE - Preparation method of multi-layer metal nanometer particle structure on surface of semiconductor solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The size and type of the metal nano-particles can be greatly changed. The surface plasma can be expanded to incident light effect. The solar light reflection can be reduced. The light absorption can be increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the preparation process of multi-layer metal nanometer particle structure on surface of semiconductor solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves immersing the sheet in the organic silicon gel solution. The soaking time of the sheet is 5 sec. The sheet is taken out from the silicon gel solution, and the sheet is made to dry. The battery sheet is provided for baking to obtain the cell mask.    USE - Selective emitter solar cell mask preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing period can be shortened. The silicon dioxide mask layer has compact structure and uniform. The phosphorus diffusion barrier effect is better than the thermal oxidization process for preparing silicon dioxide layer. The equipment and investment cost of the raw material can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell mask.    Silicon chip (1)    Silicon dioxide film (2)
NOVELTY - A porous composite film is obtained by coating polyvinylidene fluoride resin as raw material on porous membrane substrate. The surface of substrate has hole and/or ion-exchange group.    USE - Porous composite membrane used for liquid flow energy storage battery e.g. vanadium liquid energy-storing battery, zinc/bromine liquid flow battery, sodium/bromine redox flow battery, iron/chromium redox flow battery, vanadium/bromine redox flow battery and zinc oxide/cerium flow battery (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The porous composite membrane has improved wetting property.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a support substrate (1) and forming intermediate layers (2a,2b) on the support substrate. A semiconductor layer (3) comprising silicon-based dielectric and silicon nano-crystals, is formed on the intermediate layers arranged on the substrate. The semiconductor layer is annealed at a temperature of 700 degrees C for preset time duration. A portion of support substrate is removed to access the semiconductor layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing semiconductor component (claimed) such as thin film transistor, memory element, LED, laser, solar cell such as thin-film solar cell or photodiode, tandem solar cell or tandem photodiode and quantum dot solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The performance of the semiconductor component can be improved and the manufacturing cost of the semiconductor component can be reduced. The intermediate layers are designed as protecting layers to prevent diffusion of contaminants from the substrate to the semiconductor layer. The temperature stability and thermal expansion coefficient of the semiconductor component can be improved, so that the mechanical stress and thermal stress of the semiconductor component can be reduced. The optical property of the semiconductor component can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a semiconductor component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the semiconductor component which is designed as first quantum dot solar cell.    Support substrate (1)    Intermediate layers (2a,2a)    Semiconductor layer (3)    P-doped amorphous silicon layer (4)    Transparent contact material (5)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive adhesive material comprises nickel metal particles having oxide on at least one portion of the surface, and manganese metal particles. An adhesion of an inorganic material and a copper layer is carried out using the electroconductive material.    USE - Electroconductive adhesive material is used for forming electroconductive laminate for wiring board, display apparatus and solar cell module (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, touch panel, electronic paper, and matrix sensor array.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive adhesive material has excellent adhesiveness and electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electroconductive laminate, which has inorganic material substrate, copper layer which is formed from copper ink, provided on electroconductive adhesive material layer which is formed from electroconductive adhesive material, which is provided on the substrate;    (2) manufacture of electroconductive laminate, which involves forming electroconductive adhesive material layer containing electroconductive adhesive material which is provided on inorganic material substrate, forming copper ink layer, and conductorizing the copper ink layer to obtain copper layer which is provided on the electroconductive adhesive material layer;    (3) wiring board, which has copper wiring provided on the electroconductive adhesive material layer which is provided on the substrate;    (4) display apparatus, which is obtained using the electroconductive laminate containing electroconductive adhesive material; and    (5) solar cell module, which is obtained using the electroconductive laminate containing electroconductive adhesive material.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film has silicon oxynitride film in at least one surface of a base film. The surface roughness of the side which has silicon oxynitride film of the base film is 3-20 nm.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for laminate (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to packaging of foodstuff, industrial goods and pharmaceutical, liquid crystal display element, solar cell, electromagnetic wave shield, touch panel, substrate for electroluminescent and color filter.    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent gas-barrier property and adhesiveness without giving damage to base film, and favorable productivity, and does require neither corona discharge treatment nor plasma processing, and does not use anchor-coat layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) laminate, which is formed by laminating 10-200 mu m thick non-expanded polypropylene film on the silicon oxynitride film side of the gas-barrier film; and    (2) manufacture of gas-barrier film, which involves surface-treating at least one surface of base film by atomic hydrogen obtained by carrying out contact thermal decomposition of hydrogen molecule using heating catalyst component (2), and forming silicon oxynitride film by catalyst chemical vapor growth method on surface-treated base film surface.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of apparatus for manufacturing gas-barrier film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Film-forming chamber (1)    Heating catalyst component (2)    Gas introduction port (3)    Substrate holder (4)    Base film (5)
NOVELTY - A protective material comprises foam which has open-cell structure having a through-hole between adjacent spherical bubbles. Average hole diameter of spherical bubble is less than or equal to 20 mu m, average hole diameter of through-hole is less than or equal to 5 mu m, average hole diameter of surface opening part on foam surface is less than or equal to 20 mu m, and normal-state shear adhesion of foam is greater than or equal to 1 N/cm2.    USE - A protective material for electronic device components, such as semiconductor, substrates, and small lens, thin film glass, cell for solar cells, electronic device e.g. portable electronic device of mobile telephone and laptop computer, optical instrument, building, piping, furniture, motor vehicle, cutter or tool for buildings, such as furniture and pillar, conveyance, or storage.    ADVANTAGE - Protective material has excellent adhesiveness, cushioning properties, and distortion recoverability and can be peeled easily without contaminating to-be-adhered easily, and adhesive force of material is excellent and does not fall even when used repeatedly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) photograph of a protective material with an open-cell structure having a through-hole between adjacent spherical bubbles. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - Method for providing selenium dioxide and copper indium gallium residue, involves heating material comprising copper-indium-gallium-selenium compound (I) to 500 degrees C or more, contacting the material with gas flow comprising oxygen, and collecting the formed products.    USE - Method for providing selenium dioxide and copper indium gallium residue during manufacture of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically recycles selenium dioxide and copper indium gallium residue, by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Method for providing selenium dioxide and copper indium gallium residue, involves heating a material comprising copper-indium-gallium-selenium compound of formula: CulnxGa(1-x)Se2 (I) to 500 degrees C or more, contacting the material with gas flow comprising oxygen, and collecting the formed products.    x=0.01-0.99.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for copper-indium-gallium residue.
NOVELTY - An adhesive agent contains (meth)acrylate having an epoxy group in a molecule, and radical polymerization initiator having one-minute half-life temperature of 110 degrees C or more.    USE - Adhesive agent is used for electroconductive adhesive film and anisotropic conductive film for connecting electronic components (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to connection of liquid crystal panel, printed wiring board, flexible printed circuit board, tape-carrier-package substrate and chip-on-film substrate, and connection of terminal of photovoltaic cell and tab wire in solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive agent has excellent thermo-compression bonding and electric-conduction characteristics of electronic components.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for connection method of electronic components.
NOVELTY - A texturing chemical contains an aqueous solution of a salicylate.    USE - Texturing chemical used for texturing mono-crystalline silicon wafer in manufacture of mono-crystalline silicon solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The texturing chemical is environmentally-friendly and is disposed of without need for waste treatment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) use of texturing chemical, which involves immersing silicon wafer in texturing chemical for 5-10 minutes and heating at 80-90 degrees C to produce a pyramidal texture size of 2-4 microns; and    (2) method of texturing a mono-crystalline silicon wafer, which involves immersing mono-crystalline silicon wafer in 0.5-1 wt.% aqueous solution of salicylate for 5-10 minutes, and heating at 80-90 degrees C.
NOVELTY - The battery has negative electrode active material (55) which restricts storage and release of charge carriers in predetermined direction by having shape anisotropy property. The granular micro electroconductivity material (57) is accumulated at base section of negative electrode active material layer (54). The half quantity of the negative electrode active material is arranged in orientated state, so that storage and release of charge carriers are performed at angle between 45-90 degrees in specific direction with respect to surface of negative electrode collector (52).    USE - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery e.g. lithium ion secondary battery and nickel-hydrogen battery for electric power storage system mounted in motor vehicle e.g. car (from drawings). Can also be used in hybrid vehicle, plug-in hybrid vehicle, fuel cell vehicle or electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The charge/discharge capacitance and energy efficiency of the battery can be improved. The resistance of the battery is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of negative electrode of nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery.    Negative electrode (50)    Negative electrode collector (52)    Negative electrode active material layer (54)    Negative electrode active material (55)    Granular micro electroconductivity material (57)
NOVELTY - A gas barrier film (10) has gas barrier layer(s) (2) and protective layer (3) containing organic silicon which is adjacent to the gas barrier layer, on a base material (1). The gas barrier layer contains silicon oxynitride composition (I). The ratio of film density of protective layer with respect to film density of gas barrier layer is 0.2-0.75. The protective layer is modified by irradiating ultraviolet light with the wavelength of 300 nm or less.    USE - Gas barrier film is used as substrate for display apparatus e.g. liquid crystal display device and organic electroluminescent display, and device, solar cell and color filter.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film has excellent transparency, flexibility, gas barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas barrier film (10) has gas barrier layer(s) (2) and protective layer (3) containing organic silicon which is adjacent to the gas barrier layer, on a base material (1). The gas barrier layer contains silicon oxynitride composition of formula: SiOxNy (I). The ratio of film density of protective layer with respect to film density of gas barrier layer is 0.2-0.75. The protective layer is modified by irradiating ultraviolet light with the wavelength of 300 nm or less.    x/(x+y)=0.1-0.9.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of gas barrier film.    Base material (1)    Gas barrier layer (2)    Protective layer (3)    Gas barrier film (10)
NOVELTY - Texture etchant composition comprises polycarboxylic acid-type polymer.    USE - Texture etchant composition is used for texture etching method of crystalline silicon wafer (claimed) for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The texture etchant composition provides uniform fine pyramid structure on surface of crystalline silicon wafer, with reduced quality deviation. The texture having reduced optical reflection property is formed using the texture etchant composition, with improved productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for texture etching method of crystalline silicon wafer, which involves using the etchant composition.
NOVELTY - The system has a controller (3) which is selectively connected with solar cell (1). A step-up chopper (5) is provided between the solar cell and controller for output voltage supplied downstream to turn ON the pulse width modulation (PWM)-switch corresponding to each system. The controller is set to distribute electric power from solar cell to each system according to the characteristic of system including lithium ion battery (2-1).    USE - Electric power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - Since the controller is set to distribute electric power from solar cell to each system according to the characteristic of system including lithium ion battery, the electric power generated by the solar cell according to the electricity accumulation capacity with respect to several lithium-ion batteries connected in parallel with the solar cell can be distributed, and the highly efficient electrical storage can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a control method of electric power generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the electric power generation system.    Solar cell (1)    Lithium-ion battery (2-1)    Controller (3)    Capacitor (4)    Step-up chopper (5)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a charging/discharging controller (3) which switches the connection of lithium ion battery (2) with respect to solar cell (1) according to the electric power generation amount. The charging/discharging controller includes pulse width modulation (PWM)-switch (31) connected to battery. A control unit (32) controls ON/OFF state of PWM-switch. The control unit connects lithium-ion battery with respect to solar cell based on electric power generation amount, and minimum unit of electricity accumulation capacity of battery.    USE - Electrical storage control system for electric power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - Since the control unit connects lithium-ion battery with respect to solar cell based on electric power generation amount, and minimum unit of electricity accumulation capacity of battery, the lithium-ion battery can be charged/discharged flexibly and the highly efficient electrical storage can be implement corresponding to the electric power generation amount from which solar cell changes comparatively large.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electrical storage control method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the electrical storage control system.    Solar cell (1)    Lithium ion battery (2)    Charging/discharging controller (3)    PWM-switch (31)    Control unit (32)
NOVELTY - A radically polymerizable composition comprises phenyl benzyl(meth)acrylate containing ortho/para phenyl benzyl(meth)acrylate, and biphenyl compound having biphenyl structure connected through methylene, as essential compounds. The molar ratio of ortho-phenyl benzyl(meth)acrylate and para-phenyl benzyl(meth)acrylate is 55/45-10/90.    USE - Radically polymerizable composition is used for forming hardened material for plastics lens (all claimed) and optical components e.g. prism sheets, anti-reflective film, eyeglass lens, optical fibers, optical waveguides and holograms. Uses include but are not limited to LED sealing material, coating material for photovoltaic solar cell, liquid crystal televisions, notebook personal computers, handheld game machines and mobile telephones.    ADVANTAGE - The radically polymerizable composition has low viscosity and is easy for coating, and provides the hardened material with high refractive index.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hardened material, which is obtained by hardening radically polymerizable composition.
NOVELTY - A conductive silver paste comprises: (a) silver; (b) a lead-tellurium-lithium-titanium-oxide; (c) titanium resinate; and (d) an organic vehicle, where the silver, the lead-tellurium-lithium-titanium-oxide and the titanium resinate are dispersed in the organic vehicle.    USE - As conductive silver paste used in a metal-wrap-through silicon solar cell with an n-type or a p-type silicon base (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The conductive silver paste allows for the production of MWT silicon solar cells with improved performance. The conductive silver paste has good hole filling capability. The fired conductive silver paste adheres well to the inside of the holes of the silicon wafer and to the silicon on the backside of the solar cell and provides sufficiently high shunting resistance and sufficiently low series resistance. The result is a metallic electrically conductive via between the collector lines on the front side and the emitter electrode on the back-side of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - A polycrystal silicon ingot manufacturing apparatus (1) has crucible (20), heater (30) provided in the side of the crucible, crucible supporting unit (40) which supports the crucible, and heat-insulation unit (50) interposed between the side portion of a crucible and heater, and in which polycrystal silicon ingot is grown by carrying out unidirectional solidification of melted silicon towards upper direction from the downward direction.    USE - Apparatus is used for manufacturing polycrystal silicon ingot for forming polycrystal silicon block and polycrystal silicon wafer used for forming polycrystalline-silicon solar cell for forming solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polycrystal silicon ingot having excellent crack resistance and quality, and suppressed crystal defect is manufactured economically using the apparatus. The solar cell containing polycrystal silicon wafer has high output characteristics, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polycrystal silicon block, which is formed by disconnecting the polycrystal silicon ingot;    (2) polycrystal silicon wafer, which is formed by disconnecting the polycrystal silicon ingot;    (3) polycrystalline-silicon solar cell; and    (4) polycrystal solar cell module, which is formed by connecting two or more polycrystalline-silicon solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the polycrystal silicon ingot manufacturing apparatus.    Polycrystal silicon ingot manufacturing apparatus (1)    Crucible (20)    Storage container (21)    Heater (30)    Crucible supporting unit (40)    Heat-insulation unit (50)
NOVELTY - The method comprises depositing a transparent conducting oxide (TCO)-layer by a cathodic sputtering of a ceramic or a metallic target on a substrate and subsequently designating the TCO-layer by rapid thermal processing (RTP), and treating the metallic target by an impulse energy input using an electromagnetic radiation or particle bombardment and then treating an optical scattering TCO-layer. A RTP-treatment takes place with the energy input, which lies: below a swelling entry that causes an electrical degradation of a non RTP-treated TCO-layer; and above a minimum entry.    USE - The method is useful for preparing substrates coated with TCO-layer and for solar cells or solar modules with an absorber based on cadmium telluride (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method allows easy and economical preparation of the substrates with high yield, where the TCO-layer exhibits improved transparency and temperature-stable electrical layer properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method comprises depositing a transparent conducting oxide (TCO)-layer by a cathodic sputtering of a ceramic or a metallic target on a substrate and subsequently designating the TCO-layer by rapid thermal processing (RTP), and treating the metallic target by an impulse energy input using an electromagnetic radiation or particle bombardment and then treating an optical scattering TCO-layer. A RTP-treatment takes place with the energy input, which lies: below a swelling entry that causes an electrical degradation of a non RTP-treated TCO-layer; and above a minimum entry, which lies within 75-85% of the swelling entry. The energy input is adjusted over an energy density and an exposure time of 1 mu s to 1 second. A separation layer is separated from a material having poor thermal conductivity before the TCO-layer on the substrate. The TCO-layer has an initial surface resistivity of 5-50 Ohms. The RTP-treatment takes place on a partial surface of the substrate.
NOVELTY - The constant-temperature bath has a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tank which contains acid mixture consisting of 2% hydrofluoric acid, 48% nitric acid and 50% water. Heat is extracted from the acid mixture during exothermic reaction with silicon. The temperature of acid mixture is maintained at 10 to 12 degrees Celsius throughout its volume by flowing chilled water through a coil of Teflon (RTM: polytetrafluoroethylene) tube at flow rate of 2 liters per minute to ensure uniform etching in 80 to 100 seconds of etching time across a wafer and from wafer to wafer in a batch.    USE - Constant-temperature bath for damage removal etch process in plasma texturing of multi-crystalline silicon wafers used in solar cell fabrication.    ADVANTAGE - Achieves desired smoothening of a textured surface of a silicon wafer to make the surface suitable for solar cell fabrication, with minimal increase in diffused reflection. Avoids damage to textured surface of silicon wafer during damage removal etch process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic perspective view of a constant-temperature bath.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a cell (11) laminated in a cell module. A metal plate with different coefficient of thermal expansion is prepared in the cut-back end side of the cell module. A bus bar (30) is prepared in order to cut the warp deformation of an electrode terminal (20) by the heat generation of the cell. A support plate is supported in the warp deformation of the electrode terminal in the bent portion, for covering the bus bar and electrode terminal.    USE - Apparatus for preventing overcharge of pouched type battery such as lithium ion battery used in vehicle such as electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle and fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Since bus bar is ramified in the heat generation to the constant temperature of the cell through the curve of the electrode terminal by the difference of the coefficient of thermal expansion, the explosion of the battery according to the battery overcharging and fire hazard can be prevented. The safety performance of the battery can be strengthened. As the material change of the second metal plate and the first metal plate of cell is generated during the bending of the electrode terminal, the reliability of the apparatus for preventing overcharge of pouched type battery can be improved. The power off action of the battery can be performed more effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the apparatus for preventing overcharge of battery.    Cell (11)    Electrode terminal (20)    Bus bar (30)    Cut-off groove (31)
NOVELTY - Organic semiconductor compounds (A1) having substituted 4,10-dithiatricyclo(7.3.0.0(3,7))dodeca-1,3(7),5,8,11-pentaene structural units (I) or (II) are new.    USE - (A1) are useful in an organic thin film (claimed) which is applicable to an electronic device e.g. a transistor, a solar cell, a memory device, an organic LED, a photosensor and/or a laser device.    ADVANTAGE - (A1): provide improved electrical properties e.g. higher charge mobility and improved processability and workability for electronic devices; provide a relatively large-area device fabrication at reduced manufacturing cost; and have an improved thermal stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Organic semiconductor compounds (A1) having substituted 4,10-dithiatricyclo(7.3.0.0(3,7))dodeca-1,3(7),5,8,11-pentaene structural units of formula (I) or (II) are new.    X1, X2 = S, Se or NR1a;    R1a = 1-30C alkyl, 3-20C cycloalkyl, 1-30C alkoxy, 6-30C aryl, 7-30C arylalkyl, 7-30C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted) or H;    R1-R4 = 1-30C alkyl, 3-20C cycloalkyl, 1-30C alkoxy, 6-30C aryl, 7-30C arylalkyl, 2-30C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted), -F, -Cl, -Br, -I, -COR1b or -C(=O)OR1c;    R1b = 1-30C alkyl, 3-20C cycloalkyl, 1-30C alkoxy, 6-30C aryl, 7-30C arylalkyl or 2-30C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted);    R1c = 1-30C alkyl, 3-20C cycloalkyl, 1-30C alkoxy, 6-30C aryl, 7-30C arylalkyl, 2-30C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted) or H;    R5, R6 = H or 1-10C alkyl;    p, q = 1 or 2;    D1 = 1-20C alkylene, 4-20C aromatic ring, 4-14C heteroaromatic ring or 6-30C condensed polycyclic group including heteroaromatic ring (all optionally substituted);    a = 1-100 mol.%;    b = 0-99 mol.%; and    a+b = 100 mol.%.
NOVELTY - The graphite frame supporting device has a bearing plate main portion and two hooks. A grid is matched with the bearing plate main portion provided with a through hole. The inner wall of the through-hole edge is uniformly distributed with hook.    USE - Graphite frame supporting device used during manufacturing of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The bearing plate main portion is provided with through hole, so as to place the test sample conveniently. The silicon nitride thin film characteristics can be acquired.
NOVELTY - The film has a silicon substrate selected from a group consisting of a quasi-single crystal substrate and a polysilicon substrate.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar battery multilayer silicon dioxide anti-reflecting film.    ADVANTAGE - The film improves battery chip passivation effect, and increases conversion efficiency of a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a crystalline silicon solar battery multilayer silicon dioxide anti-reflecting film.    Dense silicon dioxide thin film (2)    Silicon dioxide film (3)    Silicon dioxide thin film (4)
NOVELTY - The battery has a layer InAs star structure formed on an InxGahAs stress modulation layer. The InxGahAs stress modulation layer is formed on a surface of a high and low relief structure.    USE - Three-junction solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery enables the photon-generated carrier at conversion loss between size quantum dots to improve the spectral response of the quantum dot structure, which reduces transition loss between quantum dots and improves three-junction battery short circuit current, so as to improve the multi-junction solar cell photo-electric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a three-junction solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a three-junction solar battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves etching a silicon chip back inserted into a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) boat, and vacuumizing a furnace tube. Temperature in a furnace is maintained at 420 degrees centigrade. A layer silicon oxynitride film is deposited.    USE - Efficient crystalline silicon solar battery back passivation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing the light reflection, reducing light loss and improving battery short-circuit current.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing an alkali etching process based on normal production of polycrystalline silicon process, using alkali solution, to replace the surface texturing of polycrystalline silicon to obtain a different crystal grain on a surface of a surface area after the coating process. A coating film is obtained with a color modulation layer having different thickness so as to obtain a silicon wafer, after the coating process for a coating temperature, where the color modulation layer is made of oxide, fluoride, sulphide, nitride, telluride and selenide.    USE - Method for producing a planting piece solar energy battery utilized in a building.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables producing the solar energy battery with aesthetic appearance, and allows the batter to meet the building decoration.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The alkali solution is sodium hydroxide solution, potassium hydroxide solution or ammonia water. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar battery manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view representing a planting piece solar energy battery producing method.
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a P-type amorphous silicon thin film thin film, intrinsic amorphous silicon thin film and a N-type microcrystalline silicon film on a transparent conductive film. A metal conductive layer film is deposited. A transparent conductive thin film material is coated on transparent conductive film, zinc oxide doped aluminum (ZnOiAl) and zinc oxide transparent conductive film doped boron (B) transparent conductive film. The metal conductive film is made of aluminum and silver.    USE - Method for increasing an efficiency of a metal oxide back reflection layer of an amorphous silicon thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing the amorphous silicon thin film solar cell by introducing silane, hydrogen, phosphorane and carbon dioxide enhanced plasma chemical vapor deposition device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method enables confirming an intrinsic layer covering with amorphous silicon containing hydrogen (a-Si :H) and the intrinsic layer of amorphous silicon containing helium (Si, He), and back reflecting layer that is made of amorphous silicon carbide containing hydrogen (P alpha-SiC: H), non-crystal containing helium (a-Si: He) and amorphous silicon carbide containing helium (P alpha-SiC: He).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a metal oxide back reflection layer of an amorphous silicon thin film solar cell.
NOVELTY - Octahedral metal oxide is claimed. The metal oxide has a spacial geometry of eight surfaces surrounded by spinel oxide.    USE - The octahedral metal oxide is useful as a cathode of fuel cell or as a catalyst for fuel cell cathode (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The octahedral metal oxide has high catalytic activity and high hydroxy ion selectivity for oxidation-reduction reactions; is economical; has high oxidation reduction catalytic activity, and high selectivity; and has easy controllability during the application in fuel cell cathode to achieve high selectivity and high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Octahedral metal oxide is claimed. The metal oxide (M3O4) is a metal oxide having a spacial geometry of eight surfaces surrounded by spinel oxide, where M is a metal element. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the use of octahedral metal oxide as a cathode of fuel cell or as a catalyst for fuel cell cathode.
NOVELTY - An antireflection coated glass comprises ultra-white glass substrate, high-refractive-index film layer plated on the ultra-white glass substrate and self-cleaning functional film layer plated on the high-refractive-index film layer. The high-refractive-index film layer contains silicon oxide, zinc oxide, titanium oxide, tantalum oxide and zirconium oxide. The self-cleaning functional film layer is silicon dioxide-titanium dioxide mixed film layer containing 20-80 mol% titanium dioxide and 80-20 mol% silicon oxide.    USE - Antireflection coated glass is used s solar cell packaging (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The antireflection coated glass is economically manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An antireflection coated glass comprises ultra-white glass substrate, high-refractive-index film layer plated on the ultra-white glass substrate and self-cleaning functional film layer plated on the high-refractive-index film layer. The high-refractive-index film layer contains silicon oxide, zinc oxide, titanium oxide, tantalum oxide and zirconium oxide. The high-refractive-index film layer has refractive index of 1.75-2.25, and thickness of 5-100 nm. The self-cleaning functional film layer is silicon dioxide-titanium dioxide mixed film layer containing 2-80 mol% titanium dioxide and 80-20 2 and -80 mol% silicon oxide. The self-cleaning functional film has refractive index of 1.40-1.6, 80 and the thickness of the self-cleaning function film layer is between 50 and 100 nm.
NOVELTY - Broadband three-junction laminated thin film solar battery comprises low-energy and long wave copper-indium-gallium-selenide film, high-energy and short wave cadmium-telluride film and telluride-zinc-cadmium film which changes the band gap of cadmium-telluride film to copper-indium-gallium-selenium film.    USE - Broadband three-junction laminated thin film solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The broadband three-junction laminated thin film solar battery has high absorption coefficient, and is economically manufactured by simple process.
NOVELTY - Carbon nanoparticles production involves using waste generated from biomass.    USE - Method for producing carbon nanoparticles or graphitizable material for use in capacitors, energy storage and fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides carbon nanoparticles in a cost-effective and eco-friendly manner by using renewable resources.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte comprises a positive electrolyte and a negative electrolyte, where the positive electrolyte comprises components of vanadium-hydrogen sulfate (VO(HSO4)2) and hydrochloride and the negative electrolyte comprises components of vanadium-hydrogen sulfate-chloride (VO(HSO4)2Cl) and hydrochloride. The molar ratio of vanadium to sulfur to chlorine in the positive electrolyte and the negative electrolyte is 1:2:1.5-2.    USE - Electrolyte for use in a vanadium redox flow battery.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte is prepared in an inexpensive manner with high conductivity and stability.
NOVELTY - An organic semiconductor material comprises a naphthalene derivative (I).    USE - Organic semiconductor material is used for organic electroluminescent device, organic solar cell, organic field-effect transistor, organic optical memory, organic nonlinear material and organic laser (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic semiconductor material having excellent thermal stability, hole transport property and dissolution property is economically prepared with high productivity by a simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic semiconductor material comprises a naphthalene derivative of formula (I).    R=H, 1-12C alkyl or 1-12C alkoxy.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of organic semiconductor material, which involves subjecting 3,7-dibromo-dibenzothiophene-5,5-dioxide and a boron group-containing compound of formula (II) or (III) to Suzuki coupling reaction in the presence of an organic solvent and an organic metal catalyst under an oxygen-free environment.
NOVELTY - Microwave synthesis of copper-zinc-tin-sulfide (Cu2ZnSnS4) nanoparticles comprises preparing a solution by adding cupric salt, stannous salt, divalent zinc salt, and sulfur source into an organic solvent; uniformly stirring to fully dissolve; adding the solution into microwave oven and microwave synthesizing at 100-800 W for 5-30 minutes to obtain nanoparticle solution; centrifuging at 3000-6000 revolutions/minute for 5-20 minutes to separate the nanoparticles from the solution; and washing for multiple times with ultrapure water and ethanol to obtain the product.    USE - The method is for microwave synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles (claimed) used to form an ink for making thin film coating. The nanoparticles are used for making into Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method has rich raw material source and low preparation cost; does not need complex apparatus; is simple; and provides controllable nanoparticles, which can be dispersed in ethanol or ethylene glycol to form an ink for making thin film coating.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Microwave synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles comprises preparing a solution by adding cupric salt, stannous salt, divalent zinc salt, and sulfur source into an organic solvent; uniformly stirring to fully dissolve, where the divalent zinc salt concentration is 0.02-0.05 M, stannous salt concentration is 0.02-0.05 M, cupric salt concentration is 0.03-0.06 M, and sulfur ion concentration is 0.05-0.1 M; adding the solution into microwave oven and microwave synthesizing at 100-800 W for 5-30 minutes to obtain nanoparticle solution; centrifuging at 3000-6000 revolutions/minute for 5-20 minutes to separate the nanoparticles from the solution; and washing for multiple times with ultrapure water and ethanol to obtain the product.
NOVELTY - Purification of a solar-grade polycrystalline silicon comprises heating a preparation containing 99 wt.% silicon and metal including tin and 0.2 wt.% titanium added to silicon oxide; standing for 1-4 hours after separating precipitated boron and chlorine at a bottom part of a melting body; blowing phosphorus from the bottom for 10-40 minutes; removing the phosphorus, and cooling to eutectic freezing point; keeping the temperature in the freezing point; separating impurity concentration in the melt phase, and reheating the solid phase to melt; and cooling.    USE - Method for the purification of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon used for photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method is inexpensive, has low equipment investment, and has simple and safe operation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Purification of a solar-grade polycrystalline silicon comprises:    (A) heating a preparation containing 99 wt.% silicon and metal, where the metal includes tin, zinc, aluminum, silver, or lead, and 0.2 wt.% titanium added to silicon oxide, and where the weight ratio of raw material silicon and the metal is 20-30:80-70;    (B) standing for 1-4 hours after separating precipitated boron and chlorine at a bottom part of a melting body;    (C) blowing phosphorus from the bottom for 10-40 minutes; removing the phosphorus, and cooling to eutectic freezing point;    (D) keeping the temperature in the freezing point to form a crystalline silicon to solid phase;    (E) separating impurity concentration in the melt phase comprising molten phase and solid-phase separating, and reheating the solid phase to melt; and    (F) repeating cooling step.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming zinc, magnesium, and a precursor film that has hydroxyl group into a film by chemical bath deposition. The precursor film formed into the film is baked at the temperature of greater then 280 degree Celsius and less than 330 degree Celsius.    USE - Method for manufacturing zinc oxide-type film for a buffer layer of a compound thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to manufacture a precise zinc oxide-type film for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart of a zinc oxide-type film manufacturing method. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - An intermediate layer (2) containing group III element and/or group V element added to solid solution limit, is formed on the surface of a substrate (3). A III-V group compound semiconductor is formed on the surface of intermediate layer, to obtain a III-V group compound semiconductor (1).    USE - Manufacture of III-V compound semiconductor for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces deterioration region at the side of substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the III-V compound semiconductor.    III-V group compound semiconductor (1)    Intermediate layer (2)    Substrate (3)    Deterioration region (X)
NOVELTY - A gas barrier film (10a) consists of gas barrier layer(s) (2) provided on a base material (1). The base material has storage elastic modulus of 1-100 GPa at 100-150 degrees C and does not show tan-delta peak at less than 150 degrees C, in the dynamic-viscoelasticity measurement.    USE - Gas barrier film used for packaging of foodstuffs, industrial goods and pharmaceuticals. Can also be used for sealing electronic devices such as solar cell, liquid crystal display element and organic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film with high barrier performance and excellent heat resistance is manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas barrier film. The gas barrier layer is formed on base layer by modification process by irradiating vacuum ultraviolet rays with respect to coating film containing polysilazane, and drying.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the structure of a gas barrier film.    Base material (1)    Gas barrier layer (2)    Gas barrier films (10a,10b)
NOVELTY - Laser (2) is irradiated to the surface of a crystal and an amorphous layer (3) is formed inside the crystal. Atoms (4), ions or radicals, and particles are irradiated to the surface of crystal and the particles are absorbed in the amorphous layer and the wafer (5) is cut.    USE - Cutting of wafer used as substrate for electronic devices e.g. semiconductor device and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical cutting at desired thickness, as the irradiated particles are centralized on the amorphous layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for wafer cutting device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining the wafer cutting method.    Ingot (1)    Laser (2)    Amorphous layer (3)    Atoms (4)    Wafer (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves thermally processing semiconductor assemblies (100,200) simultaneously, in state arranged such that first semiconductor layer (110) faces second semiconductor layer (210) during thermal processing. The semiconductor layers include metallic elemental constituent such as cadmium and particulate material such as sulfur. The semiconductor layers include cadmium sulfide, indium sulfide, zinc sulfide, zinc telluride, zinc selenide, cadmium selenide, cadmium manganese selenide, oxygenated cadmium sulfide, copper oxide, amorphous or micro-crystalline silicon and combinations.    USE - Manufacturing method of semiconductor assemblies used for PV device e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The particulate material provides a rough surface which helps prevent the first assembly and the second assembly from sticking to each other and provide for ease of separation of the assemblies after thermal processing. Obtains higher efficiency PV cells, with higher short circuit current, higher open circuit voltage, and higher fill factor by thermal processing of the semiconductor layers of predetermined composition such as cadmium sulfide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the semiconductor assemblies in an adjacent face-to-face arrangement for thermal processing.    Semiconductor assemblies (100,200)    First semiconductor layer (110)    Supports (120,220)    Conductive layer (130,230)    Second semiconductor layer (210)
NOVELTY - A tempered glass substrate has a compressive-stress layer on the surface. The tempered glass substrate contains 40-75 %mass silica, 10-20 %mass alumina, 0.01-8 %mass boron trioxide, 0-5 %mass lithium oxide, 10-20 %mass sodium oxide, 0-10 %mass magnesium oxide, 0-4 %mass calcium oxide, and total of 0-10 %mass strontium oxide and barium oxide. The mass ratio of sodium oxide and alumina is 0.7-2.    USE - Tempered glass substrate is used as cover glass of mobile telephone and solar cell, touch panel display, and protection component of display (all claimed), digital camera, and personal digital assistant.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate provides tempered glass having excellent moldability, high mechanical strength and favorable ion exchange performance and devitrification resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) glass; and    (2) manufacture of tempered glass substrate.
NOVELTY - The chemical bath deposition (CBD) apparatus comprises two caps (11,15), where the latter cap is arranged corresponding to the former cap so as to form a deposition space (20). A solution input/output device (12) is located in the former cap, where the position of the solution input/output device is fixed. The solution input/output device is movable in the deposition space. A mixing device (17) is arranged below the latter cap, and comprises a shaking unit and a heating unit. The shaking unit moves in a rotation mode or a revolution mode.    USE - Chemical bath deposition apparatus, preferably liquid phase deposition apparatus for conducting in a chemical tank for depositing semiconductor compound film, preferably buffer layer of a copper indium gallium selenide solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The chemical bath deposition apparatus comprises two caps, where the latter cap is arranged corresponding to the former cap so as to form a deposition space, and thus reduces process time and deposition cost by reducing volume of wastewater in a simple manner, forms uniform film with good adhesion properties, removes nucleated particles on the substrate, and effectively improves cell efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional diagram of the chemical bath deposition apparatus.    Spacer (1)    Caps (11,15)    Solution input/output device (12)    Mixing device (17)    Deposition space (20)
NOVELTY - A protective layer is formed on at least one surface of a silicon substrate. The other surface of substrate is processed with an alkaline etching solution at 50-90 degrees C, and smooth etching is carried out. The protective layer-formed surface is protected against action of etching solution, during etching. Thus, etching of silicon substrate is enabled.    USE - Etching of silicon substrate for solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves making four bus bars (22, 24, 26, 28) to be in contact with a front-side semiconductor layer, where the bus bars are formed parallel to each other and to longitudinal edges (14, 20) of a silicon-based wafer (12) in a solar cell (10) and arranged at equal distance from each other. A half-distance between the two adjacent bus bars is chosen equal or approximately equal to a distance between one of the longitudinal edges of the wafer and one of the bus bars. The bus bars and the semiconductor layer are kept in contact with strip conductors (30, 32, 34) i.e. fingers (36).    USE - Method for forming an incident radiation facing front side metallization in a silicon-based wafer e.g. quadratic silicon-based wafer and pseudo-quadratic silicon-based wafer, of a solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The bus bars are made to be in contact with the front-side semiconductor layer, and the half-distance between the two adjacent bus bars is chosen equal or approximately equal to the distance between the longitudinal edges of the wafer and one of the bus bars, where the bus bars are formed parallel to each other and to the longitudinal edges of the wafer and arranged at the equal distance from each other, thus enabling formation of metallization in the wafer without utilizing a complex process and with reduced utilization of costly base materials. The method enables shading of the strip conductors, thus minimizing losses during a metallization process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plan view of a solar cell with a silicon-based wafer.    Solar cell (10)    Silicon-based wafer (12)    Longitudinal edges of silicon-based wafer (14, 20)    Bus bars (22, 24, 26, 28)    Strip conductors (30, 32, 34)    Fingers (36)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of thin film solar cell involves carrying out electrochemical deposition of copper, indium and selenium-containing layer, performing heat treatment, and forming homogeneous copper-indium-selenium absorber layer. The copper, indium and selenium-containing layer is in form of nano multilayer structure, in which primary sublayers containing high content of copper and selenium, and secondary sublayers containing high content of indium, are alternatively deposited. The heat treatment is performed at low temperature under mild conditions.    USE - Manufacture of thin film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides thin film solar cell, in a short period of time under mild reaction conditions.
NOVELTY - The method involves comparing a defect cell number and number of permissions acquired by defect cell measurement process. A photoelectric conversion apparatus i.e. thin film solar cell module (1), to be examined is determined as abnormal when another defect cell number exceeds the number of permissions. The photoelectric conversion apparatus to be examined is determined as a normal product when the latter defect cell number is below the number of permissions and the latter cell number is above the number of permissions.    USE - Method for inspecting a photoelectric conversion apparatus i.e. thin film solar cell module, that transforms energy of sunlight into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables a laser beam to be irradiated from a film surface side of the photoelectric converting layer, so that the energy of the laser beam is absorbed by the photoelectric conversion, thus performing the laser etching process on an area in which the photoelectric converting layer is etched using high steam pressure, and hence performing more accurate performance evaluation by simple operation while improving the yield in production process of the photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an inspection apparatus for a photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an inspection apparatus for a photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Thin film solar cell module (1)    Inspection apparatus (100)    Inspection table (110)    Contact terminal (120)    Cylindrical part (121)    Inspection part (130)
NOVELTY - The method involves printing metal oxide particle, reducing agent and/or composition (2) for conductive pattern formation containing a metal particle on a base material (3), which contains a porous polymeric resin layer (1). One part of the composition is heated with an internal heat generation system. A metal sintering pattern comprising the particles is formed on the base material. The polymeric resin is formed of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate and polyimide.    USE - Method for forming a conductive pattern e.g. conductor-circuit pattern, on a substrate (claimed) that is used for an electronic device such as semiconductor element, circuit board and thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming a conductive pattern with low resistance and improved mechanical strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a substrate.    Porous polymeric resin layer (1)    Composition for conductive pattern formation (2)    Base material (3)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a roller portion (5) that is formed with the base-material parallel running portion (21) on which the base materials (2) are lines up in several rows at predetermined spacing in an axial direction. A material supply unit (6) is arranged facing the running portion, and for supplying the material. The material supply unit is provided in common with respect to several base materials of the base-material parallel running portion, so that thin film is formed on surface of base material by passing material supply portion with same base material in multiple times.    USE - Apparatus for making and conveying thin films such as lower electrically conductive film, photoelectric conversion film and top electrically conductive film used for forming photovoltaic cell used in solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The base material and film forming material can be used un-wastefully. The film thickness is easily controllable even if multiple types of film forming is formed into the film one by one on the base material. The productivity of the film forming base material can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the conveyance film making apparatus.    Base material (2)    Roller portion (5)    Material supply unit (6)    Base-material sending reel (10)    Base-material parallel running portion (21)
NOVELTY - The laminated portion has transparent conductive film that is formed on corrugated portion (20) of reflection preventing structure (10). The sum of distance from six arbitrary convex portions to non-outer most convex portion is small. Connection portion (23) which connects several convex portions is formed in a position higher than bottom point (22a) of recessed portion (22), and lower than a vertex (21a) of convex portion. Recessed portion is formed between two preset convex portions among six convex portions, and non-outer most convex portion.    USE - Laminated portion used for display apparatus, illuminating device, and solar cell used in solar panel such as solar power generation device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the elevation differences are optimized, the coexistence with low reflection and abrasion resistance is possible. Since reflection by the interface of the transparent substrate and the transparent electrode layer is reduced and the light taking-out efficiency is improved by using the laminated portion, the luminous efficiency of the display apparatus can be improved. Since the light capture efficiency of each solar cell is improved, the electric power generation efficiency of solar panel can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of the laminated portion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the reflection preventing structure.    Reflection preventing structure (10)    Corrugated portion (20)    Vertex (21a)    Recessed portion (22)    Bottom point (22a)    Connection portion (23)
NOVELTY - A silicon refining apparatus has a crucible (1) for accommodating silicon raw material and a sensor (5) for detecting leakage of molten silicon from crucible. The crucible consists of an oxidation resistant material molded using binder containing inorganic materials.    USE - Apparatus is used for purifying silicon (claimed) for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since misdetection of run-out detection sensor is prevented, silicon can be purified, without causing decline in operation rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for purification of silicon, which involves purifying silicon raw material using silicon refining apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of silicon refining apparatus.    Crucible (1)    Recessed portion (1a)    Stamping material (3)    Sensor (5)    Heating apparatus (7)    Coil cement (9)
NOVELTY - The solar cell manufacturing method involves etching a wafer (18) using a wet chemical etch with an acidic etching agent. An optical image of light scattered from surface of the wafer after etching is captured. An image processing operation is applied to captured image to obtain processed image. The processed image is used to estimate density of dislocations on wafer. The density is used as input of performance prediction algorithm. The application of steps for processing the wafer is controlled dependent on prediction of property obtained from performance prediction algorithm.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The process effectively measures the dislocation density on wafers that is compatible with use of the wafers in the solar cell manufacturing process and produces reliable measurements of dislocation density. The solar cell manufacturing process easily estimates the defect density on wafers after etching the wafers.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a system for performing characterization of solar cells during manufacturing process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the optical inspection system.    Wafer support table (10)    Light source (12)    Detector (14)    Scanning mechanism (16)    Wafer (18)
NOVELTY - Manufacturing a core-shell type supported catalyst, comprises: (1) dissolving and dispersing a carbon support in a solvent using a stabilizer; (2) dissolving a core precursor in a solution obtained from step (1), and adding a reducing agent to reduce and support a transition metal of the core precursor on a surface of the carbon support; (3) filtering and washing the carbon support on which the transition metal is supported; (4) re-dispersing the carbon support in a shell precursor aqueous solution; and (5) adding a weak reducing agent to a solution obtained from step (4) at 60-80 degrees C.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing a core-shell type supported catalyst (claimed), which is useful in fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically manufactures the core-shell type supported catalyst with improved surface reaction rate and reduced size thus enhancing the performance of the fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacturing a core-shell type supported catalyst, comprises: (1) dissolving and dispersing a carbon support in a solvent using a stabilizer; (2) dissolving a core precursor in a solution obtained from step (1), and adding a reducing agent to reduce and support a transition metal of the core precursor on a surface of the carbon support; (3) filtering and washing the carbon support on which the transition metal is supported; (4) re-dispersing the carbon support in a shell precursor aqueous solution; and (5) adding a weak reducing agent to a solution obtained from step (4) at 60-80 degrees C so that metal ions of a shell precursor are reduced and deposited on the transition metal.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming indium selenium (InxSey) by a selenization process. Indium (In) is deposited on a back plate. A copper indium selenium (CIS) group absorber is formed by depositing copper (Cu) on an indium selenium group. The back plate is equipped in an upper part of a substrate, where temperature of the substrate is 250-550 degree Celsius.    USE - Copper indium gallium selenium (CIGS) group thin film manufacturing method for a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables decreasing spatial void on a molybdenum (Mo) back plate in an efficient manner, thus improving efficiency of the CIGS group thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart of a CIGS group thin film manufacturing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a first carrier having a first resin formed over the first carrier. A fabric is positioned over the first resin. Second resin is formed over the first resin and around the fabric to form an asymmetrical pre-impregnated (PPG) substrate. The first carrier is removed. Second carrier is provided. First conductive layer is formed over the second carrier. The first conductive layer is transferred from the second carrier to the first resin. The second carrier is removed.    USE - Method of manufacturing semiconductor device (claimed) such as microcontroller, microprocessor, charged-coupled device (CCD), solar cell and digital micro-mirror device used in modern electronic device such as cellular phone, personal digital assistant (PDA) and digital video camera.    ADVANTAGE - The first conductive layer is oriented asymmetrically such that, the first conductive layer is offset with respect to the fabric to minimize warpage. Thus, the simple, cost effective, and reliable single metal layer semiconductor substrate with reduced warpage is manufactured. The flipchip semiconductor device provides short electrical conduction path from the active devices on semiconductor die to conduction tracks, in order to reduce signal propagation distance, lower capacitance, and improve overall circuit performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the semiconductor die mounted to single metal layer semiconductor substrate with buried pattern technology and asymmetrical glass fibers to reduce warpage.    Conductive layer (156,178)    Insulating layer (168)    Semiconductor die (194)    Active surface (200)    Bumps (204)
NOVELTY - A polythiophene derivative composite is formed by polymerizing thiophene derivative in a polystyrene sulfonate containing a hydrophobic solvent and surfactant, or suspension of water-soluble salt.    USE - Polythiophene derivative composite is used for water dispersion for coating composition used for electroconductive coating (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to antistatic agent, electrolytic capacitor, electroluminescent display, solar cell and touch panel.    ADVANTAGE - The polythiophene derivative composite is economically manufactured by simple process. The coating membrane has high conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of polythiophene derivative composite, which involves carrying out mixing process of polystyrene sulfonate containing hydrophobic solvent and surfactant, or suspension of water-soluble salt, removing hydrophobic solvent, and polymerizing thiophene derivative;    (2) water dispersion, which is obtained by dispersing polythiophene derivative composite to water;    (3) coating composition, which contains water dispersion and water-soluble high boiling point solvent; and    (4) electroconductive coating, which is obtained by coating the coating composition to a base material surface, and drying.
NOVELTY - The method involves using a flat substrate (101) consisting of a single crystal or polycrystalline silicon as crystal substrate. The phosphorus ion is injected into main surface (101b) side of the substrate. The film which consists of phosphorus is heat-processed with respect to the substrate, and adhered to the outer periphery end surface (101c) of the substrate, while removing the phosphorus ion on main surface side of the substrate. The anneal-treating is performed with respect to the substrate.    USE - Method for manufacturing crystal solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The conduction portion is not formed in the substrate end surface, so that the resistance fall in the substrate end surface is eliminated and the electric continuity with the back surface is avoided. The laser irradiation is not required, and the loss of the photoelectric conversion region by laser irradiation is avoided. Thus, the photoelectric conversion efficiency is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a crystal solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the formation of the phosphorus film in the end surface.    Substrate (101)    Main surface (101a,101b)    Outer periphery end surfaces (101c)    Vacuum chamber (201)    Ion implantation side region (alpha)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a transparent conductive film by an organometallic chemical-vapor-deposition process without irradiating an ultraviolet light on a n-type buffer layer (113). Another transparent conductive film is formed by an organometallic chemical-vapor-deposition process while irradiating an ultraviolet light on the first transparent conductive film. The wavelength of the ultraviolet light is of specific range.    USE - Manufacturing method of CIS type thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The resistance value of the transparent conductive film is lowered, and the conversion efficiency of the CIS type solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a CIS type thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the CIS type thin film solar cell.    CIS type thin film solar cell (1)    Substrate (10)    Photovoltaic cell (11)    Back surface electrode layer (111)    N-type buffer layer (113)
NOVELTY - An aryl carbamate compound (I) or (II) is heated and decarboxylation reaction is carried out, to obtain arylamine.    USE - Manufacture of arylamine e.g. triarylamine (claimed) used as functional compound. Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescence, electrophotographic photoreceptor, organic semiconductor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical manufacture of arylamine.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aryl carbamate compound of formula: Ar'-O-C(=O)-NH-Ar'1 (I) or Ar-O-C(=O)-N(-Ar'2)-Ar'1 (II) is heated and decarboxylation reaction is carried out, to obtain arylamine.    Ar',Ar'1,Ar'2=optionally substituted aryl;and    Ar'1+Ar'2=cyclocondensed ring.
NOVELTY - The anodization apparatus (1) has moving mechanism that moves top holder (61), left and right side holders (67,69) and upper side holder (71) to delivery and treatment positions relative to storage tank (11). Lower holder (39) is operated, when top, left and right side and upper side holders are moved to treatment position. Lower holder is not operated, when the holders are separated from treatment position. Substrates (W) are carried out from storage tank, when chemical forming reaction process is performed in surrounding surface of substrates at fluid-tight state.    USE - Anodization apparatus of anodization system used for anodizing semiconductor wafer (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to LCD, plasma display, organic electroluminescent device, field emission display, optical disk, magnetic disk, magneto optical disk, photo-mask, solar cell, micro-electromechanical system (MEMS), three-dimensional integrated circuit, optoelectronic integrated circuit, bionics, pharmaceutical application, optical waveguide and artificial photosynthesis.    ADVANTAGE - The lower holder can be effectively operated based on the movement of the top holder, left and right side holders and upper side holder which hold the substrates to the treatment position, such that the substrates can be mechanically carried in/out with respect to the storage tank, when chemical forming reaction process is performed in surrounding surface of substrates at fluid-tight state, and the substrates can be easily anodized and processed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) an anodization system; and    (2) a semiconductor wafer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the anodization apparatus.    Anodization apparatus (1)    Storage tank (11)    Lower holder (39)    Top holder (61)    Left side holder (67)    Right side holder (69)    Upper side holder (71)    Substrate (W)
NOVELTY - A silicon-type high-molecular compound solution containing a silicon type high-molecular compound and an organic solvent is coated on a base material (1) containing a synthetic resin. The formed coating film (2) is heat-dried and the formed layer (3) is plasma-processed, to obtain a gas-barrier film having a gas-barrier layer (4) formed on a base material. The gel fraction of base material measured when a combination of base material and organic solvent is obtained by immersing the base material in the organic solvent for 72 hours at 23 degrees C, is 70-98%.    USE - Manufacture of gas-barrier film used for optical components and electronic components (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to LCDs, electroluminescent displays, electronic papers, solar cells, thermoelectric conversion components, optical filters, wavelength conversion devices, light control devices, and polarizing plates.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient manufacture of gas-barrier films in which adhesion failure between gas-barrier layer and substrate does not occur even under high temperature/humidity conditions. The obtained gas-barrier film has excellent durability, bending resistance, heat resistance, and moisture resistance. The gas-barrier film provides lightweight electronic components and optical components having excellent gas-barrier property with respect to water vapor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view explaining the manufacturing method of gas-barrier film.    Base material (1)    Coating film (2)    Layer containing high-molecular compound (3)    Region containing mixture of synthetic resin of base material and high-molecular compound (3a)    Gas-barrier layer (4)
NOVELTY - The casting method involves arranging a bottomless cooling crucible (7) in an induction coil (8). By electromagnetic induction heating by the induction coil, the silicon raw material injected in the cooling crucible is dissolved to form molten silicon (13). The molten silicon is coagulated by pulling down from the cooling crucible. Silicon ingot (3) is continuously cast. The frequency of the alternating current supplied to the induction coil is fluctuated with a standard deviation in 0.025-0.050 kilohertz and the average value in 25-35 kilohertz.    USE - Continuous casting method for silicon ingot used e.g. in the manufacture of wafer for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces local wear of the inner surface of the cooling crucible by making the standard deviation into 0.025- 0.050 kilohertz, and the average value into 25-35 kilohertz, and fluctuating the frequency of the alternating current supplied to an induction coil. Reduces manufacturing cost of solar cell, thus contributing to large propagation of solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram explaining the molten silicon at the time of continuously casting an ingot and the state of an ingot when fluctuated and frequency of the alternating current is high, and when fluctuated and the frequency of the alternating current is low, respectively.    Silicon ingot (3)    Bottomless cooling crucible (7)    Induction coil (8)    Molten silicon (13)    Outer surface of molten silicon (13a)
NOVELTY - Secondary sulfur-containing metallic compound comprising zinc, primary sulfur-containing metallic compound containing silver and tertiary sulfur-containing metallic compound containing tin, are heat-processed in fatty amine to obtain compound semiconductor ultrafine particles. The content of tertiary sulfur-containing metallic compound is measured so that it is 3 times or more than the stoichiometry composition ratio of compound semiconductor.    USE - Manufacture of compound semiconductor ultrafine particles used for photoelectric conversion device e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically and reliably provides compound semiconductor ultrafine particles having high purity and yield, without forming heterogeneous phase.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Secondary sulfur-containing metallic compound comprising zinc, primary sulfur-containing metallic compound containing silver and tertiary sulfur-containing metallic compound containing tin, are heat-processed in fatty amine to obtain compound semiconductor ultrafine particles. The content of primary and secondary sulfur-containing metallic compound is measured so that it is equal to the stoichiometry composition ratio of compound semiconductor. The content of tertiary sulfur-containing metallic compound is measured so that it is 3 times or more than the stoichiometry composition ratio of compound semiconductor.
NOVELTY - Preparing pure silicon comprises introducing silicon containing gas or gaseous mixture, as input gas, into a upstream reactor (2) and depositing hot separated bodies, which are silicons, on reactor surfaces, where: the upstream reactor forms an output gas; a portion of the input gas, as first output gas, comprises a gas component and at least one second further output gas component; the output gas is introduced into a downstream reactor (7); and at least one portion of the second output gas component is removed from the output gas of the upstream reactor.    USE - The highly pure silicon is useful as raw material in semiconductor and solar industries.    ADVANTAGE - The process provides silicon with high purity of greater than 99.9999% and without consuming large amount of energy, hence economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing pure silicon comprises introducing silicon containing gas or gaseous mixture, as input gas, into a upstream reactor (2) and depositing hot separated bodies, which are silicons, on the reactor surfaces, where: the upstream reactor forms an output gas; a portion of the input gas, as first output gas, comprises a gas component and at least one second further output gas component; the output gas is introduced into a downstream reactor (7); and at least one portion of the second output gas component is removed from the output gas of the upstream reactor, before it is conducted into the downstream reactor. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a device for preparing pure silicon comprises the upstream reactor and the second downstream reactor, where between the upstream and downstream reactors, a separation device for separating at least one gas component of the output gas of the first upstream gas reactor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of a device for preparing pure silicon.    Inlet line (1)    Upstream reactor (2)    Heat exchanger (4)    Downstream reactor (7)    Gas inlet. (8)
NOVELTY - A new urethane (meth)acrylate is obtained by reacting fluorene structure-containing compound (I), polyisocyanate compound having polyol skeleton and terminal isocyanate group, and (meth)acrylic-type compound having reactive active hydrogen atom with respect to isocyanate group. The polyisocyanate compound is urethane prepolymer having isocyanate group in both terminals, formed by reacting diol compound with diisocyanate compound. The diol compound is alkane diol and/or polymer diol compound. The diisocyanate compound is a diisocyanate compound formed from aromatic diisocyanate.    USE - New urethane (meth)acrylate is used for cured material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to light-emitting diode, pick-up lens, eyeglass lens, plasma display panel, liquid crystal display, electronic paper, fuel cell membrane, optical fiber, optical waveguide and hologram.    ADVANTAGE - The urethane (meth)acrylate has reduced viscosity, and efficiently provides cured material with excellent flexibility, handleability, heat resistance and compatibility, and high refractive index.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A new urethane (meth)acrylate is obtained by reacting fluorene structure-containing compound of formula (I), polyisocyanate compound having polyol skeleton and terminal isocyanate group, and (meth)acrylic-type compound having reactive active hydrogen atom with respect to isocyanate group. The polyisocyanate compound is urethane prepolymer having isocyanate group in both terminal, obtained by reacting diol compound with diisocyanate compound. The diol compound is chosen from alkane diol and polymer diol compound. The diisocyanate compound is a diisocyanate compound obtained from aromatic diisocyanate.    ring Z1,ring Z2=aryl;    R1,R2=substituent;    R3=alkylene;    k=0-4;and    m,n=0 or more.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of urethane (meth)acrylate; and    (2) cured material.
NOVELTY - The method involves leading-out hydrogen gas stored in storage container (36), and cooling the hydrogen gas. The pipe line (44) located in the downstream of cooling unit (59) is cooled by cooled hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas used for cooling of pipe line is collected. The hydrogen fueled car is filled with the hydrogen gas recovered in the collection receptacle (82) without passing through a compressor (12).    USE - Method for filling hydrogen gas in fuel tank of hydrogen fueled car.    ADVANTAGE - The atmosphere in the building or casing can be maintained even when the leakage of hydrogen gas is increased, so that safety of the casing can be improved effectively. Several pipe lines are provided from storage container to connection element, so that hydrogen gas can be continuously filled to the hydrogen fueled car.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen gas filling apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the hydrogen gas filling apparatus.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Compressor (12)    Storage container (36)    Pipe line (44)    Cooling unit (59)    Collection receptacle (82)
NOVELTY - A gas barrier film (10) has a gas barrier layer (14) containing compound (A) obtained by irradiating a layer containing polysilazane with vacuum ultraviolet light, on a base material (11). The compound (A) has silicon-oxygen bond in which silicon is coupled with organic group, and silicon-hydride group or silanol group, and has molecular weight of 90-1200. The content of compound (A) with respect to whole gas barrier layer is 1-40 %mass.    USE - Gas barrier film is used for sealing electronic device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to packaging material for foodstuff, industrial products, pharmaceutical products, solar cell element, organic electroluminescent element, liquid crystal display element.    ADVANTAGE - The electronic device sealed using the gas barrier film has high gas barrier performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of gas barrier film.    Gas barrier film (10)    Base material (11)    Intermediate layer (12)    Bleed-out prevention layer (13)    Gas barrier layer (14)
NOVELTY - A fullerene derivative (I) is new.    USE - Fullerene derivative is used as solute for fullerene derivative solution, fullerene derivative composition, and fullerene derivative film used as photoresist film forming material or photoresist lower layer film forming material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to antireflective film, formation of micro pattern for organic semiconductor, low dielectric insulating material, solar cell, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The fullerene derivative enables to form hard carbon film having excellent etching tolerance, and high rigidity and heat resistance. The fullerene derivative solution enables to form photoresist having reduced edge roughness and high resolution. The fullerene derivative provides insulating material with low dielectric property. The solar cell is easily and economically manufactured using the fullerene derivative, with high energy conversion efficiency. The fullerene derivative has high solubility with respect to organic solvent. The organic semiconductor is economically and efficiently manufactured using the fullerene derivative.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fullerene derivative of formula (I) is new.    R1=-A-B'-O-R3;    m=1-20;    R2=H, hydroxy or 1-30C organic group;    n=0-20;    A=optionally substituted arylene;    B'=1-20C bivalent linear hydrocarbon coupling group;and    R3=H or alcoholic hydroxy protective group.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) fullerene derivative composition, which contains 0.01 wt.% or more fullerene derivative; and    (2) manufacture of fullerene derivative (I).
NOVELTY - A thin metal film raw material having an amidinate ligand (I) and a reactive gas having nitrogen atom and hydrogen atom are alternately or simultaneously supplied on surface of a substrate to form low impurity thin metal film.    USE - Formation of thin metal film used for semiconductor element, flat panel display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thin metal film is formed with improved film-forming rate and favorable resistivity close to pure metal, since nitrogen is not taken in thin metal film during film forming reaction.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A thin metal film raw material having an amidinate ligand of formula (I) and a reactive gas having nitrogen atom and hydrogen atom are alternately or simultaneously supplied on surface of a substrate to form low impurity thin metal film.    R1-R3=H or hydrocarbyl of formula: CnH2n+1;    n=1-4;and    M1=Co, Ni, Fe, or Mn.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for raw material, which contains the amidinate ligand.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view illustrating film forming method of thin metal film.    Film-forming apparatus (1)    Vacuum chamber (2)    Substrate (6)    Thin metal film raw material (9)    Reactive gas (23)
NOVELTY - The solar cell (100) has a Schottky junction layer (25) that includes a second transparent conductivity oxide layer (24) that is arranged above a first transparent conductivity oxide layer (23). The second transparent conductivity layer has a larger band gap as compared to the first transparent conductivity layer. The first transparent conductivity oxide layer is Schottky-connected to a semiconductor layer (10).    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric efficiency is improved since the solar cell includes the first transparent conductivity oxide layer with an excellent optical permeability and the second transparent conducting oxide with an excellent electric conductance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Semiconductor layer (10)    First transparent conductivity oxide layer (23)    Second transparent conductivity oxide layer (24)    Schottky junction layer (25)    Solar cell (100)
NOVELTY - An orthohexagonal crystal silicon wafer has orthohexagonal silicon wafer which is a sheet material formed by an inscribed regular hexagon of the cross section of a cylindrical crystal silicon rod.    USE - Orthohexagonal crystal silicon wafer is used for manufacturing solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has improved effective area and output characteristics, and is economically manufactured by using orthohexagonal crystal silicon wafer. Since the silicon wafer is orthohexagonal, the cut-off flaw-piece material of the crystal silicon rod is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.
NOVELTY - An electronic type indium-gallium nitride film is obtained by depositing n-type indium-gallium nitride on a substrate, such that the thickness of the film is 6-1.5 microns.    USE - Electronic type indium-gallium nitride film is used in manufacture of semiconductor material and multi-junction solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The electronic type indium-gallium nitride film has high carrier mobility, safety factor, radiation-resistant ability, and is prepared using simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electronic type indium-gallium nitride film is obtained by depositing n-type indium-gallium nitride (InxGaN, where x is 0.05-0.3) on a substrate, such that the thickness of the film is 6-1.5 microns. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of electronic type indium-gallium nitride film.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming the transparency conduction thin film layer which is formed to sputter in the plasma generating device. The substrate (200,300) is preheated through the temperature of 180-220 degree while the pre-thermal budget anneal is coated on the substrate. A transparency conduction thin film layer is formed on the substrate. The conductive oxide is formed of aluminum in the zinc oxide (ZnO), gallium (Ga), indium (In), A-doped zinc-oxide, indium tin oxide and boron (B). The refraction oxide is formed of silicon oxide, magnesium oxide and Barium fluoride.    USE - Method for manufacturing transparency conductive oxide of thin film solar cell of LCD, organic LED (OLED) and plasma display panel (PDP).    ADVANTAGE - The substrate can be preheated through the pre-thermal budget anneal before coating the conductive oxide on the substrate. The plasma cation of the oxygen-mixed gas and argon is collided to the substrate by providing cohesive power between the coated transparency conduction thin films with the substrate. The crystallization and electro-optical characteristic of the thin film can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the transparency conductive oxide of thin film solar cell.    Carrier (100)    Substrates (200,300)
NOVELTY - A high-purity parastyrene sulfonic acid (salt) containing raw material styrene-derived main impurities chosen from ortho styrene sulfonic acid (salt) (a), ( beta )-bromoethyl benzene sulfonic acid (salt) (b), meta-styrene sulfonic acid (salt) (c) and bromo styrene sulfonic acid (salt) (d), is new. The content ratio of components (a)-(d) is respectively 0.2% or less, 0.5% or less, 3% or less and 0.1% or less based on peak-area reference, calculated by high performance liquid chromatography.    USE - New high-purity parastyrene sulfonic acid (salt) is used for dispersing agent for manufacturing aqueous dispersion of nanocarbon material e.g. carbon nanotubes, graphene, or fullerene, and conductive polymer dopant for manufacturing aqueous dispersion of conductive polymer (all claimed) e.g. polythiophene, polypropylene, polyaniline, polyphenylene vinylene or polyphenylene. Uses include but are not limited to electroconductive coating, large scale integrated wiring, electromagnetic wave shielding material, fuel cell, secondary battery, capacitor, field emission display, transistor, solar cell and touch panel.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive polymer aqueous dispersion using new high-purity parastyrene sulfonic acid (salt) has excellent electrical conductivity, stability and water resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polystyrene sulfonate, which has sulfonic group-containing repeating unit (A) of formula (I) and polymerizable monomer residue-containing repeating unit (B) of formula: -(Q)m-; and    (2) manufacture of polystyrene sulfonate, which involves performing living radical polymerization or radical polymerization of high-purity parastyrene sulfonic acid (salt) in presence of an aqueous solvent.    M=sodium cation, lithium cation, potassium cation, ammonium cation, quaternary ammonium cation or proton;    Q=another radically polymerizable monomer residue;    n=1 or more;and    m=0 or more.
NOVELTY - A crystalline silicon solar battery diffusion emitter isomerization process, involves (1) etching the silicon slice into diffusion reaction furnace tube, where furnace tube heating temperature is 750-810 degrees C for 10 minutes, at the same time, introducing nitrogen flow rate is 5-8 slm to 3 minutes, (2) introducing nitrogen flow rate is 3-7 slm, at the same time, (4) keeping the temperature at 820-850 degrees C, where the flow rate of the oxygen is 3-5 slm to 10-16 minutes, (5) the flow rate of the nitrogen is 15-20 slm, reducing the temperature to 780 degrees C, to obtain the diffusion.    USE - As crystalline silicon solar battery diffusion emitter isomerization process (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method increases the silicon sheet diffusion surface diffusion concentration, reduces the contact resistance of the silicon wafer and the slurry, reduces the bad battery plate sintering.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A crystalline silicon solar battery diffusion emitter isomerization process, involves (1) etching the silicon slice into diffusion reaction furnace tube, where furnace tube heating temperature is 750-810 degrees C for 10 minutes, at the same time, introducing nitrogen flow rate is 5-8 slm to 3 minutes, (2) introducing nitrogen flow rate is 3-7 slm, the oxygen flow rate is 400-600 sccm, nitrogen with phosphorus oxychloride gas flow rate is 1300-1700 sccm to 10-16 minutes, (3) 5 degrees C per minute of speed raising furnace temperature to 840-850 degrees C, at the same time, the flow rate of nitrogen is 10-15 slm, (4) keeping the temperature at 820-850 degrees C, where the flow rate of the oxygen is 3-5 slm to 10-16 minutes, (5) the flow rate of the nitrogen is 15-20 slm, reducing the temperature to 780 degrees C, to obtain the diffusion.
NOVELTY - The device (100) has a process chamber (120) which is connected with sample-feeding chamber (110). A plating film technique chamber is provided with source of copper, indium, gallium and selenium. A weighing chamber (130) is connected with technique chamber, for weighing substrate for preparing copper, indium, selenium, and gallium substrate films. The sample-feeding chamber is connected with the vacuum plating film technique chamber. A substrate transport system is set for transferring substrate between sample-feeding chamber, process chamber, and weighing chamber.    USE - Evaporation plating film-forming device for thin film solar battery, LED, thin film transistor and display screen.    ADVANTAGE - The operating efficiency can be improved. The energy consumption can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for obtaining work temperature of source furnace.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the evaporation plating film device.    Evaporation plating film device (100)    Sample-feeding chamber (110)    Process chamber (120)    Weighing chamber (130)    Gate valve (142)
NOVELTY - A platform assembly comprises platform component reinforced cement composite material which consists of fiber pouring, and is provided with a hollow structure. The hollow structure comprises more than one three-dimensional structures. Two adjacent three-dimensional structures is also reinforced cement composite material casting according to the fiber. The hollow structure is filled with pre-embedded light material. The light material can be solid or hollow.    USE - Platform assembly for use in floating structure (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The platform assembly has light weight, big buoyancy, high integral intensity, strong shock resistance, and is capable of bending. The preparation method is simple to implement, economical and environment-friendly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) floating structure comprising one or more of the platform assembly which are connected with each other; and    (2) preparation method of flexible solar cells component platform.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a perspective view illustrating the platform assembly.
NOVELTY - The heating treatment apparatus has a door (140) that opens and closes cassette gateway (112) to take out and load a cassette (160) with respect to a furnace chamber (110). A heat treatment space is provided in the furnace chamber for performing selenization process about substrate (S) using process gas such as hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen selenide. The cassette taken into the heat treatment space is docked by docking elements (180) during selenization process. The process gas supplied from external gas supply unit (150) is supplied to cassette, and is sprayed to the substrate.    USE - Heating treatment apparatus for copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) group compound solar cell used in portable electronic instrument such as watch and calculator.    ADVANTAGE - The uniformity in the amount of process gas sprayed to the substrates in the selenization process is improved, thus the uniformity of the light absorption layer formed on the substrate with the selenization process is improved. Since the cassette gateway of the furnace chamber is closed and opened by the door, the heat treatment space of the furnace chamber is sealed efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a heat-treating method for copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) group compound solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plan view of the heating treatment apparatus.    Furnace chamber (110)    Cassette gateway (112)    Door (140)    External gas supply unit (150)    Cassette (160)    Docking element (180)    Substrate (S)
NOVELTY - The system has multiple chambers (31) which are provided with a preheated substrate that is transferred to a preheated section (20) in the enclosure. A heating source is provided for performing thermal process to the substrate while setting and controlling thermal processing annealing time independently. A cooling unit (40) is provided to cool the substrate which is heat-treated in a cluster chamber.    USE - Rapid heat treatment system of light absorber layer in copper indium gallium selenium (CIGS) thin film type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thermal processing annealing time is set gradually and the heating temperature uniformity of the substrate can be secured. The chamber malfunction and the size of the apparatus can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the rapid heat treatment system of light absorber layer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Loading unit (10)    Preheated section (20)    Cluster chamber (30)    Chamber (31)    Cooling unit (40)
NOVELTY - Preparation of nitrogen-doped hollow carbon ball-loaded palladium-based catalyst involves dispersing o-phenylenediamine in solvent, stirring, adding initiator, filtering, drying to obtain poly(o-phenylenediamine) hollow ball, pyrolyzing o-phenylenediamine polymer under protection of inert gas to obtain nitrogen-doped hollow carbon ball, dispersing the nitrogen-doped hollow carbon ball into water, adding chloropalladic acid solution, performing ultrasonic treatment, adding reducing agent, performing ultrasonic treatment, filtering and drying.    USE - Preparation of nitrogen-doped hollow carbon ball-loaded palladium-based catalyst used for anode pole sheet for ethanol fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nitrogen-doped hollow carbon ball-loaded palladium-based catalyst having nitrogen content of 10.4-22.4 wt.% and excellent oxidization reaction catalysis property with respect to alcohol is economically prepared by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of nitrogen-doped hollow carbon ball-loaded palladium-based catalyst involves dispersing o-phenylenediamine in a solvent, stirring at 0-5 degrees C, adding an initiator, reacting for 12-24 hours, filtering reaction product, drying under vacuum to obtain poly(o-phenylenediamine) hollow ball, pyrolyzing o-phenylenediamine polymer in the poly(o-phenylenediamine) hollow ball at 350-900 degrees C for 2-6 hours under protection of inert gas to obtain nitrogen-doped hollow carbon ball, dispersing the nitrogen-doped hollow carbon ball into water, adding chloropalladic acid solution, performing ultrasonic treatment for 1-30 minutes, adding a reducing agent, performing ultrasonic treatment for 1-30 minutes, filtering and drying under vacuum, to obtain the nitrogen-doped hollow carbon ball-loaded palladium-based catalyst.
NOVELTY - A metaphosphoric acid piece reworking method involves cleaning residual metaphosphoric acid on a monocrystalline silicon solar cell with 0.8-1.2 mass% sodium hydroxide solution at 50-60 degrees C for 30 seconds. An oxide layer is removed on a surface of the solar cell by reaction with hydrogen fluoride cleaning solution for 180-220 seconds. Metal impurities are removed on the surface of the solar cell by reaction with hydrochloric acid cleaning solution for 180-220 seconds.    USE - Method for reworking metaphosphoric acid piece during diffusion of monocrystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables re-diffusing, etching, secondarily cleaning, coating, printing and sintering the solar cell, so that transfer efficiency of the solar cell can reach the level of normal cells, the solar cell is not different from the normal cells in appearance, and the purpose of rework cleaning is achieved.
NOVELTY - An organic semiconductor material comprises a naphthalene derivative (I).    USE - Organic semiconductor material is used for organic solar cell, organic field-effect transistor, organic optical memory, organic nonlinear material and organic laser (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic semiconductor material having excellent thermal stability, hole transport property and dissolution property is economically prepared with high productivity by a simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic semiconductor material comprises a naphthalene derivative of formula (I).    R=F, CN, aldehyde group or nitryl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of organic semiconductor material, which involves subjecting 3,7-dibromo-dibenzothiophene-5,5-dioxide and a boron group-containing compound of formula (II) or (III) to Suzuki coupling reaction in the presence of an organic solvent and an organic metal catalyst under an oxygen-free environment.
NOVELTY - 2,2',7,7'-Tetramethyl-9,9'-spirobis(fluorene) compounds are new.    USE - As electroluminescent material which is useful in organic electroluminescence, organic field effect tube or an organic solar battery field (claimed); and in blue organic electroluminescent device, and display of high color purity.    ADVANTAGE - The electroluminescent material has high fluorescence quantum efficiency and color purity; has good thermal stability; and has very high glass transition temperature and decomposition temperature. The carbazolyl group has good hole transport property and non-coplanarity; and effectively reduces the generation of the exciplex.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - 2,2',7,7'-Tetramethyl-9,9'-spirobis(fluorene) compound of formula (I) and 9H-carbazole are new.    R1-R4 = H or formulae (II)-(IV), and at least two of R1-R4 are different;    R5 and R6 = H, alkyl group of any length, oxygen-containing alkyl, optionally substituted carbazolyl, and/or aromatic compound;    Ar' = naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene or pyrene.
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves preparing the glass plate (S1) containing potassium or sodium, and performing ion exchange process (S2) which forms lithium-substituted layer so as to replace the potassium or sodium of the glass plate with lithium, producing crack on the surface. The etch process (S3) is performed on glass substrate so as to increase the generation of crack with fine surface on the lithium-substituted layer of glass plate. The glass plate contains magnesium or alkaline-earth metal.    USE - Manufacturing method of glass substrate used in solar cell manufacture (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Ensures that the size of the recessed part formed in surface of glass plate is uniform, thus implementing excellent manufacturing of the glass substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the process-flow chart explaining the manufacturing method of the glass substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Glass plate preparation step (S1)    Ion exchange processing step (S2)    Glass substrate etching step (S3)    Drying and roughing processing completion step (S4)
NOVELTY - The forming method involves forming a second sacrificial layer (12) on front surface of a mask main body (11) to define a second mask (10). A second substrate (13) is arranged at the back surface of the second mask. A patterned second thin film (15) is formed on the surface of the second substrate by allowing second particles to pass through the through hole (9) of the second mask.    USE - Forming method for thin film in fabrication of device with organic membrane, e.g. organic electroluminescent display, organic electroluminescent illumination device, organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Allows fine cleansing of a film adhering on the mask so that the mask can be repeatedly used, thus improving production efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic illustration of a forming method for thin film.    Through hole (9)    Second mask (10)    Mask main body (11)    Second sacrificial layer (12)    Second substrate (13)    Patterned second thin film (15)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves laminating an intrinsic type amorphous silicon film (7) and a conductivity type amorphous silicon film (8) on the back surface of a semiconductor substrate (51). One portion of the intrinsic type amorphous silicon film and the conductivity type amorphous silicon film is removed. A coating membrane is formed on the conductivity type amorphous silicon film. Another intrinsic type amorphous silicon film (19) and another conductivity type amorphous silicon film (20) are laminated on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate. The coating membrane is etched.    USE - Manufacturing method for a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The coating membrane is formed on the conductivity type amorphous silicon film, where another intrinsic type amorphous silicon film and another conductivity type amorphous silicon film are laminated on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the coating membrane is etched, and thus enables increasing the conversion efficiency of the solar cell by electrically isolating the two conductivity type amorphous silicon films in a reliable manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell.    Solar cell (1)    Amorphous silicon films (7,19)    Conductivity type amorphous silicon films (8,20)    Anti-reflective film (12)    Semiconductor substrate (51)
NOVELTY - The secondary battery charging device has switching circuit which selectively supplies output voltage of solar cell (10) or output voltage of secondary battery (21) to load (30). An electric charging control circuit (22) charges the secondary battery below at predetermined charge final voltage, and the charge final voltage of the electric charging control circuit is changed. A charge regulation unit (100) regulates time average value of the charge final voltage below to the full-charge voltage of the secondary battery.    USE - Secondary battery charging device for e.g. lithium ion battery for wireless transmission device.    ADVANTAGE - Allows the charge final voltage of secondary battery to be set lower than the full-charge voltage of secondary battery since the charge final voltage of secondary battery can be changed from the host system. Suppresses the deterioration of secondary battery, and extends the maintenance period of wireless transmission device since the secondary battery is not charged beyond a required electric energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a secondary battery charging device. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Solar cell (10)    Secondary battery (21)    Electric charging control circuit (22)    Load (30)    Charge regulation unit (100)
NOVELTY - A silver fine particles dispersion liquid comprises 30-70 mass% silver fine particles, and chloride compound which is added so that the ratio (Cl/Ag) of the mass of chlorine (Cl) with respect to silver (Ag) may be 0.05-0.3 mass%.    USE - Silver fine particles dispersion liquid used for forming electrically conductive circuit of electronic components, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna, printing CPU, printing illumination, printing tag, printing display, sensor, printed wiring board, organic solar cell, electronic book, nanoimprint LED, LCD panel, plasma display panel, and printing memory.    ADVANTAGE - The dispersion liquid can sinter silver fine particles with short-time heat processing at low temperature and form favorable wiring and electrically conductive circuit.
NOVELTY - A precursor of platinum and palladium is manufactured, to obtain catalyst.    USE - Catalyst is used for fuel cell.
NOVELTY - A multicyrstalline silicon substrate is disposed in a solution. Particles are disposed in solution such that the particles cover the surface of solution. The particles are silica particles having diameter of 500 nm or less. The substrate is removed from solution such that the particles form colloidal monolayer of particles on surface of substrate. The substrate having colloidal monolayer of particles is etched to form an antireflective layer on substrate. The antireflective layer has height of 500-1000 nm. The colloidal monolayer of particles is removed.    USE - Formation of antireflective layer on substrate used for structure (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, thermophotovoltaic cell, organic light-emitting diode and semiconductor light-emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of antireflective layer having excellent thermal stability, radiation stability, mechanical characteristics and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A multi-cyrstalline silicon substrate is disposed in a solution. Particles are disposed in solution such that the particles cover surface of solution. The particles are silica particles having diameter of 500 nm or less. The substrate is removed from solution such that the particles form colloidal monolayer of particles on surface of substrate. The substrate having colloidal monolayer of particles is etched to form an antireflective layer on substrate. The antireflective layer has height of 500-1000 nm, and pillars with spacing of 10-300 nm between pair of pillars, measured from pillar base to pillar base, and pillar having diameter at base of 50-300 nm. The colloidal monolayer of particles is removed. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for structure.
NOVELTY - Polyester film, consists 95-55 wt.% crystalline polyester and 5-45 wt.% of amorphous polyester, where the crystalline polyester and amorphous polyester are mixed with each other.    USE - The film is useful as flexible plastic substrate in a flexible display device (e.g. flexible LCD) or a flexible electronic device e.g. flexible solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The film exhibits thermal expansion coefficient of 1-12.4 ppm/ degrees C (claimed) and high transmittance (88-100%).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for manufacturing the polyester film comprising: drying and mixing crystalline polyester and amorphous polyester to form a blend; melt extruding the blend to form a sheet; biaxial stretching the sheet to form a film; and heat-setting the film.
NOVELTY - A conductive paste comprises conductive powder, metallic glass including aluminum and element (A) which forms a solid solution with aluminum, and organic vehicle.    USE - Conductive paste is used for electronic device for solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The conductive paste has improved high conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electronic device; and    (2) solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Substrate (110)    Lower semiconductor layer (110a)    Upper semiconductor layer (110b)    Thin silicon oxide layer (111)    Electrode (120)
NOVELTY - A manufacturing apparatus (1) of polycrystalline silicon ingot comprises heater (30) located at side of crucible (20), crucible supporting part (71) which contacts with bottom face part of (60c) crucible, and shielding body which interposes between side surface (41) of crucible supporting part and heater and shields heat. A polycrystalline silicon ingot is manufactured by making polycrystalline silicon ingot grow by performing unidirectional solidification of melted silicon toward upper direction from downward direction.    USE - A manufacturing apparatus of polycrystalline silicon ingot for polycrystalline silicon block and polycrystalline silicon wafer used for polycrystalline-silicon solar cell for polycrystalline solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Generation of ingot crack and crystal defect is suppressed, quality polycrystalline silicon ingot is manufactured at a low cost, and high output solar cell is produced at a low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) polycrystalline silicon block;    (2) polycrystalline silicon wafer; and    (3) polycrystalline solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional diagram of a polycrystalline silicon ingot manufacturing apparatus in the state of melting silicon.    Polycrystalline silicon ingot manufacturing apparatus (1)    Crucible (20)    Heater (30)    Side surface (41)    Bottom face part of crucible (60c)    Crucible supporting part (71)
NOVELTY - A resin composition comprises a resin and aggregate of particles. The filling rate per unit volume of the aggregate of particles is 1.5-25%.    USE - Resin composition is used for forming resin kneaded material for forming molded product (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to substrate for solar cells, organic electroluminescent and electronic paper, dashboard and instrument panel of motor vehicle, plastic substrate for liquid crystal display elements, optical sheet, optical film, and housing of electrical-electronic apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The aggregate of particles has excellent dispersibility with respect to the resin. The molded product formed using the resin composition has excellent dimensional stability, transparency, mechanical strength and optical characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) resin kneaded material, which is obtained by kneading the resin composition; and    (2) molded product, which is obtained using the resin kneaded material.
NOVELTY - The module has a back sheet (10) comprising a projecting part (10a) overhanging from a circumference of a cover glass (2). A protruding part (13) is filled with sealing materials e.g. silicone, and overflows from a clearance gap between the cover glass and the back sheet. A space is provided between a projecting part and an edge part (2a) of the cover glass. An edge part of the module is covered with a filler. The interface of the protruding part and the projecting part of the back surface protection part provide corona-treats to the part of the module.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The module can decrease a manufacturing process and can improve a producibility, while being able to seal the edge part of a solar cell module completely.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell module manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a solar cell module.    Cover glass (2)    Edge part (2a)    Back sheet (10)    Projecting part (10a)    Protruding part (13)
NOVELTY - An organic photoelectric conversion material has hydrogen group bonded with fourth or sixth position of thioindigo, which is substituted by functional group.    USE - Organic photoelectric conversion material for producing a photoelectric conversion element that is utilized for manufacturing an imaging device for a solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric conversion material suppresses generation of dark-phase electric current, and has high light absorption intensity and photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a photoelectric conversion element    (2) an imaging device    (3) a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a photoelectric conversion element.    Photoelectric conversion element (10)    Light transmissive electrode (11)    Photoelectric converting layer (12)    Counter electrode (13)
NOVELTY - The method involves immersing a component for removing floating-contaminant in a metal melt inside a crucible. The surface of the metal melt is made to be a concave shape by rotating the component for removing floating-contaminant. The floating-contaminant accumulated in the center of the surface of metal melt, is made to adhere to the component for removing floating-contaminant. The floating-contaminant removal component containing the floating-contaminant, is removed from the metal melt.    USE - Method for manufacturing metal such as silicon e.g. single crystal silicon, and polycrystalline silicon used for manufacturing crystalline-silicon material used for manufacturing silicon solar battery (all claimed) containing single crystal photovoltaic cell and polycrystalline-silicon solar cell. Can also be used in manufacturing silicone ribbon and spherical silicone.    ADVANTAGE - A highly purified metal such as silicon can be manufactured easily at a low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The floating-contaminant removal component removed from the metal melt is again immersed in the metal melt in the crucible. The floating-contaminant gathered in center of the metal melt surface is made to adhere to the component, without rotating the component. The component containing the floating-contaminant is removed from metal melt. The purification lump support element is made to contact the metal melt, so that the metal is deposited as a purification lump on the purification lump support surface by a solidifying segregation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view explaining the immersion and rotation of the component for removing floating-contaminant.
NOVELTY - Method of recycling silicon offcuts involves cutting upper surface, side surface, and bottom face of a polycrystal silicon ingot, obtaining polycrystal silicon block, and upper surface offcuts, side surface offcuts, and bottom face offcuts as silicon offcuts, and purifying upper surface offcut in a different step to the lower surface offcut, in order to create upper surface offcut purified product. The upper surface offcut purified product and lower surface offcut are used as raw material silicon.    USE - Method of recycling silicon offcuts for obtaining raw material silicon for polycrystalline-silicon material for polycrystalline-silicon solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically recycles silicon offcuts with high quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for raw material silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining the recycling process of silicon offcuts. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of light-absorption layer involves forming copper-tin deposited layer on substrate using metal precursor containing copper and tin.    USE - Manufacture of light-absorption layer used for cadmium-zinc telluride-type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The light-absorption layer efficiently provides solar cell with excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell.
NOVELTY - The laminated frame has conductive layer (4) that is provided in side of a base material (1) and is configured in the network structure formed from a silver nanowire. The variation deviation of the opening area, average value of opening area, opening area of the opening portion and the total number of the opening portions are defined to satisfy the preset equation. The conductive layer is provided with polymer matrix.    USE - Electrically conductive laminated frame for use in display frame of touch panel, electronic paper (claimed), LCD and organic electroluminescence and solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive layer is provided with a polymer matrix in order to reduce the surface-resistance value. Thus the electro-conductivity of the electrically conductive laminated frame can be improved and electrically conductive laminated frame can be protected.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing electrically conductive laminated frame; and    (2) a display frame.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the electrically conductive laminated frame.    Base material (1)    Hydrophilic group material (2)    Hydrophilic-layer (3)    Conductive layer (4)
NOVELTY - A crucible (20) is obtained by solidifying silicon, heating with the heater in a side, melting inside, and growing polycrystal silicon ingot. The crucible in a bottom face portion whose center portion (21) is thicker than a surround side portion (22).    USE - Crucible is used for manufacturing polycrystal silicon ingot for polycrystal silicon wafer for polycrystalline-silicon solar cell for polycrystal solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polycrystal silicon ingot economically manufactured using the crucible has suppressed generation of ingot crack and crystal defect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of polycrystal silicon ingot;    (2) polycrystal silicon wafer, which is formed by disconnecting the polycrystal silicon ingot; and    (3) polycrystal solar cell module, which is obtained by connecting the polycrystalline-silicon solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of crucible.    Crucible (20)    Center portion (21)    Surround side portion (22)    Mounting base (40)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a heater that is located in the side of a crucible (20), and is contacted with the bottom face portion of the crucible. The heat conduction in a surround side portion of the mounting base (40) is larger than the heat conduction in a center portion of the mounting base. The heat conduction in the surround side portion and the center portion is different so that the temperature distributed in the bottom face portion is uniform in the surface. The thickness of the mounting base is changed semi-continuously.    USE - Apparatus for manufacturing poly-crystal silicon ingot for forming poly-crystal silicon wafer for manufacturing poly-crystalline solar cell of poly-crystal solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The generation of ingot crack and crystal defect of heater can be suppressed. The poly-crystal silicon ingot can be manufactured with high quality and at low cost. The solar cell can be manufactured at low cost. The in-plane uniformity of the temperature distribution in the bottom face portion of the crucible can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The mounting base is made of graphite and carbon fiber reinforced carbon material, when the surround side portion differs in the ratio of the graphite and the carbon fiber reinforced carbon material from the center portion, and the ratio is changed semi-continuously.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a section view of the apparatus for manufacturing poly-crystal silicon ingot.    Crucible (20)    Mounting base (40)    Low heat conduction element (41)    High heat conduction element (42)
NOVELTY - Electrically conductive paste contains alkyl-modified polyvinyl alcohol, electroconductive powder, and water-based solvent. Alkyl-modified polyvinyl alcohol contains monomer unit which has alkyl group with 5-29 carbon atoms. Average viscosimetric polymerization degree (P) of polymer is 200-5000. Saponification degree of polymer is 20-99.99 mol.%. Alkyl modification rate (S) of polymer is 0.05-5 mol.%.    USE - Electrically conductive paste for laminated ceramic capacitor (claimed) and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrically conductive paste exhibits excellent thixotropic property, resistance to pulling, bleed-proof property, and anti-sheet-attack property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for laminated ceramic capacitor which is obtained by using electrically conductive paste and green ceramic sheet.
NOVELTY - The photoelectric conversion module (M) has photoelectric conversion portion (1) that is arranged on substrate (2). A coated portion is used to cover the photoelectric conversion portion, and other substrate is arranged on the coated portion. A sealing portion (12) is arranged at frame shape so that interior space is filled up with coated portion while enclosing the photoelectric conversion portion between the substrates. A reinforcement element (13) is arranged on substrate in inner periphery edge at side of photoelectric conversion portion of sealing portion.    USE - Copper indium selenide type photoelectric conversion module such as thin film solar cell and crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the reinforcement element is provided on substrate of the boundary portion vicinity of coated portion and sealing portion, the generation of the crack of substrate can be reduced and the reliable photoelectric conversion module can be obtained even when stress concentrates on the boundary portion vicinity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the photoelectric conversion module.    Photoelectric conversion portion (1)    Substrate (2)    Sealing portion (12)    Reinforcement element (13)    Photoelectric conversion module (M)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric element comprises light-absorption layer containing copper-zinc-tin sulfide-type compound and having film thickness of 300-1000 nm, porosity of 10% or less, and region including crystal grain along film thickness direction.    USE - Photoelectric element is used solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric element has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of photoelectric element.
NOVELTY - The multi-junction type solar cell has several subcells that are stacked on a bottom subcell (10). A p-type-semiconductor layer (21) and n-type-semiconductor layer (25) are lattice-matched on the bottom subcell. Several super lattice semiconductor layers (23) are located between the p-type-semiconductor layer and the n-type-semiconductor layer. A quantum layer (23A) and a barrier layer (23B) are stacked on the super lattice semiconductor layers. A mini band is formed of the quantum level at the side of the conduction band of the quantum layer.    USE - Multi-junction type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The short circuit current value of the subcell can be raised according to the multi-junction type solar cell. The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the multi-junction type solar cell can be improved. The generation of the dislocation in the p-type-semiconductor layer and the n-type-semiconductor layer can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the structure of the multi-junction type solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Subcell (10)    P-type-semiconductor layer (21)    Super lattice semiconductor layer (23)    Quantum layer (23A)    Barrier layer (23B)    N-type-semiconductor layer (25)
NOVELTY - The photoelectric conversion element (100) has an amorphous film (2) that is provided in contact with the surface of the light-incidence side of the single crystal silicon substrate (1). The second conductivity type single crystal silicon substrate is provided opposite to the first conductivity type single crystal silicon substrate. The amorphous film comprises amorphous phases. The transparent conductive film connects single crystal silicon substrate between adjoining amorphous components.    USE - Back-contact type photoelectric conversion element of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The freedom degree of the structure of a photoelectric conversion element is ensured, and the polarization can be suppressed. The component which electrically connects the light-incidence side of photoelectric conversion element and the back surface of photoelectric conversion element is made unnecessary.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of photoelectric conversion element. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Single crystal silicon substrate (1)    Amorphous film (2)    Diffusion region (10)    Electrode (41)    Photoelectric conversion element (100)
NOVELTY - The conversion element (10) has p-type amorphous semiconductor layer (4) which is made of silicon carbide, and is deposited on n-type single crystalline-silicon substrate (1). A buffer layer (3) with less content of carbon atom than specific reference value is formed between the semiconductor layer and crystalline-silicon substrate. The buffer layer is made of amorphous silicon carbide.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the buffer layer with less content of carbon atom than reference value is formed between semiconductor layer and crystalline-silicon substrate, the recombination level in the interface of semiconductor layer and buffer layer and the interface of buffer layer and crystalline-silicon substrate can be reduced, and the photodegradation rate of photoelectric conversion element can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric conversion element. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Crystalline-silicon substrate (1)    Silicon thin film (2)    Buffer layer (3)    Semiconductor layer (4)    Photoelectric conversion element (10)
NOVELTY - The conversion element (10) has p-type amorphous semiconductor layer (4) which is made of silicon carbide, and is deposited on n-type single crystalline-silicon substrate (1). A buffer layer (3) is formed between the semiconductor layer and crystalline-silicon substrate. The buffer layer is made of amorphous silicon carbide. A silicon thin film (2) is provided between semiconductor layer and crystalline-silicon substrate.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The crystalline-silicon substrate is maintained at high quality, when the recombination level in the interface of buffer layer and silicon thin film and the interface of silicon thin film and crystalline-silicon substrate is reduced. The photodegradation rate of photoelectric conversion element can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric conversion element. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Crystalline-silicon substrate (1)    Silicon thin film (2)    Buffer layer (3)    Semiconductor layer (4)    Photoelectric conversion element (10)
NOVELTY - The conversion element (10) has p-type amorphous semiconductor layer (4) which is made of silicon carbide, and is deposited on n-type single crystalline-silicon substrate (1). A buffer layer (3) with less content of carbon atom than specific reference value is formed between the semiconductor layer and crystalline-silicon substrate. A silicon thin film (2) is formed between the semiconductor layer and crystalline-silicon substrate. The buffer layer is made of amorphous silicon carbide.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the buffer layer with less content of carbon atom than reference value is formed between semiconductor layer and crystalline-silicon substrate, the recombination level in the interface of semiconductor layer and buffer layer and the interface of buffer layer and crystalline-silicon substrate can be reduced, and the photodegradation rate of photoelectric conversion element can be reduced. The spreading of dopant in crystalline-silicon substrate can be suppressed by forming silicon thin film between semiconductor layer and crystalline-silicon substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric conversion element. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Crystalline-silicon substrate (1)    Silicon thin film (2)    Buffer layer (3)    Semiconductor layer (4)    Photoelectric conversion element (10)
NOVELTY - An Al2O3 thin film layer is fabricated. Atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD) is used in a normal atmospheric pressure and a low temperature. On a surface of a p-type or n-type silicon crystal wafer having a purity between 5N (99.999%) and 9N (99.9999999%), the Al2O3 thin film layer is deposited and fabricated. The deposition and fabrication are done through chemical passivation and field effect passivation. In this way, the present invention can be applied in solar cells and other photoelectric devices with reduced surface current leaks and improved photoelectric conversion.
NOVELTY - Method (M1) for treating a substrate, comprises: identifying a first treatment zone; forming a molten area of the first treatment zone by exposing a surface of the first treatment zone to a first laser pulse; recrystallizing the molten area of the first treatment zone while exposing the first treatment zone to many laser pulses, where each pulse melts a portion of a recrystallized area; identifying a second treatment zone adjacent to the first treatment zone; and repeating the steps of forming a molten area and the recrystallizing the molten area with the second treatment zone.    USE - The methods are useful for treating a substrate (claimed) i.e. useful for forming solar cell, memory device, logic device and photonic device such as LED.    ADVANTAGE - The methods provide substrate that provides solar cell capable of absorbing highest sunlight and exhibits improved power output and efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method (M2) for treating a substrate, comprising: identifying a treatment zone of the substrate; delivering a first many laser pulses to the treatment zone, where each pulse of the first laser pulses melts a portion of the treatment zone, and a duration between each pulse of the first laser pulses is less than a time for the melted portion of the treatment zone to freeze; and delivering a second many laser pulses to the treatment zone of the substrate, where each pulse of the second laser pulses melts a portion of the treatment zone, and a duration between each pulse of the second laser pulses is more than a time for the portion of the melted portion of the treatment zone to freeze.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of silicon substrate involves processing a silicon substrate using an alkaline etching liquid containing non-alcohol type etching inhibitor and forming pyramid-like uneven structure on the surface and washing obtained substrate using cleaning liquid, to remove the deposits derived from slicing process. The cleaning liquid is a foamable cleaning liquid comprising hydrogen peroxide and alkali, or reaction material of hydrogen peroxide and carbonate in an aqueous medium.    USE - Manufacture of silicon substrate for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides silicon substrate having high external appearance and uniform texture of 2-4 mu m.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart of manufacture of silicon substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A dispersing agent contains N-methyl formamide and polystyrene sulfonate.    USE - Agent is used for dispersing poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)powder (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electroconductive material, antistatic agent, capacitor, solar cell, organic electroluminescent display device and sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The agent has excellent dispersibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for dispersion method of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)powder.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has an alkali supply unit installed inside an insulating part that is located inside a furnace chamber. Thermal process is performed in the furnace chamber to form a light absorption layer at a process gas mode on a substrate. An alkali metal is supplied in the thermal process. A feed part includes a sodium carbonate lyme glass. The alkali supply unit and the insulating part are bonded to an inner wall of a door. A coating layer is formed with the alkali metal. Another insulating part is bonded to the inner wall of the door.    USE - Heating treatment apparatus for manufacturing thin film type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus improves productivity about the thin film type solar cell by decreasing number of process for manufacturing the thin film type solar cell, reduces process cost and fabrication cost of the cell, intensifies product competitiveness about the thin film type solar cell and enhances energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a heat-treating method for manufacturing a thin film type solar cell    (2) a method for fabricating a thin film type solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a heating treatment apparatus for manufacturing a thin film type solar cell.
NOVELTY - Preparing mesoporous siliceous structures, comprises: (a) contacting one or more sources of silicon oxide including water soluble silica sources or alkali metal silicates with an aqueous reaction medium comprising one or more surfactants and forming mesoporous structures comprising crosslinked silicon units, where the crosslinked silicon oxide units define pores of 1-100 nm, and the aqueous reaction medium exhibits a pH of 0-4; and (b) exposing the medium containing the mesoporous structures to elevated temperatures for a time to achieve the desired structure and pore size.    USE - The process is useful for preparing amorphous mesoporous siliceous structures based on crosslinked silicon oxide units (claimed). The mesoporous siliceous structures are useful in thermal insulation, treatment of bleeding wounds, catalysis, molecular separations, fuel cell, adsorbents, patterned-device development, optoelectronic devices and in biological sensors.    ADVANTAGE - The amorphous mesoporous siliceous structures exhibit high pore volumes and low densities, and contains high levels of silanol groups along the backbone of silicon oxide chain, and low residual ion levels. The simple and cost-effective process does not require the presence of metal ions, does not require the use of a calcinations step and allows for the recovery and reuse of organic materials utilized in the preparation of the highly porous mesoporous siliceous structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a composition comprising mesoporous structures comprising a crosslinked network of silicon oxide that exhibit a pore volume of 1.5 cm3/g or greater and are amorphous.
NOVELTY - A photocatalyst composition contains graphene oxide as an active ingredient.    USE - Photocatalyst composition is used for optical catalyst product e.g. tunnel lamp, traffic sign, soundproof wall, road reflector, building interior, exterior decorative material, sanitary ware, tile, glass, frame, painted steel sheet, neon sign, show window, green house, vinyl house, display, solar cell, vehicle, headlight, glass panel, helmet shield, rearview mirror, contact lenses, health care article, optical lens, endoscope lens, food receptacle and cooker (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photocatalyst composition has excellent durability and biocompatibility.
NOVELTY - Preparation of back-polished silicon chip involves cleaning surface of phosphate glass of diffused silicon chip with mixed solution of hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid, placing obtained silicon chip in wet-etching machine, etching using strong acid solution, immersing obtained silicon chip in sodium hydroxide solution to remove porous silicon, then, immersing obtained silicon chip in hydrofluoric acid solution to neutralize alkali solution on surface, washing obtained silicon chip using pure water, and drying obtained silicon chip using air knife.    USE - Preparation of back-polished silicon chip used for battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery having improved light absorption property and conversion efficiency is economically produced using the back-polished silicon chip.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of back-polished silicon chip involves cleaning surface of phosphate glass of diffused silicon chip with mixed solution of hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid, controlling cleaning time to 3-5 minutes, placing obtained silicon chip in wet-etching machine, etching using strong acid solution as etching solution for 2-6 minutes, immersing obtained silicon chip in sodium hydroxide solution having concentration of 4-6% to remove porous silicon for 20-40 seconds, then, immersing obtained silicon chip in hydrofluoric acid solution having mass concentration of 7-9% to neutralize alkali solution on surface for 20-40 seconds, washing obtained silicon chip using pure water for 30-40 seconds, and drying obtained silicon chip using air knife with hot air temperature of 30-50 degrees C.
NOVELTY - The frame has a frame main body provided with a hollow cavity, where the hollow cavity is provided with an opening part that extends into an inner expanding notch. The inner expanding notch is provided with upper and lower frame bodies. A right end of the upper frame body is provided with a downward convex point. The frame main body is provided with a reinforcing rib frame body.    USE - Solar energy battery assembly aluminum frame.    ADVANTAGE - The frame has better supporting effect, and prevents adhering of silicone gel and improves sealing performance.
NOVELTY - The system has main portion provided with first, second and third areas. The environmental cleanliness effect of first area is greater than environmental cleanliness effect of second and third areas. The loading area, automatic exchange region, bearing chamber, second loading chamber, coating reaction chambers, deposition chamber and unloading area are connected together.    USE - Hetero-junction thin film deposition system for coating solar energy silicon wafer.    ADVANTAGE - The floor area required for installing the hetero-junction thin film deposition system is reduced. The hetero-junction thin film deposition system is easily cleaned. The environmental pollution caused by the bearing disc is prevented by using the hetero-junction thin film deposition system.
NOVELTY - The air cooling device (1) has a first air cooling unit (2) that cools a welding strip which is arranged between a first guide wheel (5) and a second guide wheel (6). A second air cooling unit (3) cools the welding strip between the second guide wheel and a third guide wheel (7). A third air cooling unit (4) cools the welding strip between the third guide wheel and a fourth guide wheel (8).    USE - Air cooling device of solar energy photovoltaic component.    ADVANTAGE - The cooling efficiency, productivity and quality of the air cooling device can be improved. The damage of the air cooling device can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the air cooling device.    Air cooling device (1)    First air cooling unit (2)    Second air cooling unit (3)    Third air cooling unit (4)    First guide wheel (5)    Second guide wheel (6)    Third guide wheel (7)    Fourth guide wheel (8)
NOVELTY - The plasma processing apparatus has hearth (120) which is arranged inside a chamber in which the plasma process is progressed. A hearth drive material is provided to rotate the hearth. The circumference of the hearth is provided with deposition holes (h) in which a source tablet (ST) is rotatably placed. A gas supply unit is provided to supply gas for plasma generation.    USE - Plasma processing apparatus for substrate used in solar cell and display device e.g. LCD display device and plasma display panel (PDP) display apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - Since source tablet is rotatably placed in deposition holes on circumference of hearth, productivity of plasma processing apparatus is improved. The source tablet can be automatically replaced and down time of the plasma processing apparatus can be shortened.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the plasma processing apparatus.    Hearth (120)    Hearth main portion (121)    Support plate (122)    Source tablet (ST)    Deposition hole (h)
NOVELTY - Cleaning of silicon wafer of solar energy generating device involves removing oil on silicon chip in acid solution A; removing oxide in alkaline solution for 10 minutes; putting the silicon sheet into the acidic solution B for 10 minutes to remove surface damage layer; and putting the silicon sheet into the acidic solution C for 10 minutes to remove metal ion of complex surface.    USE - For cleaning of silicon wafer of solar energy generating device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method has high efficiency of removing pollutant, has little foam, is very small, and is environment-friendly.
NOVELTY - The thin-film photovoltaic solar cell device (100) includes a TCO layer (120) formed on a substrate (110) as a front contact. A window layer (140), a metal oxide layer (150), an absorber layer (160), and a back contact layer (170) are sequentially formed on the TCO layer.    USE - Thin-film photovoltaic solar cell device.    ADVANTAGE - Optimizes crystal lattice matching, phase formation, diffusion control, and electronic properties of solar cell, so that high flexibility in cell chemistry and processing parameters can be employed to improve junction properties and maximize optical throughput, thus leading to an overall efficiency increase in thin film photovoltaic solar cells. Provides the metal oxide layer on the refined window layer and corresponding interfaces in thin-film solar cell technology to improve performance and durability of solar cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a method of fabricating a thin-film photovoltaic solar cell device; and    (2) a method of preventing inter-diffusion between a window layer and an absorber layer in a thin-film photovoltaic solar cell device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of a thin-film photovoltaic solar cell device.    Thin-film photovoltaic solar cell device (100)    Substrate (110)    TCO layer (120)    Window layer (140)    Metal oxide layer (150)    Absorber layer (160)    Back contact layer (170)
NOVELTY - The magnetron has center magnets (104), and outer magnets (102) which are arranged around the center of magnets in a shape comprising two long sections and two shorter turnaround sections. The outer magnets are configured with at least one region of weaker magnetic field strength in at least one of the two long sections and adjacent to a turnaround section. The region of weaker magnetic field strength gradually increases in magnetic field strength along the long section and away from the adjacent turnaround.    USE - Magnetron for dual magnetron device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Allows the gaps to mitigate the cross corner and cross magnetron effects, and increases the utilization rate and erosion uniformity of the target material since the resulting hot spots can be less severe and spread out.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a dual magnetron device; and    (2) a making method for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the rectangular magnetron with spaced magnets showing electron hotspots of reduced severity.    Outer magnets (102)    Center magnets (104)    Magnet array (300)    Gaps (302)    Resulting hot spots (304)
NOVELTY - The power providing device (1) has fuel cell system (3) having polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (6), and heat engine (4) via which working fluid vaporized by the heat from fuel cell system is flowed. The working fluid is partially diverted with respect to exhaust air of fuel cell system by heat engine. The working medium is back-flowed over duct element to water reservoir (20) having drain valve. A valve device for removal of portion of working medium is arranged in the exhaust air of the fuel cell system. The fuel cell system is provided with burner (24).    USE - Power providing device for vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the power providing device can be improved with improved energy saving effect. The structure of the device can be simplified with simple construction. The energy output in the region of the heat engine can be increased. The overall efficiency of the device can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic views of power providing device.    Power providing device (1)    Fuel cell system (3)    Heat engine (4)    Fuel cell (6)    Water reservoir (20)    Burner (24)
NOVELTY - Method for coating of indium-tin oxide involves forming metal or alloy layer by performing electrochemical deposition of indium and tin in desired composition on substrate, and oxidizing substrate surface using direct current sulfuric acid method at more than 100 degrees C.    USE - Method for coating of indium-tin oxide used for coated product and semi-coated product (all claimed) for thin-film solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficient and economical coating of indium-tin oxide, by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) coated product; and    (2) semi-coated product.
NOVELTY - The chip has a cylindrical or prism-shaped active region (1) whose active layer (11) covers a cylindrical or prism-shaped core region (10) of the active region in directions (X, Y) transverse to a main extending direction (R) of the active region. A covering layer (12) of the active region covers the active layer in the directions transverse to the main extending direction. An electrically conductive reflective layer (2) reflects electromagnetic radiation generated during an operation of the active layer. An upstream widening layer (13) is made of transparent conductive oxide.    USE - Optoelectronic semiconductor chip e.g. radiation-emitting optoelectronic semiconductor chip such as gallium-nitride based LED chip, and radiation-receiving optoelectronic semiconductor chip such as solar cell or photodiode.    ADVANTAGE - The electrically conductive reflective layer reflects the electromagnetic radiation generated during the operation of the active layer of the active region, so that the chip can be efficiently operated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The core region is made of semiconductor material e.g. n-doped III/V semiconductor material, and formed as a solid body. The covering layer is made of another semiconductor material e.g. p-type gallium nitride.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of an optoelectronic semiconductor chip.    Main extending direction of active region (R)    Directions transverse to main extending direction of active region (X, Y)    Cylindrical or prism-shaped active region (1)    Electrically conductive reflective layer (2)    Cylindrical or prism-shaped core region (10)    Active layer (11)    Covering layer (12)    Upstream widening layer (13)
NOVELTY - The heat exchanger (100) has several inner-fins (104) which are arranged in the airtight container. The airtight container is formed from a first aluminum alloy. The inner fins are formed from a second aluminum alloy. The inner fins are arranged so as to be offset relative to the direction of movement of a cooling medium for the heat exchanger.    USE - Heat exchanger such as water cooling type aluminum alloy heat exchanger for power semiconductor module, micro gas turbine, fuel cell, and small freezing air-conditioning apparatus, mounted in vehicle, for household application.    ADVANTAGE - The heat exchanger ensures high heat exchange property in efficient manner. By adding zinc to the inner-fin, the electrical potential difference can be raised between the inner-fin and the airtight container, and the corrosion resistance of the airtight container can be improved efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing heat exchanger.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the heat exchanger.    Heat exchanger (100)    Inner-fin (104)    Top container element (110)    Lower container element (112)    Joining element (114)
NOVELTY - The Lithium ion battery negative electrode has thin-film-like negative electrode active material layer with alloy-system active material formed in the surface of the collector. The one end surface (1a) of the section of the negative electrode plate (1) faces the negative electrode lead (13) while the other does not faces the negative electrode lead. A portion of the fused section is formed in the region (1b), and the remainder of the fused section is formed in portion of the region (1c). The width (W) of the fused section is greater than the width of the negative electrode lead.    USE - Lithium ion battery negative electrode of lithium battery (claimed) used as power supply for portable electronic device such as personal computer, mobile telephone, mobile device, portable information terminal (PDA), portable game apparatus, video camera, notebook-type personal computer and handheld game machine. Can also be used in hybrid electric vehicle, electric vehicle, and fuel cell electric vehicle, electric tool, vacuum cleaner and robot.    ADVANTAGE - Since the width of the fused section is greater than the width of the negative electrode lead, the negative electrode collector and a negative electrode lead can be joined effectively such that destruction can be prevented. The lithium ion batteries provide high capacitance and high output such that the performance of the battery can be improved with high cyclic characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a lithium ion battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view and the side view of lithium ion battery negative electrode.    Negative electrode plate (1)    End surface (1a)    Regions of negative electrode plate (1b,1c)    Negative electrode lead (13)    Width (W)
NOVELTY - The flow field plate has symmetric flow sectors (21A-21D) which essentially contain centrally symmetrical sets containing rectangular cross-sectional flow channels having constant width, depth and land width through out the flow channel path formed by flow ribs. A common flow inlet (20) is set at the center of the plate to supply gaseous fuel or oxidant to all the four sectors. The outlets (18A-18D) are set at the periphery of the rectangular flow field plate for each sector to collect reactants or reaction products. A flow field channel is formed on a flow field (41) of the field plate.    USE - Central distribution flow field plate for solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell in vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Improves performance and efficiency of the fuel cell by enhancing reactant gas distribution, permitting uniform pressure drop across the flow field plate, enabling symmetric pressure drop across the flow field and flow field inlet, and allowing uniform concentration drop across the flow field plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plan view of the flow field.    Outlets (18A-18D)    Common flow inlet (20)    Symmetric flow sectors (21A-21D)    Upstream flow inlet set (22A-22D)    Flow field (41)
NOVELTY - Polyarylene sulfide resin (A) having 25-45 mu mol/g carboxyl group at its terminal, non-Newton index of 0.9-1.15, and melt viscosity of 1000-3000 poises measured at 300 degrees C, and polyolefin (B) having functional group chosen from partial structure containing amino group, carboxyl group, isocyanato group, or groups (I) and(II) are melt-mixed to obtain resin composition. The content of polyolefin (B) with respect to 100 parts mass polyarylene sulfide resin (A) is 5-30 parts mass.    USE - Manufacture of resin composition used for manufacture of molded product e.g. blow-hollow molded product (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to motor vehicle component, electrical-and-electronic component, precision machinery component, duct for hot gas, pipe, internal combustion engine, air-conditioning duct, fuel cell, engineering plastics, bottle, and tank.    ADVANTAGE - The molded product containing the resin composition has excellent mechanical strength, heat resistance, impact resistance, chemical resistance, dimensional stability, exterior, drawdown-proof property, and moldability, and high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Polyarylene sulfide resin (A) having 25-45 mu mol/g carboxyl group at its terminal, non-Newton index of 0.9-1.15, and melt viscosity of 1000-3000 poises measured at 300 degrees C, and polyolefin (B) having functional group chosen from partial structure containing amino group, carboxyl group, isocyanato group, or groups of structural formulae: R-C(=O)-O-C(=O)- (I), and R-C(=O)-O- (II) are melt-mixed to obtain resin composition. The content of polyolefin (B) with respect to 100 parts mass polyarylene sulfide resin (A) is 5-30 parts mass.    R=1-8C alkyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) resin composition;    (2) molded product, which is obtained by molding the resin composition; and    (3) manufacture of molded product.
NOVELTY - Polyarylene sulfide resin (A) having 25-45 mu mol/g carboxyl group at its terminal, non-Newton index of 0.9-1.15, and melt viscosity of 1000-3000 poises measured at 300 degrees C, and epoxy group-containing polyolefin (B) having epoxy equivalent of 3000-20000 g/equivalent are melt-mixed to obtain resin composition. The content of epoxy group-containing polyolefin (B) with respect to 100 parts mass polyarylene sulfide resin (A) is 5-30 parts mass.    USE - Manufacture of resin composition used for manufacture of molded product e.g. blow-hollow molded product (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to motor vehicle component, electrical-and-electronic component, precision machinery component, engineering plastics, bottle, internal combustion engine, container for chemical solution, air-conditioning duct, and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The molded product containing the resin composition has excellent moldability, drawdown-proof property, mechanical strength, heat resistance, hot-cold impact resistance, chemical resistance, dimensional stability, and exterior.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) resin composition;    (2) molded product, which is obtained by molding the resin composition; and    (3) manufacture of molded product.
NOVELTY - The film-forming apparatus (100) has a solution supply unit (20) which supplies a raw material solution (24) to a two-fluid spray nozzle (10). An amount adjustment unit (40) is arranged between an air supply unit (30) and the two-fluid spray nozzle. The film-forming process is performed by micronizing the raw material solution and the spraying air (34) toward a to-be-processed substrate (60). The spraying air from the air supply unit is supplied to the two-fluid spray nozzle in the state adjusted to predetermined flow volume by the amount adjustment unit.    USE - Apparatus for forming functional thin film e.g. transparent conductive film on to-be-processed substrate of solar cell and liquid crystal display element.    ADVANTAGE - The film-forming process can be performed at higher uniformity, without producing fluctuation in the film-forming rate even if the phenomenon in which flow path resistance changes to the inside of the two-fluid spray nozzle arises.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a film-forming method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the film-forming apparatus.    Two-fluid spray nozzle (10)    Solution supply unit (20)    Raw material solution (24)    Air supply unit (30)    Spraying air (34)    Amount adjustment unit (40)    To-be-processed substrate (60)    Film-forming apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - The system has a water vapor generation unit (20) which is provided to generate the water vapor with reaction heat of ammonia. A control unit (10) is configured to control the flow volume of water vapor supplied by water vapor supply unit (30). The retention of the water vapor which generates the internal pressure inside the water vapor generation unit is increased by closing the steam valve (32). The leaked gases are collected by dissolving the leaked gas in the discharged water vapor from steam valve (22).    USE - System for adjusting temperature battery mounted in vehicle such as electric vehicle (EV), plug in hybrid car (PHV), hybrid vehicle (HV), and fuel-cell vehicle (FCV).    ADVANTAGE - The leaked ammonia gas can be collected by dissolving the leaked gas in the discharged water vapor using the battery temperature adjusting system. The temperature of the battery can be adjusted using the water vapor generated with the reaction heat of ammonia. The size of the system can be reduced. The versatility of the system can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the battery temperature adjusting system.    Control unit (10)    Water vapor generation unit (20)    Steam valves (22,32)    Water vapor supply unit (30)    Leakage gas trapping unit (40)
NOVELTY - The anti-reflection film-coated glass substrate (1) comprises a glass board material (2) that contains alkali metal. The alkali metal is selected from sodium or calcium. The glass board material also contains silicon dioxide. The interface of the glass board material surface is connected to anti-reflective film. An anti-reflective film (3) is equipped with a diffusion suppression film (4). The diffusion suppression film contains phosphorus, silicon and oxygen.    USE - Anti-reflection film-coated glass substrate for use in thin film solar cell (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The anti-reflection film-coated glass substrate comprises a glass board material that contains alkali metal, where the alkali metal is selected from sodium or calcium, and thus enables to improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the thin film solar cell, and the anti-reflection film-coated glass substrate has high durability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the anti-reflection film-coated glass substrate.    Anti-reflection film-coated glass substrate (1)    Glass board material (2)    Anti-reflective film (3)    Diffusion suppression film (4)
NOVELTY - Electrically conductive paste contains polyoxyalkylene-modified vinyl alcohol polymer which has polyoxyalkylene group in side chain, electroconductive powder, and water-based solvent. Average viscometric degree of polymerization (P) of polyoxyalkylene-modified vinyl alcohol polymer is 200-5000. Saponification degree of polymer is 20-99.99 mol.%. Polyoxyalkylene group modification rate (S) is 0.05-10 mol.%.    USE - Electrically conductive paste for laminated ceramic capacitor (claimed) and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The electrically conductive paste exhibits excellent printability, thixotropic property, resistance to pulling, bleedproof property, and anti-sheet-attack property with respect to ceramic green sheet.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for laminated ceramic capacitor obtained by using electrically conductive paste and ceramic green sheet.
NOVELTY - The method involves injecting electrolyte solution containing one of vinylene carbonate, vinyl ethylene carbonate, a fluoroethylene carbonate, and difluoro ethylene carbonate through an electrolyte solution injection hole that is formed in an exterior body. The solution is charged by carrying out a temporary seal opening at the injection hole to form a solid electrolyte film on a negative electrode. Another electrolyte solution containing cyclic sulfonic acid ester is injected through the hole. The latter solution is charged by carrying out actual sealing at the hole.    USE - Method for manufacturing a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery for a vehicle e.g. motor vehicle such as hybrid vehicle such as series hybrid motor vehicle and parallel hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle, and electric train.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming the solid electrolyte film on the negative electrode active material layer by injecting the electrolyte solutions so as to improve cycling characteristics and to suppress generated gas amount in the secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a laminate type battery.    Negative electrode collector (11)    Outermost collector layer (11a)    Negative electrode active material layer (12)    Electrolyte layer (13)    Positive electrode collector (14)
NOVELTY - Deposition method for forming a patterned thin film, comprises applying a composition comprising a deposition inhibitor material to a receiver substrate, simultaneously or subsequently to the applying step, patterning the deposition inhibitor material to provide selected areas on the receiver substrate and depositing an inorganic thin film on the receiver substrate by chemical vapor deposition only in those areas.    USE - The patterned thin film is useful in an electronic devices (all claimed) including integrated circuits, active-matrix displays, solar cells, active matrix imagers, sensors and radio frequency labels.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides inexpensive patterned thin film with high resolution features and dynamic registration control preferably on flexible supports.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Deposition method for forming a patterned thin film, comprises applying a composition comprising a deposition inhibitor material to a receiver substrate, simultaneously or subsequently to the applying step, patterning the deposition inhibitor material to provide selected areas on the receiver substrate and depositing an inorganic thin film on the receiver substrate by chemical vapor deposition only in those areas, where the deposition inhibitor material is absent, and the deposition inhibitor material is a polymer comprising recurring units of formula (-(CH2-C(-R1)(-R2))-) (I).    R1 = H, alkyl or R2;    R2 = CN (preferred), isocyanate, azide, sulfonyl, nitro, phosphoric, phosphonyl, heteroaryl or -C(=X)-R3;    X = O, S or N+(R)2;    R3 = R, OR, OM+, OC(=O)OR, SR, NHC(=O)R, NHC(=O)N(R)2, N(R)2 or N+(R)3;    M+ = alkali or ammonium cation; and    R = H, halo or (cyclo)alkyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electronic device prepared by the method, comprising a receiver substrate and a deposited pattern of the cyanoacrylate polymer.
NOVELTY - The board (100) has photoelectric converting layer (102) which is provided with reverse opal structure. The multiple type quantum dot are arranged on the upper surface of photoelectric converting layer. A protective layer (105) is provided on the photosensitization layer (103,104). The types of quantum dot are cadmium selenide quantum dot and cadmium sulfide quantum dot. The material of the protective layer is zinc sulfide.    USE - Quantum dot absorbing group board for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion efficiency can be improved effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of quantum dot absorbing group board.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the manufacturing process of quantum dot absorbing group board.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Quantum dot absorbing group board (100)    Photoelectric converting layer (102)    Photosensitization layers (103,104)    Protective layer (105)    Casting mold (106)
NOVELTY - A composition for forming film is manufactured by mixing hydrolyzate and/or partial condensation product of alkoxysilane compound, titanium peroxide, colloidal silica-sol with silica particle, and water. The pH of colloidal silica-sol is 7-11. The pH of composition is 6-8.    USE - A composition for forming film used for solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition for forming film exhibits excellent durability, reflection preventing characteristic, hydrophilic property, and photocatalytic property. Performance enhancement of solar cell module is achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) solar cell module with reflection preventing film which is formed by coating the composition for forming film to solar cell module and heating; and    (2) manufacture of composition for forming film.
NOVELTY - A composition for composite resin sheets comprises 100 mass parts epoxy resins containing cage-type silsesquioxane which has alicyclic epoxy group, 5-25 mass parts ethylenically-unsaturated-group-containing compounds, and glass fiber. Glass transition temperature of homopolymer of ethylenically-unsaturated-group-containing compound is 200 degrees C.    USE - A composition for composite resin sheets (claimed) used for glass substitute material, transparent sealing material, optical uses, such sealing material for LED, display substrate for LCD elements, substrate for organic electroluminescent display elements, substrate for color filters, and substrate for electronic paper, solar cell substrate, and touch panel.    ADVANTAGE - Composition for composite resin sheets has high toughness and maintains transparency.
NOVELTY - A gas barrier film is manufactured by introducing gas other than nitrogen gas to a film-forming chamber while decomposing nitrogen gas using plasma produced from plasma source in film-forming chamber exterior, carrying out contact thermal decomposition of material gas using a heating catalyst body, and forming thin film on sediment.    USE - Manufacture of gas barrier film for packaging of foodstuff, industrial goods and pharmaceutical, LCD element, solar cell, electromagnetic wave shield, touch panel, board for electroluminescence and color filter.    ADVANTAGE - Gas-barrier property and film formation rate are high.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has several spray mechanisms with a spraying nozzle (131) which sprays the film-forming material. Several ventilation mechanisms are provided with a jet nozzle (191) for amending distribution and making film-forming material reach the substrate. The spray mechanisms are positioned at certain interval in the conveyance direction of substrate. The ventilation mechanisms are positioned so that each jet nozzle is located in the surroundings of the spraying nozzle of spray mechanism.    USE - Apparatus for forming transparent conductive film used for solar cell. Can also be used in semiconductor and display.    ADVANTAGE - Since several ventilation mechanisms are provided in the surroundings of the spray nozzle, the drying of mist adhering on the substrate can be performed effectively. The uniformity of the thickness of the film formed on the substrate can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the film-forming apparatus.    Spraying nozzle (131)    Housing (150)    Spraying region (162)    Air nozzle (190)    Jet nozzle (191)
NOVELTY - The vessel (A) has a dome part (3a) extended at ends of a cylindrical drum (2). Thermosetting resin-impregnated fiber is wound around an outer peripheral surface of a metallic liner (1). A glass fiber layer (11) is formed in an innermost part, which connects the liner, as an insulating layer. Hoop winding carbon fiber layers (12, 14, 16, 18) and helical winding carbon fiber layers (13, 15, 17) are successively alternately stacked on an outer side of the insulating layer in 3 layers. The insulating layer is formed thinner than the carbon fiber layers.    USE - Elongate high-pressure vessel for conveying high pressure gas i.e. hydrogen gas, by a gas transport vehicle to a gas storage facility i.e. filing station, and for storing high pressure gas in the filing station to fill the hydrogen gas into a fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The hoop winding carbon fiber layers and the helical winding carbon fiber layers are successively alternately stacked on the outer side of the insulating layer in three layers, and the insulating layer is formed thinner than the carbon fiber layers, thus absorbing an axial direction differential shrinkage of the metallic liner and the carbon fiber layers, and improving a pressure resistant property and a fatigue resistance of the vessel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partially expanded sectional view of an elongate high-pressure vessel.    Elongate high-pressure vessel (A)    Metallic liner (1)    Cylindrical drum (2)    Dome part (3a)    Glass fiber layer (11)    Hoop winding carbon fiber layers (12, 14, 16, 18)    Helical winding carbon fiber layers (13, 15, 17)
NOVELTY - Nanocomposite material contains nanocarbon filler and metal oxide base.    USE - Nanocomposite material for artificial parts of living organisms, molding materials, components of grinders, sliding and cutting materials, electronic/electrical components, fuel cell, and dust-proof materials.    ADVANTAGE - Defect of metal oxide is corrected, characteristics of carbon nanohorn or carbon nanotube and metal oxide are efficiently combined, and toughness, strength, abrasion resistance, electrical resistance, electromagnetic wave absorption ability of nanocomposite material are improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of nanocomposite material which involves mixing nanocarbon filler and metal oxide base, forming molded object, and sintering molded object at high temperature and high pressure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a scanning electron microscope image of the torn surface of an alumina composite material containing carbon nanohorn.
NOVELTY - Solar cell-screen printing-composition comprises aluminum and 5-95 mass% silicon, based on the sum of the mass proportions of silicon and aluminum.    USE - The solar cell-screen printing-composition is useful for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition exhibits good mechanical properties. The solar cell exhibits improved mechanical strength and corrosion resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a solar cell comprising the solar cell-screen printing-composition; and    (2) metallizing the solar cell, comprising coating a region of the solar cell with solar cell-screen printing-composition, and heating the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of the method for coating the solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Providing solar cell substrate step (702)    Coating step (704)    Metallizing step (706)    Applying step (708)    Heating step (710)
NOVELTY - Producing silicon ingots, comprises (i) providing a container (2) for receiving a silicon melt (3), (ii) arranging a fine-grained silicon layer (5) in the container, (iii) placing the silicon melt in the container such that it is in contact with the fine-grained silicon layer, and (iv) unidirectionally solidifying silicon melt proceeding from the fine-grained silicon layer.    USE - The silicon ingots are useful as a starting material for producing solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method maintains temperature below the melting temperature of the silicon, and thus it avoids the germination in the fine-grained silicon layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the silicon ingot produced from the above process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of a mold for producing silicon ingots.    Container (2)    Silicon melt (3)    Panel (4)    Fine-grained silicon layer (5)    Bottom (9)
NOVELTY - The battery has a silicon substrate whose backlight surface is provided with a back reflection layer. One of silicon carbide, silicon nitride and silicon oxide layers of the back reflection layer comprise superposed two layers of different silicon content. A thickness of the silicon substrate is 50 to 200 nm. Particle size of the silicon in the silicon carbide, silicon nitride and silicon oxide layers is 80 to 120 nm.    USE - Solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is simple, easy to operate and suitable for large-scale production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar battery.
NOVELTY - A tire is thermally decomposed, to obtain coal. The coal is ground, to obtain fine particulate. The fine particulate is mixed with transition metal-based catalyst and heated, to obtain carbon nanomaterial.    USE - Production of carbon nanomaterial e.g. graphene, carbon nanoparticles (claimed), nano-dendrites, nano-hexacones, nanospheres, nano-donuts, nanoparticles and nanorods. Uses include but are not limited to nano-electronics, fuel cells, hydrogen accumulators, reinforcing and membrane materials, thermal insulators, carrier for heterogeneous electro-catalysts, lubricant additives, solar cells and lithium-ion batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon nanomaterial is economically produced by a simple process, using waste tire. The safe and sustainable power resources are economically formed using the carbon nanomaterial.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a view explaining the process flow of method for producing carbon nanomaterial.    Primary thermal unit (1)    Grinder (2)    Sieve (3)    Secondary thermal unit (4)
NOVELTY - A bismuth oxide film comprises transparent substrate containing glass, silicon (Si), alkali metals, and/or alkaline earth metals, transparent 1st layer which is operable as diffusion barrier, wherein 1st layer is transparent conductive oxide material or dielectric material, and bismuth oxide layer.    USE - A bismuth oxide film for solid oxide fuel cells, batteries, electrochromic devices, solar cells, and display devices.    ADVANTAGE - Diffusion of impurities into bismuth oxide is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show scanning electron microscopy micrographs of bismuth oxide film after deposition and anneal treatment.
NOVELTY - The high temperature water gas shift process comprises preparing a feed stream comprising carbon monoxide and steam, and passing the feed stream over a water gas shift catalyst at a temperature of 450-900 degrees C. The catalyst comprises rhenium (0.05-10 wt.%) deposited on a support, which comprises a high surface area material with a surface area of 30-200 m2/g.    USE - The high temperature water gas shift process is useful for on-site hydrogen production for industrial and high temperature fuel cell applications.    ADVANTAGE - The high temperature water gas shift process efficiently produces hydrogen with high yield and improved performance.
NOVELTY - The system has a solar photovoltaic cell component, and a horizontal transmission component installed on a base (1) that is provided with a motor and a turntable. A pitching transmission component is installed on a main frame (2). A control box is fixed on the base through a screw by a transmission control signal to the transmission component. A hollow aluminum box structure high heat-flow density radiator (3) is fixed on a saddle (12) that is connected through a circulating pipeline and an outlet of an outer side edge of a vertical rod.    USE - High light gathering photovoltaic power generation heat supply system.    ADVANTAGE - The system provides uniform high-power light-concentrating solar light intensity distribution, and has adjustable ratio, high photovoltaic battery temperature, simple structure, light focusing multiple adjustable windproof performance, good stability and high low efficiency. The system prevents battery damage. The system improves the comprehensive efficiency of the light system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a high light gathering photovoltaic power generation heat supply system.    Base (1)    Main frame (2)    Hollow aluminum box structure high heat-flow density radiator (3)    Plane mirror array (11)    Saddle (12)
NOVELTY - A thin metal film material comprises cyclic hydrocarbon compound (I) containing carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen and metallic element. The hydrocarbon compound does not contain oxygen.    USE - Thin metal film material is used for semiconductor components, flat panel display, solar cell and wiring of semiconductor devices.    ADVANTAGE - The vapor pressure of the raw material is improved and feed rate of organometallic compound is increased, thereby efficiently purging the raw material adsorbed to the piping. The film-formation rate per unit time is also increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A thin metal film material comprises cyclic hydrocarbon compound of formula (I). The compound does not contain oxygen.    m=2 or more;    R1,R2=hydrocarbyl or CnH2n+1;and    M=iron, nickel or cobalt.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for film-forming method of thin metal film. The process involves conveying vapor of thin film material and reactive gas containing nitrogen on the surface of substrate (6) to form a film. The vapor and reactive gas are conveyed simultaneously or sequentially.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of film-forming method.    Film forming apparatus (1)    Vacuum chamber (2)    Raw material conveyor (3)    Reactive gas conveyor (4)    Substrate (6)
NOVELTY - A copper-gallium alloy sputtering target comprises sodium compound grain forming island shape, and chalcogen elements.    USE - Copper-gallium alloy sputtering target for forming a light absorption layer for a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The copper-gallium alloy sputtering target is crack resistant.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing copper-gallium alloy sputtering target.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an optical microscope photograph of copper-gallium sputtering target.
NOVELTY - The module has a front side turned towards solar radiation and a rear side turned away from the solar radiation. A substrate (7) serves as a heat sink, and a multi-junction solar cell (1) is in electrical contact with an electrical contact surface (3). A bypass diode (5) is connected antiparallel to the solar cell. The bypass diode is arranged at the rear side of the module and/or in a plane between the front side and the rear side of the module. Diode carriers (4, 6) comprise a surface metallization part for a soldering or sticking contact.    USE - Solar cell module for a concentrator module in a parabolic trough system, a dish mirror system and a photovoltaic tower power plant to generate electrical power (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The bypass diode is arranged at the rear side of the solar cell module and/or in the plane between the front side and the rear side of the module, thus ensuring less impairment of an active area used for power generation, protecting the bypass diode from the concentrated solar radiation, and manufacturing the solar cell module in an easy manner. The utilization of the diode carriers minimizes surface losses of the solar cell module. The design of the solar cell module reduces cost of the solar cell module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The bypass diode serves as a semiconductor diode or a Schottky diode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a lateral mounted bypass diode on diode carriers.    Multi-junction solar cell (1)    Electrical contact surface (3)    Diode carriers (4, 6)    Bypass diode (5)    Substrate (7)
NOVELTY - Iron-nickel alloy metallic foil substrate has grain size of 0.1-10 mu m and thermal expansion coefficient of 6x 10-6-12x 10-6/ degrees C.    USE - Iron-nickel alloy metallic foil substrate is used for copper indium gallium selenide solar cell, copper indium selenide solar cell and display device.    ADVANTAGE - The thin flexible iron-nickel alloy metallic foil substrate having favorable thermal expansion coefficient is economically manufactured, with improved productivity. The solar cell is manufactured using the metallic foil substrate by simple method, without generating inter-layer peeling phenomenon due to thermal expansion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of iron-nickel alloy metallic foil substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining the manufacture of iron-nickel alloy metallic foil substrate.    Anode (100)    Electrolyzer (600)    Cathode (700)    Collection roller (800)
NOVELTY - A non-aqueous electrolyte comprises electrolyte-1, sulfur containing compound (I) and carbonate-type solvent, where total molar concentration of the sulfur containing compound as the electrolyte-1 is 1.2 mol/l or more, and the molar concentration of the sulfur containing compound is 0.2 mol/l or more.    USE - Non-aqueous electrolyte for use in an electrical storage device (claimed) such as electrolytic capacitor, electrical double layer capacitor, solar cell, primary battery, lithium ion secondary battery and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte suppresses fall of ionic conductivity and increase of viscosity, and maintains solution state in a low-temperature environment and provides a battery with improved performance, cycling characteristics, energy density and storage stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A non-aqueous electrolyte comprises an electrolyte-1, sulfur containing compound of formula ((XSO2)(X1SO2)N-Li+) and carbonate-type solvent, where the total molar concentration of the sulfur containing compound as the electrolyte-1 is 1.2 mol/l or more, and the molar concentration of the sulfur containing compound is 0.2 mol/l or more.    X, X1=fluorine, 1-6C alkyl or 1-6C fluoroalkyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an electrical storage device using non-aqueous electrolyte.
NOVELTY - An inorganic bonding agent comprises 0.5-15 wt.% calcium oxide, 10-30 wt.% boron trioxide, 0.5-5 wt.% alumina, 10-40 wt.% zinc oxide, 0.5-15 wt.% silicon dioxide, 5-40 wt.% antimony trioxide, 0.1-5 wt.% titanium dioxide and 0.1-12 wt.% vanadium pentoxide.    USE - Inorganic bonding agent for use in eco-friendly silicon solar battery aluminum paste.    ADVANTAGE - The agent has high conversion efficiency and adhesive force, and is water-proof and moisture-proof.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing an inorganic bonding agent, which involves weighing raw material comprising 0.5-15 wt.% calcium oxide, 10-30 wt.% boron trioxide, 0.5-5 wt.% alumina, 10-40 wt.% zinc oxide, 0.5-15 wt.% silicon dioxide, 5-40 wt.% antimony trioxide, 0.1-5 wt.% titanium dioxide and 0.1-12 wt.% vanadium pentoxide, followed by mixing the raw material in a mixer uniformly to form a mixture, putting the mixture into a crucible, which is placed in a high-temperature furnace at 1000-1100 degrees C for 30-50 minutes to obtain melted product, carrying out water quenching and drying the melted product to obtain molded object, transferring the molded object in a ball mill to perform ball milling to obtain finished product, and subjecting the finished product to sieving, detection and packaging.
NOVELTY - The circuit has a lithium battery electrically connected with a solar battery board and a load. A solar charging and discharging circuit is connected with a lithium battery protection circuit that is connected with a lithium battery integrated circuit (IC). A microcontroller unit (MCU) is connected with a signal generator and a pulse width modulation (PWM) pin. A signal generator is connected with the PWM pin and a switch tube. The switch tube is connected with the PWM pin and the lithium battery that are connected with the MCU.    USE - Solar energy charging and discharging circuit for a solar energy street lamp (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The circuit is inexpensive, and increases utilization rate, reduces electric power consumption and avoids lithium battery from being damaged.
NOVELTY - A tetraaza porphyrin derivative (I), which is liquid at 25-40 degrees C, is new.    USE - New tetraaza porphyrin derivative used for nano materials, display materials, optical materials, medical materials, and electronic materials e.g. solar cell, electrochemical capacitor, semiconductor element, and actuator.    ADVANTAGE - The tetraaza porphyrin derivative has excellent long wavelength light absorption characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A tetraaza porphyrin derivative of formula (I) which is liquid at 25-40 degrees C, is new.    M=2H or atom which is coupled or coordinated to tetraaza porphyrin;    R1=1-3C alkyl;    R2=1-3C alkylene;    Ar=group of formula (Ia);and    R3=11-18C alkyl.
NOVELTY - Low temperature chemical vapor deposition of tin dioxide nano-taper array comprises: pre-processing fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) conductive glass, cutting into 25asterisk20 mm rectangular sheet, ultrasonic cleaning with deionized water, acetone and absolute ethyl alcohol at 245-255 W and 35-45 kHz for 30 minutes, drying; and mixing tin chloride dihydrate and zinc chloride (ZnCl2) at 1:0.8-11 mass ratio, placing in crucible, placing vertically FTO conductive glass in crucible at 0.8-1.2 cm away from ZnCl2 mixture, heating to 560-610 degrees C at 10 degrees C/minute for 0.1-1 hour, and cooling.    USE - A low temperature chemical vapor deposition of tin dioxide nano-tapper array is used in sensitized solar cell and field emission display.    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple. The reaction condition is mild.
NOVELTY - For luminescence of an organic electroluminescent device, a 1,1'-binaphthyl-4,4'-diamine derivative (I), is used.    USE - For luminescence of an organic electroluminescent device selected from an organic light-emitting device (OLED), an organic solar cell (OSC), e-paper, an organic photoconductor (OPC), and an organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) (claimed); and in light sources of displays such as mobile phones, navigation systems, or TV sets.    ADVANTAGE - The 1,1'-binaphthyl-4,4'-diamine derivative for luminescence of an organic electroluminescent device have superior thermal stability in a chemical structure. The use of 1,1'-binaphthyl-4,4'-diamine derivative for luminescence of an organic light-emitting device (OLED) result in blue luminescence, high emission efficiency and a long lifetime. Thus, such an OLED is very industrially available. The OLED of the invention can be appropriately applied to flat panel displays, flat panel light-emitting materials, light-emitting materials of OLEDs for lighting surface emission, flexible light-emitting materials, copiers, printers, light sources of meters or LCD backlights, display plates, and indicators.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - For luminescence of an organic electroluminescent device, a 1,1'-binaphthyl-4,4'-diamine derivative of formula (I), is used.    Ar1 and Ar2=phenyl, naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthracene or pyrene;    R1=6-30C aryl or 5-30C heteroaryl (both optionally substituted);    R2=phenyl, toluene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthracene, pyrene, or carbazole;    n and m=0-3.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparing 1,1'-binaphthyl-4,4'-diamine derivative (I), involving subjecting N-phenylnaphthalen-1-amine (A) to a carbon-carbon coupling reaction to synthesize a N4,N4'-diphenyl-1,1'-binaphthyl-4,4'-diamine (B); and subjecting the compound (B) to amination thus preparing the compound (I).
NOVELTY - A low cost single crystal silicon wafer flocking additive comprises 5-15 %mass complexing agent, 8-30 %mass molasses, 0.5-10 %mass perfluoro-surfactant and deionized water. The complexing agent comprises sodium chloride, molasses contains glucose, and the surfactant is contains perfluoro ether.    USE - Low cost single crystal silicon wafer flocking additive used in etching solution of monocrystalline silicon wafer (claimed) used for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon wafer etched using the etching solution containing the additive has uniform pyramid surface, reduces silicon chip reflectivity, and improves the efficiency of the solar cell. The etching solution has improved lifetime, does not require another additive, and is manufactured economically by a simple process.
NOVELTY - A crystalline silicon solar cell frontal silver paste glass powder comprises: 30-70 wt.% lead oxide, 5-10 wt.% silicon dioxide, 2-10 wt.% boron trioxide, 3-8 wt.% aluminum oxide, 10-30 wt.% bismuth oxide, 5-20 wt.% zinc phosphate tetrahydrate and 0.1-10 wt.% magnesium oxide.    USE - A crystalline silicon solar cell frontal silver paste glass powder.    ADVANTAGE - The glass powder has good leveling property, good cutting wettability, low softening point and strong adhesive property. The electrode welding performance is good. The cell conversion efficiency is high.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the preparation of crystalline silicon solar cell front silver glass powder comprising: mixing glass powder materials, stirring; placing pre-mixed materials in corundum crucible, drying in digital readout blow-drying box at 120-140 degrees C; placing in muffle furnace and smelting at 850-1100 degrees C to form glass solution; pouring into deionized water for water quenching to obtain glass block; and drying block at 120-240 degrees C, crushing using jet mill to obtain 2-9 mu m superfine powder.
NOVELTY - Preparation of quaternary oxide red fluorescent powder comprises reducing under protection of inert gas (nitrogen or argon), heating to 900-1000 degrees C for 4-8 hours in high temperature furnace, carrying out oxidation-reduction reaction by adding alkaline earth metal and sulfide compound, synthesizing above 1000 degrees C, activating and reducing gas stream by reacting at 900-1200 degrees C for 2-10 hours.    USE - Preparation of quaternary oxide red fluorescent powder used for light-emitting diode material, agricultural film and solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fluorescent powder has excellent and stable luminous performance.
NOVELTY - Preparation of mesoporous ball comprises dissolving n-aminohexane (k01) and n-octylamine (k02) into absolute ethanol (k2), adding 0.28 M potassium chloride (KCl) solution (k3), stirring for 3 hours, increasing temperature at 28-43 degrees C; adding isopropyl titanate (k4), stirring for 10 minutes, standing, centrifuging to obtain powder, washing by ethanol, and drying at 100 degrees C to obtain precursor; and dissolving precursor (k5) into absolute ethanol (k6), reacting for 18 hours at 120 degrees C, washing by ethanol, and centrifuging to obtain mesoporous ball after roasting.    USE - Method of preparation of mesoporous ball used for solar energy battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The mesoporous ball has a smooth spherical surface, sphere diameter of more than 1.08 mu m, and can improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the battery to the solar cell after using.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of mesoporous ball for solar energy battery comprises dissolving n-aminohexane (k01) and n-octylamine (k02) into absolute ethanol (k2), adding 0.28 M potassium chloride (KCl) solution (k3), stirring for 3 hours, increasing temperature at 28-43 degrees C, at ratio of k01 (molar), k02 (molar), k2 (L) and k3 (mL) of 1:0.8:30:100; adding isopropyl titanate (k4), stirring for 10 minutes, standing, at ratio of k1 and k2 of 1:2, centrifuging to obtain powder, washing by ethanol, and drying at 100 degrees C to obtain precursor; and dissolving precursor (k5) into absolute ethanol (k6), reacting for 18 hours at 120 degrees C, washing by ethanol, and centrifuging to obtain mesoporous ball after roasting, at ratio of k5 (g) and k6 (mL) of 1:15.
NOVELTY - The laminating machine has a top layer module (2) which is provided with machine structure. A connecting bolt (9) is firmly connected between jacking-up mechanism (8) and bottom module (10). The locating key (6) and standard layer module (3) are provided with sliding groove. The upper portion is arranged with draw-out plate (5). The jacking-up mechanism is installed on the standard module and bottom module. The mechanical portions are installed on the box. A base portion (11) is arranged on main portion (1).    USE - Laminating machine for solar cell component.    ADVANTAGE - The performance of the solar cell component can be improved. The durability of the solar cell component can be improved. The energy consumption of the cell can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the laminating machine for solar cell component.    Main portion (1)    Top layer module (2)    Standard layer module (3)    Draw-out plate (5)    Locating key (6)    Jacking-up mechanism (8)    Connecting bolt (9)    Bottom module (10)    Base portion (11)
NOVELTY - Recycling cadmium sulfide (CdS) wastewater from production of copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) film solar battery comprises primary filtering to remove CdS solid powder; putting CdS solid powder into reactor, adding oxidant, and reacting to produce thiourea dioxide and soluble cadmium sulfate (CdSO4); putting in pH regulating tank, adjusting pH to neutral, and transferring into secondary activated carbon filter for adsorbing remaining CdS and excess oxidant; transferring into selective ion exchange resin filter and filtering the remaining CdS; and monitoring filtrate or wastewater.    USE - Recycling of CdS wastewater from production of CIGS film solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method saves industrial filter membrane and ion exchanger water treatment device, thus reducing energy consumption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Recycling CdS wastewater from production of CIGS film solar battery comprises:    (A) putting CdS wastewater into buffer pool, and primary filtering using two different filter membranes to remove CdS solid powder;    (B) putting CdS solid powder into reactor, adding oxidant, and stirring to react the thiourea and cadmium oxide remaining in wastewater into thiourea dioxide and soluble CdSO4;    (C) putting into pH regulating tank, adding hydrochloric acid (HCl) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to adjust pH to neutral, and transferring in secondary activated carbon filter for adsorbing remaining CdS and excess oxidant;    (D) transferring into selective ion exchange resin filter and filtering the remaining CdS at concentration of less than 1%;    (E) monitoring filtrate or wastewater by transferring in chemical water bath where the qualified wastewater is recycled and the unqualified wastewater passes through permeability device; and    (F) evaporating and concentrating unqualified wastewater and microrecycling.
NOVELTY - The solar battery assembly has a battery sheet that is composed of the battery pack. The cover plate (1) and the bottom plate (5) are made of glass. A gap is formed between the cell and the adjacent cell from the upper portion. The upper adhesive layer (2) and the lower adhesive layer (4) are made of ethylene-vinyl acetate glue film layer.    USE - Solar battery assembly installed in glass curtain wall and facade roof of building.    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery assembly is of simple structure can be utilized effectively. The service life of the solar battery assembly can be prolonged. The light transmittance effect can be achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar battery assembly.    Cover plate (1)    Upper adhesive layer (2)    Battery group (3)    Lower adhesive layer (4)    Bottom plate (5)
NOVELTY - The solar battery has alumina layer and protective film (7) that are provided with a layer of buffer layer (6). The buffer layer is made of silicon oxide. The protective film is made of silicon nitride, silicon carbide and titanium oxide.    USE - Solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The alumina bubble formed on the aluminum oxide can be removed, such that the strong operability can be achieved. The service life of the solar battery can be prolonged. The performance of the battery can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing solid oxide fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar battery.    Passivation film (2)    Diffusion layer (3)    Oxide film (5)    Buffer layer (6)    Protective film (7)
NOVELTY - The thermal processing device has a rectangular type quartz bracket (2) that is divided into dehumidification area, sample heat treatment zone and sample cooling area from the front to the back through a graphite boat (1). The right block rectangular window is provided with several small through hole. The cadmium chloride (8) is placed upwards on the sample heat treatment zone. The distance between a sample heat treatment zone and the transverse block (6) is kept to 2 mm and 3 mm.    USE - Thermal processing device for processing cadmium telluride thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cadmium chloride residue pollution on the thin film surface can be avoided. The subsequent cleaning process can be saved. The conversion efficiency of the thin film solar cell can be enhanced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a thermal processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the thermal processing device.    Graphite boat (1)    Rectangular type quartz bracket (2)    Transverse block (6)    Cadmium chloride (8)    Cross bar (201)
NOVELTY - Solar photovoltaic diffusion furnace exhaust pipe comprises waste solution bottle, furnace pipe and tail gas pipe, where one end of the furnace pipe is provided with the tail gas pipe and the other end is inserted into the waste liquid bottle.    USE - As solar photovoltaic diffusion furnace exhaust pipe.    ADVANTAGE - The exhaust pipe is cost-effective, has excellent corrosion resistance and improved service life, and causes no environmental pollution. The inserting length of the furnace pipe in the waste liquid bottle is 30-40 mm, hence it can effectively reduce the leakage of the liquid, prevents the tail gas pipe blockage, and avoids returning of work piece.
NOVELTY - The method involves etching and cleaning a gallium-doped mono-crystalline silicon piece. Diffusion temperature of the silicon piece is about 849-850 degrees centigrade when resistivity of the piece is about 0.5 omega. The diffusion temperature of the silicon piece is about 840-843 degrees centigrade when the resistivity of the piece is about 0.2 omega. Gallium-doped mono-crystalline silicon piece metallizing process is performed. The silicon piece is sintered at temperature of about 818-820 degrees centigrade to obtain a gallium-doped mono-crystalline silicon solar battery.    USE - Gallium-doped mono-crystalline silicon solar battery manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables effectively inhibiting photo-induced attenuation of a mono-crystalline silicon solar battery to about less than 1 percent, reducing gallium-doped mono-crystalline silicon resistance distribution rate and improving working performance.
NOVELTY - The solar battery has a sub-battery (400) having a first band gap. The sub-battery (600) is located above the sub-battery (400). The indium phosphide (InP) substrate (100) is provided in base. The lattice constant of the sub-battery (400) is matched with the respective band gap. The upper portion of the graded buffer layer (800) has band gap which is greater than band gap of the respective lattice constant. The sub batteries are made of indium (In), aluminum (Al) and arsenide (As).    USE - Solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The dislocation density of the solar battery can be reduced effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation method of solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar battery.    InP substrate (100)    Sub-battery (400,600)    Graded buffer layer (800)    Sub-battery base region (902)    Heavily doped cap layer (1000)
NOVELTY - The method involves cleaning a damage layer to be removed from a surface of a silicon slice before cleaning and etching a silicon wafer. A silicon substrate is deposited to prepare pn junction with a silicon chip. An anti-reflection film is plated on a front face of the silicon chip. A back passivation layer is formed on back of the silicon chip. A local screen printing method is used to form a grid line on a back surface of the silicon wafer. A local aluminum back field is sintered so as to realize the grid line and silicon wafer for good contact of the gate line.    USE - Method for producing a back passivation double-surface solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method greatly reduces the recombination velocity of the back surface of the back-reflected to increase collection of photon-generated carrier. The process is simple and suitable for batch production. The method effectively increases actual work generating efficiency and reduces low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a back passivation double-surface solar battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves polishing a silicon wafer using chemical polish for 1 to 4 min before the silicon wafer is etched. A surface of the silicon wafer is removed. A silicon sheet is put into chemical liquid medicine to remove a damaged layer. Chemical solution is utilized as buffer solution, which contains Hydrogen fluoride and water solution, where water solution is added with concentration of Nitric acid. Mass percentage of the Hydrogen fluoride in the chemical liquid medicine is 2 to 4 percent and the nitric acid is 50 to 60 percent.    USE - Method for manufacturing a crystal silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables eliminating a damage layer so as to improve service life of a crystal silicon solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a method for manufacturing a crystal silicon solar battery.
NOVELTY - The structure has a germanium substrate utilized as a base region of a first sub-cell. A second sub-cell is connected by a tunneling junction. A contact layer is placed on the substrate.    USE - Indium-gallium-phosphorus/indium-gallium-arsenide structure for a germanium four-junction solar battery    ADVANTAGE - The structure effectively improves conversion efficiency of the open circuit voltage and the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an indium-gallium-phosphorus/indium-gallium-arsenide structure preparation methods.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of an indium-gallium-phosphorus/indium-gallium-arsenide structure.
NOVELTY - The method involves performing rough polishing, fine polishing and water polishing rough for a silicon sheet and a germanium sheet. Plasma activation process is performed for the sheets after the polishing processes. Plasma is bombarded to activate the silicon sheet and the germanium sheet. Surfaces of the sheets are bonded to form a bonding body. The bonded body is annealed at temperature of 350-450 degrees Celsius to obtain a germanium/silicon substrate sheet, where surface of the sheet is polished to obtain smooth germanium/silicon substrate sheet.    USE - Method for manufacturing a germanium/silicon substrate sheet for gallium-arsenide solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing the germanium/silicon substrate sheet with high mechanical strength and low production cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a germanium/silicon substrate sheet.
NOVELTY - Molten silicon of predetermined amount (M) is held in a crucible (1). A silicon coagulum is deposited on substrate for precipitation by immersing the substrate in the molten silicon. Silicon coagulum is pulled until molten silicon in crucible is set to predetermined amount (m). Silicon is supplied in the crucible and molten silicon in the crucible is set to predetermined amount (M) after pulling silicon coagulum. The value of predetermined amount (m) is enlarged, and purification cycle is performed.    USE - Purification of silicon for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The purification of silicon is economically enabled with improved productivity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of silicon refining apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Crucible (1)    Molten silicon (5)
NOVELTY - Silicon oxide is reduced with a reducing agent using an arc furnace (1) to obtain high purity metal silicon (9). The reducing agent contains 20-80% silicon carbide and remaining carbon type reducing agent with respect to 100% reducing agent. The total amount of boron and phosphorus in the reducing agent is 20 mass ppm or less.    USE - Manufacture of high purity metal silicon used as raw material for manufacturing solar cell and chemical.    ADVANTAGE - The high purity metal silicon is manufactured economically and with high yield and high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic cross-sectional view of the apparatus used for manufacturing high purity silicon.    Arc furnace (1)    Shell (2)    Graphite brick (3)    Cover (4)    High purity metal silicon (9)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive ink composition contains electroconductive fine particles having average particle diameter of 1-100 nm and coated with a protective layer containing an amine compound having 100 boiling points or less under normal pressure, a binder resin containing a thermosetting compound and a hardening agent, and a solvent. The content of binder resin with respect to 100 pts. wt. of electroconductive fine particles is 5 pts. wt. or less.    USE - Electroconductive ink composition is used for electroconductive pattern (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to flexible circuit board, touch panel substrate, display substrate for display, sensor, battery, solar cell, radio frequency identification tag, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive ink composition has excellent adhesiveness with substrate and electroconductivity. The electroconductive pattern is formed using the electroconductive ink composition without receiving restrictions of shrinkage and deformation by heat.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electroconductive pattern, which is obtained by applying the electroconductive ink composition on a substrate, and thermosetting; and    (2) manufacture of electroconductive pattern, which involves preparing the electroconductive ink composition, applying the electroconductive ink composition on a substrate on a predetermined region, subjecting the composition on the substrate to sintering reaction, sintering electroconductive fine particles, and hardening binder resin in electroconductive ink composition.
NOVELTY - A transparent conductive film is formed on a to-be-film-formed surface (101) of transparent substrate (100) by spraying raw material solution of transparent conductive film with respect to to-be-film-formed surface, and heating, such that the temperature of to-be-film-formed surface reaches 500 degrees C or more. The film-formed on the to-be-film-formed surface is heat processed at 400-500 degrees C for 5-45 minutes to obtain transparent conductive film having fluorine-doped tin oxide film.    USE - Manufacture of transparent conductive film used for thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides transparent conductive film having high transparency and haze rate, and low sheet resistance, by simple method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of manufacturing apparatus used in manufacturing method of transparent conductive film.    Film-forming apparatus (10)    Conveyance mechanism (11)    Heating furnace (12)    Transparent substrate (100)    To-be-film-formed surface (101)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves providing a first sub pipe (63) to one end side of a cylindrical portion (11) of a glass tube (1) and a second sub pipe (64) to another end side of the cylindrical portion of the glass tube. The sub pipes are formed to exhaust a space (13) whose volume is 5000 cubic millimeter or more. The space is formed inside the cylindrical portion. A filament (3) is arranged following the inside of the cylindrical portion at the pipe axis of the glass tube.    USE - Manufacturing method for tubular heater (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to heating in the manufacture of a solar cell, drying of a coating material, molding of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle, and toner fixing in a copying machine and printer.    ADVANTAGE - Enables manufacture of tubular heater with favorable characteristic. Productive time of tubular heater is shortened since air can be discharged to the exterior of the glass tube in a short time. Manufacturing cost of tubular heater is low since exhausting expensive gas futilely is eliminated. Lifetime characteristic of tubular heater does not worsen since gas for manufacture does not contain air and even if it remains in the glass tube, a halogen cycle is not inhibited.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a tubular heater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view demonstrating the exhaust-gas process of the tubular heater.    Glass tube (1)    Filament (3)    Cylindrical portion (11)    Space (13)    First sub pipe (63)    Second sub pipe (64)
NOVELTY - A solar cell module has sealing material which seals the photovoltaic cell, translucent front surface board, laminated on the sealing material, which allows light to pass through to the sealing material, and solar cell back surface sheet (14) laminated on the side opposite the translucent front surface board on both sides of the sealing material.    USE - A solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Utilization efficiency of light is high.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar cell module has sealing material which seals the photovoltaic cell, translucent front surface board, laminated on the sealing material, which allows light to pass through to the sealing material, and solar cell back surface sheet (14) laminated on the side opposite the translucent front surface board on both sides of the sealing material. Solar cell back surface sheet has laminated body consisting of translucent insulating layer (141), uneven structure layer (142) which has fine corrugated uneven structure, light-reflective metal layer (143) formed along the uneven structure (142b), and weatherproofing layer (147), laminated in this order from the sealing material side. Average transmittance in 400-1200 nm wavelength of the translucent insulating layer is 90-100%. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell back surface sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the solar cell back surface sheet.    Solar cell back surface sheet (14)    Translucent insulating layer (141)    Uneven structure layer (142)    Uneven structure (142b)    Light-reflective metal layer (143)    Weatherproofing layer (147)
NOVELTY - A polyolefin microporous film is manufactured by extruding mixture containing polyethylene composition which has ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and high density polyethylene and solvent for film forming, stretching at 4-50 times the surface magnification of 1 axis, extracting solvent, drying, forming microporous film, and heat processing. Heat processing is continuously performed in the state by which microporous film is cut from clip which holds both ends of microporous film in greater than or equal to 1 part of process.    USE - Manufacture of polyolefin microporous film used as isolator of electrochemical reaction apparatus, such as separation membrane used for separation of substance, selective permeation, lithium secondary battery, fuel cell, and capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - Strength, heat shrinking property, and air permeability of polyolefin microporous film are excellent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyolefin microporous film is manufactured by extruding mixture containing polyethylene composition which has ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and high density polyethylene and solvent for film forming, stretching at 4-50 times surface magnification of 1 axis, extracting solvent, drying, forming microporous film, and heat processing. Heat processing is continuously performed in the state by which microporous film is cut from clip which holds both ends of microporous film in greater than or equal to 1 part of process. Weight average molecular weight of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene is 1x 106-5x 106. Weight average molecular weight of high density polyethylene is 1x 105-8x 105.
NOVELTY - Producing hydrogen in a fuel processor, involves turning on an electrical heater; passing fuel over a surface of the electrical heater; vaporizing at least a portion of the fuel using the electrical heater to generate gaseous fuel; providing the gaseous fuel to a burner in the fuel processor; combusting the gaseous fuel in the burner to generate heat; transferring at least a portion of the heat from the burner to a reformer included in the fuel processor; providing fuel to the reformer; and catalytically processing the reformer fuel to produce hydrogen.    USE - For producing hydrogen in fuel processor (claimed) used in portable fuel cell systems and portable electronics applications such as notebook computer.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel processor has reduced size; is easy to assemble; and having reformer, burner, and housing that locates relative to each other during assembly and couples to each other during assembly without the use of a permanent form of attachment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows flowchart of producing hydrogen in fuel processor.
NOVELTY - Hybrid porous material (100) comprises: a porous material (12) comprising a microporous polymer film or a non-woven fabric, where the porous material has an upper surface (12a) and a lower surface (12b); and a continuous inorganic coating (13) covering the upper surface, the lower surface and surfaces of pores within the porous material.    USE - The hybrid porous material is useful as a separator in an energy storage device, where the energy storage device is a lithium battery, a fuel cell or a super capacitor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The hybrid porous material: is manufactured in a simple and cost effective manner, and is readily suitable for commercial use; and when used as a hybrid separator exhibits superior mechanical properties of a polymer film and superior wetting capability of an inorganic material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an energy storage device comprising a separator comprising the hybrid porous material; and    (2) manufacturing the hybrid porous material, comprising: providing the porous material; and subjecting the porous material to a dry coating process to form the continuous inorganic coating on the upper surface, the lower surface and surfaces of pores within the porous material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure illustrates a hybrid porous material.    Porous material (12)    Upper surface (12a)    Lower surface (12b)    Continuous inorganic coating (13)    Hybrid porous material (100)
NOVELTY - Hydrogen fuel cell (60) comprises: an anode (62); a cathode (66); and an electrolyte (64) in contact with the anode and cathode, where the anode and/or a cathode comprises conductive substrate and a surface coating on the conductive substrate comprising platinum and having a fractal configuration.    USE - The hydrogen fuel cell is useful as an electrochemical device that combines hydrogen fuel and oxygen from the air to produce electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen fuel cell: has an improved electrode; operates without combustion, so they are virtually pollution free; directly converts fuel to electricity, thus the fuel cell can operate at much higher efficiencies than internal combustion engines, extracting more electricity from the same amount of fuel; and has no moving parts, which makes it a quiet and reliable source of power.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for manufacturing of a hydrogen fuel cell, comprising: providing a conductive substrate; electroplating the conductive substrate with the coating comprising platinum and having a fractal configuration; placing the conductive substrate in an electrolyte to form a fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure depicts a schematic drawing of a fuel cell.    Fuel cell (60)    Anode (62)    Electrolyte (64)    Cathode (66)    External circuit (68)
NOVELTY - The manufacture method involves forming a dielectric layer (104) over a doped region of a workpiece (100). A patterned implant is then formed into the dielectric layer to form implanted regions (108) into the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is then selectively etched to form openings, such that the doped region of the workpiece is exposed through the formed openings. A metal layer is then applied to the doped region through the openings. The dielectric layer may be made of oxide, nitride or amorphous silicon.    USE - Manufacture method for workpiece such as solar cells e.g. interdigitated backside contact (IBC) solar cells. Can also be used in manufacturing semiconductor devices, LEDs, flat panel displays.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a workpiece manufacture method that uses a thinner dielectric layer, which decreases the time and cost in forming the dielectric layer. Forms implanted regions which are implanted with species having a conductivity corresponding to the adjacent implanted region, providing extra dopant under resulting metal contacts and improving cell efficiency and charge collection. Ensures increased throughput and reduced manufacturing costs by avoiding lithography or screen printing and avoiding cleaning process by forming a mask.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the solar cell manufacture method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the patterned implantation used in the workpiece manufacture method.    Workpiece or solar cell (100)    Base (101)    Dielectric layer (104)    Implanted regions (108)    Adjacent and deeper implanted regions (115,116)
NOVELTY - Method for making printed circuit involves coating a non-metallized substrate (51), and plating (56) an image of a circuit design directly onto the coated substrate.    USE - Method for making printed circuit. Uses include but are not limited to manufacturing semiconductor, solar panels, radio-frequency identification tags, medical devices, automotive application, commercial product, fuel cell, battery, and space and satellite application.    ADVANTAGE - The method environmentally-friendly provides printed circuit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining fabrication printed circuit.    Provide non-metallized pretooled substrate (40)    Bake coated substrate til dry (49)    Coat non-metallized substrate (51)    Design circuitry (52)    Image circuitry design on coated substrate (56)
NOVELTY - The solar cell (5) has a P-type crystalline silicon layer (520) that is formed over a substrate (500). A lower I-type crystalline silicon layer (530) is formed on P-type crystalline silicon layer. A lower N-type crystalline silicon layer (540) is formed on lower I-type crystalline silicon layer. An upper I-type layer (550) is formed on lower N-type crystalline silicon layer. An upper N-type layer (560) is formed on the upper I-type layer. The thickness of upper I-type layer is set to less than or equal to 20% of thickness of lower I-type layer.    USE - Thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The crystalline silicon ingot is formed with reduction of increasing rate of defects, so that the crystal quality of the crystalline silicon ingot can be improved. Hence, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the thin-film solar cell can be improved without changing the thickness of the semiconductor layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for forming the thin-film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the thin-film solar cell.    Thin-film solar cell (5)    Substrate (500)    P-type crystalline silicon layer (520)    Lower I-type crystalline silicon layer (530)    Lower N-type crystalline silicon layer (540)    Upper I-type crystalline silicon layer (550)    Upper N-type crystalline silicon layer (560)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of glass substrate involves preparing glass-making feedstock using silica raw material, melting the prepared glass substrate and molding. The silica raw material has median particle size of 70-200 mu m. The mass ratio of particles having particle size of less than 45 mu m and particles having particle size of 250 mu m in the silica raw material is 10:30.    USE - Manufacture of glass substrate used as alkali-free-glass substrate for flat panel display device. Uses include but are not limited to plasma display, liquid crystal display, field emission-type display, electroluminescent display, solar cell, flat lamp and thin film transistor-type active-matrix liquid crystal display for car navigation, finder of digital camera and monitor of personal computer and television.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides glass substrate having excellent uniformity, quality and flatness.
NOVELTY - The battery (1) has a housing portion (1.1) provided with several single cells which are electrically connected with each other. An energy absorbing protection element (6) is arranged at an outer side of the housing portion. The protection element is provided in cup-shape or annular shape. The protection element is made of plastic material, epoxy foam material, polypropylene material and/or polyurethane material.    USE - Battery e.g. traction battery for vehicle (claimed) such as electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle and fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The collision-conditional damage of the battery can be reduced efficiently. The generation of short-circuit in the battery can be prevented efficiently. The hazard regarding leakage of battery fluid can be prevented. The fuel and power consumption of the vehicle can be reduced. The weight of the battery can be reduced efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic and sectional views of the vehicle battery.    Battery (1)    Housing portion (1.1)    Frame tunnel (3)    Carrier structure (4)    Energy absorbing protection element (6)
NOVELTY - The system has a stationary housing-mounted circuit (60) with an inductor (75) that is electrically connected to an alternating voltage source (70) and non-contact inductively coupled to a shaft (15). A rotating shaft-mounted circuit (65) is co-acted with the housing-mounted circuit and comprises an inductor (80) that is connected to a capacitor (85) such that the shaft-mounted circuit is grounded to make the housing-mounted circuit to increase current level based on electrically-conductive contact between the shaft and a bearing housing. A foil has an electrically nonconductive coating.    USE - Sensor system for detecting bearing wear of a rotating shaft of a compressor (claimed) i.e. typical fuel cell centrifugal compressor.    ADVANTAGE - The arrangement of the system enables manufacturing of the sensor system in an inexpensive manner, and diagnosing compressor contact events in an effective manner. The early detection of compressor bearing failure allows real-time changes to system operating conditions to minimize compressor stress. The sensor system alerts the users about potential failure and allows the users to take corrective action, thus achieving improved compressor durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The foil is made of a high temperature metal. The voltage source is designed as an alternating current voltage source. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a compressor    (2) a method for detecting wear on a fuel cell compressor bearing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of a sensor system of applied to a rotating component of typical fuel cell centrifugal compressor and an air journal bearing.    Shaft (15)    Stationary housing-mounted circuit (60)    Rotating shaft-mounted circuit (65)    Alternating voltage source (70)    Inductor of stationary housing-mounted circuit (75)    Inductor of rotating shaft-mounted circuit (80)    Capacitor (85)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive ink composition contains copper formate and two or more ethanolamine.    USE - Electroconductive ink composition is used for manufacturing conductive thin film e.g. thin-copper film (claimed) for manufacturing electronic device e.g. printed wiring board and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The ink composition has excellent stability and electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) conductive thin film; and    (2) manufacture of conductive thin film.
NOVELTY - Method for generating hydrogen gas involves reacting aluminum alloy with water or salt solution, performing water-cooling roll of molten metal of raw material alloy, and cooling. The aluminum alloy contains 0.5-20 wt.% tin and/or bismuth, and remainder of flaky aluminum alloy including aluminum and unavoidable impurity, and is produced by strip casting method. The circumferential speed of water-cooling roll is 1-20 m/second.    USE - Method for generating hydrogen gas used for fuel cell for personal computer and mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient generation of hydrogen gas with excellent productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen gas generating material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of apparatus used for generating hydrogen gas.    Melt chamber (1)    Crucible (3)    Process chamber (4)    Water-cooling roll (7)    Flaky aluminum alloy (A)
NOVELTY - The furnace (100) has a process-gas supply source (130) supplying process gas for selenization or sulfuration to inside of a chamber (110), and a heating apparatus (140) heating the inside of the chamber. A control apparatus (150) controls internal pressure of the chamber and internal pressure of another chamber (120), so that the internal pressure of the latter chamber is maintained higher than internal pressure of the former chamber. A process target object (250) is provided in the former chamber. The former chamber is positioned in a central region of the latter chamber.    USE - Process furnace for selenization and sulfuration of a target object i.e. copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) light absorption layer (claimed), of a CIGS solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The control apparatus controls internal pressure of the chambers, so that internal pressure of one of the chambers is higher than internal pressure of the other chamber, thus greatly improving efficiency of selenization of the process target object.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a process furnace. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Process furnace (100)    Chambers (110, 120)    Process-gas supply source (130)    Heating apparatus (140)    Control apparatus (150)    Process target object (250)
NOVELTY - A float-zone single crystal silicon has minority carrier lifetime of 200-2000 mu seconds.    USE - Float-zone single crystal silicon is used for solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and long lifetime, is manufactured economically and is environmentally-friendly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of float-zone single crystal silicon, which involves growing the float-zone single crystal silicon at a speed of 1-8 mm/minute in inert atmosphere; and    (2) manufacture of polycrystalline silicon, which is obtained by Siemens method or zinc reduction method using float-zone single crystal silicon as raw material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of manufacture of float-zone single crystal. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing (S10) an assembly containing positive and negative electrodes accommodated in a battery case. A nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing specific additive is injected (S20) into the battery case. A coating film that is derived from the additive, is formed (S30) on the surface of negative electrode active material by charging the assembly. A nonaqueous electrolyte solution without a specific additive, is injected (S40) into battery case. The assembly is charged/discharged (S50) to a predetermined charge/discharge voltage.    USE - Manufacturing method of nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery (claimed) such as a lithium ion secondary battery mounted in vehicle such as motor vehicle. Can also be used in hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle such as fuel cell electric vehicle, personal computer, portable terminal, and other electricity products.    ADVANTAGE - The decrease of the capacity retention rate can be prevented by reducing the non-uniformity of the film formed on the surface of the negative electrode active material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the manufacturing process of the non-aqueous-electrolyte secondary battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for preparing assembly containing positive and negative electrodes accommodated in battery case (S10)    Step for injecting nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing specific additive into battery case (S20)    Step for forming coating film on surface of negative electrode active material (S30)    Step for injecting nonaqueous electrolyte solution without specific additive into battery case (S40)    Step for charging/discharging assembly to predetermined charge/discharge voltage (S50)
NOVELTY - An electro-conductive polymer composition comprises electro-conductive polymer, water and/or water-miscible organic solvent, and polymer containing urea as thickener.    USE - Electro-conductive polymer composition for manufacturing polymer material for an electro-conductive substrate for an electrolyte for a solid electrolytic capacitor (all claimed), solar cell, organic electroluminescence display and touch panel.    ADVANTAGE - The electro-conductive polymer composition provides solid electrolytic capacitors with better electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) an electro-conductive polymer material    (2) an electro-conductive substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an solid electrolytic capacitor.    Anode conductor (1)    Dielectric layer (2)    Solid electrolyte layer (3)    Electro-conductive polymer layers (3A, 3B)    Cathode conductor (4)    Carbon layer (5)    Electro-conductive resin layer (6)
NOVELTY - Substituted thiazolo(5,4-f)(2,1,3)benzothiadiazole compounds (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful: for preparing an organic thin film; and in an organic semiconductor and an electronic device including a transistor, an organic LED, a photovoltaic device, a solar cell, a laser device, a memory and a sensor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) provide the electronic device with good electrical properties e.g. high charge mobility, and improved processability and workability in an economical manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Substituted thiazolo(5,4-f)(2,1,3)benzothiadiazole compounds of formula (I) are new.    R1 = linear or branched 1-30C-alkyl, linear or branched 2-30C alkenyl, linear or branched 2-30C alkynyl, 7-30C arylalkyl, 1-30C-aryl, 1-30C-alkoxy group, 6-30C-aryloxy group, -OR11, 4-30C cycloalkyl group, 4-30C cycloan alkyloxy, -OR12, 2-30C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted), H, halo (comprising -F, -Cl, -Br or -I), acyl group (-C(=O)R13), sulfonyl group (-S(=O)R14) or carbomate group (-NH2COOR15);    R11 = optionally substituted 6-30C-aryl;    R12 = optionally substituted 4-30C cycloalkyl;    R13-R15 = optionally substituted 1-30C-alkyl;    Ar1, Ar2 = 4-20C-aryl ring, 4-14C-heteroaryl ring or 6-30C-condensed polycyclic group including heteroaryl ring (all optionally substituted); and    a, b1, b2 = mole ratio of each structural unit of 1-99 mole% (where the sum of b1 and b2 is 1-99 mole%).    Provided that -Ar1- and -Ar2- are not thiazolo(4,5-g)-benzo-2',1',3'-thiadiazole structural unit. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing an organic thin film comprising depositing (I) on a substrate or dissolving (I) in an organic solvent and then coating the same at room temperature.
NOVELTY - The method involves collecting an output signal of a flow meter galvanic pile assembly of a fuel battery in a control system. The stack is obtained according to the output signal of the liquid inlet flow rate. The liquid inlet flow rate of the liquid is greater than upper limit of flow rate or liquid. The fuel battery of the control system is utilized for controlling a proportion adjusting valve according to a predetermined liquid flow rate limit.    USE - Fuel cell stack vanadium liquid inlet flow rate balancing method for a vanadium redox flow battery energy storage system.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving consistency of galvanic pile electrolyte inlet and improving system working efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a fuel cell stack vanadium liquid inlet flow rate balancing device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram illustrating a fuel cell stack vanadium liquid inlet flow rate balancing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The battery has an aluminum foil on which a main component slurry is coated, and a roll core formed by a negative pole piece and a positive pole piece. Negative electrode slurry is coated on a copper foil, and a shell is mainly provided with a plastic shell body, pole column, a pole, a gasket, a gasket and a fixing nut. A round hole is deviated from a central position, where the pole is made of metal material. An upper end of a cylinder is provided with a screw thread, and an inner gasket and an outer gasket are made of anti-electrolyte corrosion of a soft elastic material.    USE - Lithium manganate plastic shell body cylindrical battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is convenient to assemble, and has high production efficiency and low cost, and improves short circuit resistance, resistance, shock resistance, anti-extrusion ability and safety performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a manganese plastic shell body cylindrical preparation method for a solid oxide fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a lithium manganate plastic shell body cylindrical battery.
NOVELTY - An acidic solution is added to silicon slurry containing liquid component containing cutting oil or dispersing agent, and a solid component containing silicon powder. A neutralizing agent solution is then added to the slurry and neutralized. The liquid component is vaporized by thermally decomposing, and solid component and liquid component are separated.    USE - Solid-liquid separation of silicon slurry used for manufacturing ingot of silicon for solar cell for photovoltaic power generation, and silicon wafer for large-scale integrated circuit.    ADVANTAGE - The solid-liquid separator has simple structure and safely enables separation of solid and liquid within short period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solid-liquid separator (10), which has a reaction tank (20) for adding acidic solution to the silicon slurry, a neutralization tank (30) for adding neutralizing agent solution to the silicon slurry, a cylindrical heating tank (42) for thermally decomposing silicon slurry and which has a heating surface (41) on an internal peripheral surface, several group blade (48) attached to rotating shaft (46) provided in center of heating tank, and a thermal decomposition machine (40) in which silicon slurry is dipped and pressed on the heating surface of heating tank inner periphery with centrifugal force.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of solid-liquid separator.    Solid-liquid separator (10)    Reaction tank (20)    Neutralization tank (30)    Thermal decomposition machine (40)    Heating surface (41)    Cylindrical heating tank (42)    Rotation shaft (46)    Group blade (48)    Hot blast generator (50)
NOVELTY - The fuel treating apparatus has a reformer (8) that is to be supplied with fuel gas and that is provided to purify hydrogen rich reformed gas by reaction of reforming catalyst (7). The dividing plates (20) are allowed to divide the reforming catalyst into layers provided inside a space that is filled with the reforming catalyst and provided between inner pipe (18) and outer pipe (19). Dividing plates are supported as cantilever and are allowed to connect outer periphery with outer pipe.    USE - Fuel treating apparatus for fuel cell power generating device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the dividing plates are supported from the outer pipe, the temperature changes do not cause the dividing plates to move into proximity of each other, and the breakage and deterioration because of compressive stress of the reforming catalyst can be reduced. Thus, the deterioration in reformed catalyst caused by thermal deformation of structural portion is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the fuel treating apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Reforming catalyst (7)    Reformer (8)    Inner pipe (18)    Outer pipe (19)    Dividing plate (20)
NOVELTY - A silicon-containing compound (I), is new.    USE - New silicon-containing compound is used for carrier for photoelectric conversion element (all claimed) e.g. solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to optical recording material, agrochemical, printing ink, synthesis catalyst, nonlinear optical apparatus, electrochromic display, hologram, organic semiconductor, silver-halide photosensitive material and cosmetics.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon-containing compound has excellent adsorptivity with respect to carrier. The photoelectric conversion element containing the silicon-containing compound having excellent durability and photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silicon-containing compound of formula: Z-Y'-Si(-R1)(-R3)-R2 (I), is new.    Y'=optionally substituted 1-20C hydrocarbyl having -CO-NR4- or -SO2-NR4- (excluding -C(=O)-N(-R40)-CH2-CH2-CH2- and -C(=O)-N(-R40)-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-);    Z=conjugated group;    R1-R3=hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy (all optionally substituted), at least one of R1-R3 is optionally substituted hydrocarbyloxy;    R4=optionally substituted 1-20C hydrocarbyl or H;    or R4+Z=ring;and    R40=1-4C aliphatic hydrocarbyl optionally substituted by fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, cyano, nitro, -OR7, -SR7 or -NR7R8.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) carrier, which is obtained by supporting silicon-containing compound (I); and    (2) photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the photoelectric conversion element.    Working electrode (10)    Conductive substrates (11,21)    Conductive layers (11B,22)    Metal oxide semiconductor layer (12)    Pigment (13)
NOVELTY - Polyimide polymer/multiwalled carbon nanotube film is claimed, where the multiwalled carbon nanotube is present at an amount of 0.1-0.5 wt.%, and the polyimide has an average particle size of 100 mu m.    USE - The film is useful: in electronic industry for various applications ranging from displays in computers and other digital devices to high-temperature adhesives in the semiconductor field and flexible insulated cables; to make mechanical and electrical parts in the automotive industry such as pumps, bearings, seals, valve seats, oil filter seals, retainer, piston rings, sensors/solenoids, relays, switches or ignition coils; and as substrates for solar cells and solar concentrators.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent and lightweight film: can be easily and economically manufactured with high mechanical strength and chemical resistance; and exhibits good flexibility, enhanced fracture resistance and creep recovery, and high elasticity and thermal resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) forming the film comprising (a) dry mixing polyimide powder with unbundled multiwalled carbon nanotube using a high-speed shear mixer at 3500 revolutions per minute, (b) milling the obtained mixture with crosslinked polystyrene beads in intervals of time to allow for heat dissipation generated by the beads, (c) adding the mixture to a solvent while stirring, (d) spin coating the mixture and (e) annealing the mixture by placing in a vacuum oven to dry at a temperature of 60-250 degrees C; and    (2) dispersing multiwalled carbon nanotubes into the polyimide polymer comprising performing the step (a) as above per se, and milling the mixture with the crosslinked polystyrene beads for 6 minutes in 30 second intervals to allow for heat dissipation generated by the beads to disperse the multiwalled carbon nanotubes into the polyimide polymer.
NOVELTY - Composition comprises a hydrotreated product comprising 15-18C paraffins where the hydrotreated product is produced by hydrotreating a biorenewable feedstock.    USE - The composition is useful as: diesel fuel and biorenewable feed (all claimed) for steam crackers and catalytic reforming units, and producing olefins, BTX (benzene, toluene, and xylene) aromatics and hydrogen plants; a gasoline blend stock and an industrial solvent; fuel for industrial burners, boilers and turbines; and a hydrogen source or as a fuel cell fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has no detectable oxygenates and benzene, and is biorenewable.
NOVELTY - An exterior material (1) has metal foil layer (13), corrosion-prevention-processed layer (14), inner-side contact-bonding layer (15) and sealant layer (16) laminated on base material (11). The base material is obtained by laminating biaxially-stretched films (11A,11B) on multilayer film such that direction where stress value at time of 10%-extending of tension test by tensilon about 45 degrees direction with respect to extending direction and 135 degrees direction of one biaxially-stretched film is large, and other biaxially-stretched film is small with respect to adjacent biaxially stretched film.    USE - Exterior material is used for electrical storage device e.g. solar cell, lithium-ion capacitor and instantaneous voltage drop compensating device. Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephone, notebook computer, video camera, satellite and electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The exterior material has excellent moldability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An exterior material has metal foil layer, corrosion-prevention-processed layer, inner-side contact-bonding layer and sealant layer sequentially laminated on surface(s) of base material. The base material is obtained by laminating biaxially-stretched films on multilayer film such that direction where stress value at time of 10%-extending of tension test by tensilon about 45 degrees direction with respect to extending direction and 135 degrees direction of one biaxially-stretched film is large, and other biaxially-stretched film is small with respect to adjacent biaxially stretched film of the multilayer film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of exterior material of electrical storage device.    Exterior material (1)    Base material (11)    Biaxially-stretched films (11A,11B)    Metal foil layer (13)    Corrosion-prevention processed layer (14)    Inner-side contact bonding layer (15)    Sealant layer (16)
NOVELTY - A thiophene sulfonic acid ester (I) is new.    USE - Thiophene sulfonic acid ester is used for manufacturing copolymer for manufacturing electroconductive coating material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to conductive polymer for antistatic agent, capacitor, solar cell, organic electroluminescent element, sensor, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The copolymer obtained from thiophene sulfonic acid ester provides electroconductive coating material having low resistance value and excellent thermal deterioration property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A thiophene sulfonic acid ester of formula (I) is new.    R1,R2=1-8C alkyl, phenyl or tolyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of thiophene sulfonic acid ester;    (2) copolymer, which includes a repeating unit derived from thiophene sulfonic acid ester and a repeating unit derived from a thiophene monomer;    (3) manufacture of copolymer, which involves oxidatively polymerizing thiophene sulfonic acid ester and thiophene monomer; and    (4) manufacture of electroconductive coating material, which involves applying reaction liquid obtained by oxidatively polymerizing the thiophene sulfonic acid ester and a thiophene monomer on a base material, and drying.
NOVELTY - A stilbene derivative (I) is new.    USE - New stilbene derivative is used as luminescent substance for light-emitting element. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, organic transistor, video camera, digital camera, game machine device, mobile computer, mobile telephone, handheld game machine, electronic book, recording medium etc.    ADVANTAGE - The high-efficient light-emitting element containing the light-emitting layer including the stilbene derivative has excellent color reproducibility, high luminous characteristics, favorable durability and reduced power consumption, and efficiently emits visible light.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A stilbene derivative of formula (I) is new.    at least one of R10-R12,at least one of R13-R15=tert-butyl and other being H;and    Ar4-Ar5=6-25C aryl.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the light emitting element containing the stilbene derivative. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (101)    Electrodes (102,104)    Positive hole injection layer (111)    Positive hole transport layer (112)    Light-emitting layer (113)
NOVELTY - A converse aluminosilicate glass comprises: 60-65 wt.% silicon dioxide, 10-15 wt.% aluminum oxide, 8-13 wt.% sodium oxide, 1-5 wt.% magnesium oxide, 1-3 wt.% potassium oxide, 1-3 wt.% calcium oxide, 1-3 wt.% sodium chloride, 0.5-1.5 wt.% erbium oxide and 0.5-1.5 wt.% ytterbium oxide.    USE - A converse aluminosilicate glass is used in silicon-based thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass improves photoelectric conversion efficiency of battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A converse aluminosilicate glass comprises: 60-65 wt.% silicon dioxide, 10-15 wt.% aluminum oxide, 8-13 wt.% sodium oxide, 1-5 wt.% magnesium oxide, 1-3 wt.% potassium oxide, 1-3 wt.% calcium oxide, 1-3 wt.% sodium chloride, 0.5-1.5 wt.% erbium oxide and 0.5-1.5 wt.% ytterbium oxide. The preparation comprises: mixing raw materials, placing in molybdenum crucible and melting at 1620-1650 degrees C for 3-8 hours, forming molten glass in glass pressed plate, annealing at 600-800 degrees C, grinding, polishing, cutting, and chemical tempering by subjecting glass into 800-1000 nm near-infrared light and emitting 500-550 nm visible light.
NOVELTY - A gallium containing thin film comprises a magnesium doped substrate and a gallium containing coating deposited on the substrate.    USE - A gallium containing thin film for multi-junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gallium containing thin film has almost perfect match band gap to a solar spectrum, high absorption coefficient, high carrier mobility, storing radiation-resistant ability, and simple and easy to operate preparation method that can be applied to industrial production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gallium containing thin film comprises a magnesium doped substrate and a gallium containing coating of formula p-InxGa1-xN deposited on the substrate where x is 0.3-0.8. The film has a thickness of 0.2-0.6 mu m. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of preparing the gallium containing thin film comprising subjecting surface of substrate to plasma cleaning at a start-up voltage of 60-80 V and operating voltage of 80-120 V in the presence of argon and nitrogen having a mass flow rate of 20:4; subjecting to metal organic chemical vapor deposition at a pressure of 3x 10-4 Pa, frequency of 30 Hz, plasma source of 80 W, nitrogen flow rate of 240 standard cubic centimeter per minute (sccm), ammonia flow rate of 50 sccm, in the presence of indium source, gallium source and nitrogen source; adding dicyclopentadienyl magnesium at a flow rate of 17 sccm and pressure of 5.5 Torr.
NOVELTY - The method involves using diffusion process on a substrate silicon chip (1) to produce PN junction on the surface an impurity layer (2). The oxidization treatment is carried out in the surface layer. The surface impurity layer is quickly grown to a layer of even distribution of an oxide layer (4). The high purity nitrogen is used with the liquid POCL3 in the high temperature furnace tube for reaction with the oxygen and silicon sheet forming P atoms to diffuse into the surface of the silicon chip to form N-type layer. The chip is put in hydrofluoric acid solution.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The dead layer of the surface concentration can be reduced. The conversion efficiency of the battery can be improved. The production cost of the solar cell can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating the process for manufacturing solar battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate silicon chip (1)    Impurity layer (2)    Distribution layer (3)    Oxide layer (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves removing a damage layer for preparing single crystal silicon texture. The p-n junction is diffused into the reflecting layer. The peripheral p-n junction is sorted. The manufactured p-n junction is removed from the diffusion layer. The selective emitter is manufactured by using the laser irradiation to be metallized in the region doped with the phosphorus element.    USE - Method for manufacturing selective emitter of battery such as solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The operation parameter can be controlled easily. The emitter can be manufactured easily and efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating the method for manufacturing selective emitter of battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A mixed conducting oxygen-permeable membrane comprises compound containing lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, and/or samarium; and manganese, nickel, copper, zinc, gallium, aluminum, iron, magnesium, and/or indium.    USE - Mixed conducting oxygen-permeable membrane used in selecting and separating oxygen from oxygen mixer, in partial oxidation process of hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide high temperature thermal decomposition catalytic membrane reactor process, and in manufacturing medium and low temperature solid oxide fuel cell and solid electrochemical transducer (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The membrane is carbon dioxide resistant and has high oxygen permeation flux.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Carbon dioxide resistant mixed conducting oxygen-permeable membrane comprises compound of formula A2B'O4.    A=La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, and Sm; and    B'=Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Al, Fe, Mg, and In.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of the mixed conducting oxygen-permeable membrane, comprising dissolving nitrate or acetate solution of each metal element into polyfunctional organic acid to prepare mixed solution, adjusting pH to 6-8, heating and decomposing to obtain prepowder, roasting and grinding to get powder with particle size of 8 mu m, carrying compression molding on the powder, and sintering.
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves preparing a semiconductor substrate (10) with a first conductive type dopant which comprises phosphorus, and then ion implanting a pre-amorphization component into the front surface of the semiconductor substrate to form an amorphous layer. The pre-amorphization component comprises at least one of argon and germanium. An emitter layer (20) is formed by ion-implanting second conductive type dopant into front surface of semiconductor substrate, and second conductive type dopant is at least one of boron and gallium.    USE - Manufacturing method for fabricating solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Solar cell is manufactured by simultaneously heat-treating different dopants having different suitable heat-treatment temperatures at specific low temperature. First portion of the back surface field layer effectively prevents the recombination of the electrons and the holes to reduce the contact resistance with the back electrode by the second portion with relatively low resistance and to reduce loss by the recombination of the electrons and the holes so that electrons or the holes generated by the photoelectric effect can be effectively transferred to the back electrode and efficiency of the solar cell can then be increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross sectional view of the solar cell.    Semiconductor substrate (10)    Emitter layer (20)    Back surface field layer (30)    Back electrode (34)    Solar cell (100)
NOVELTY - The cell has a first graded interlayer i.e. metamorphic layer (116), having a first band gap greater than a second band gap. A first solar subcell (A) is adjacent to the first interlayer, and includes a third band gap lattice mismatched with a second solar subcell (B). A second graded interlayer is adjacent to the first subcell, and includes a fourth band gap greater than the second gap. A third solar subcell (C) is adjacent to the second interlayer, and includes a fifth band gap smaller than fourth gap such that the third subcell is lattice mismatched with respect to the first subcell.    USE - III-V compound semiconductor inverted metamorphic multi-junction photovoltaic solar cell for space application and terrestrial solar power application. Can also be used for photodetectors and LEDs.    ADVANTAGE - The solar subcells can absorb photons representing absorbable radiation, so that short wavelength response for the subcells can be improved, and bulk of radiation is effectively absorbed and collected in a narrower band gap base so as to increase short circuit current in the cell. The graded interlayer with monotonically changing lattice constant is deposited over a barrier layer so as to achieve gradual transition in lattice constant in a semiconductor structure from the first subcell to the second subcell while minimizing threading dislocations from occurring.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a multi-junction solar cell after an initial stage of fabrication including deposition of semiconductor layers on a growth substrate.    Solar subcells (A-C)    Substrate (101)    Buffer layer (102)    Etch stop layer (103)    Metamorphic layer (116)
NOVELTY - The back surface protection sheet comprises a resin-made back surface protection sheet that is laminated on the surface on the opposite side to the sunlight entrance plane of a solar cell module. The thickness of the resin-made back surface protection sheet is 150-400 micrometer. The solar cell module condenses sunlight with the reflective mirror and condensing lens.    USE - Back surface protection sheet for concentrating solar cell modules.    ADVANTAGE - The back surface protection sheet comprises a resin-made back surface protection sheet that is laminated on the surface on the opposite side to the sunlight entrance plane of a solar cell module, and thus enables to use reflected light for electric power generation efficiently while suppressing the temperature rise of a concentrating solar cell module by reducing absorption of sunlight, and achieve high electric power generation amount.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the back surface protection sheet.    White polyolefin layer (6)    Adhesive bond layer (7)    Polyester layer (8)
NOVELTY - A vanadium crystallized complex oxide comprises 1-40 mol.% barium oxide, 50-98 mol.% vanadium oxide, and 1-20 mol.% iron oxide and is in powder form.    USE - A vanadium crystallized complex oxide for solar cell, photocatalyst, and sensor.    ADVANTAGE - Vanadium crystallized complex oxide has excellent viscosity and photoreaction activity and is manufactured at a low cost using very simple installation and technique.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of powdery vanadium crystallized complex oxide which involves adjusting glass mixture containing vanadium oxide as main component, melting and quenching glass mixture to obtain glass composition, heat-processing glass composition above crystallization temperature, naturally cooling, and crystallizing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of the band gap measurement result by photoacoustic spectroscopy of vanadium crystallized complex oxide composition. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A solar cell has primary solar cell containing N-type semiconductor layer and P-type semiconductor layer and heterostructure quantum dot having core arranged on primary solar cell. The heterostructure quantum dot is formed by performing forster resonance energy transfer through primary solar cell.    USE - Solar cell (claimed).
NOVELTY - Cadmium telluride powder comprises cadmium, tellurium, and acceptor impurity in a concentration of 1x 1017-1x 1018 cm-3.    USE - Cadmium telluride powder is used for manufacturing films for use as p-type semiconductor in solar cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The cadmium telluride powder enables manufacture of cadmium telluride films having excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency, as growth of cadmium telluride crystal grains in the film containing acceptor impurity is promoted and the average grain size of crystal grains is increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) cadmium telluride film; and    (2) manufacture of cadmium telluride film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the reactor used for preparing cadmium telluride film.    Reactor (10)    Chamber (11)    Susceptor (12)    Heater (14)    Semiconductor material (15)
NOVELTY - A polymeric liquid crystal composition consisting of a polymeric liquid crystal compound, an orientation controlling agent capable of controlling orientation of liquid crystal compound, a polymerization initiator and a solvent is coated on a substrate (12), and the coating film is dried to form a film (21). The orientation controlling agent is diester aromatic compound (I). The amount of orientation controlling agent with respect to 100 parts mass of liquid crystal compound is 0.005-0.2 part mass.    USE - Manufacture of film for window material for building and vehicle-mounted window material (all claimed) for motor vehicles. Uses include but are not limited to freezer showcase, green house material, agricultural reflective sheet, solar cell film, thermal insulation glass, component for thermal insulation of solar radiation, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The film is manufactured with suppressed wind nonuniformity when drying, and favorable liquid crystal orientation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polymeric liquid crystal composition consisting of a polymeric liquid crystal compound, an orientation controlling agent capable of controlling orientation of liquid crystal compound, a polymerization initiator and a solvent is coated on a substrate, and the coating film is dried to form a film. The orientation controlling agent is diester aromatic compound of formula (I). The amount of orientation controlling agent with respect to 100 parts mass of liquid crystal compound is 0.005-0.2 part mass.    L1,L2=1-6C alkylene optionally substituted by fluoro, in which one CH2 in alkylene group or two or more CH2 which are not mutually adjacent, are optionally substituted by -O-, -S-, -OCO-, -COO-, -NRa-, -NRaCO-, -CONRa-, -NRaSO2- or -SO2NRa-;    Ra=H or 1-5C alkyl;and    n1,n2=3 or more.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of film.    Substrate (12)    Polymer layer (14b)    Film (21)
NOVELTY - A diaphragm comprises a porous membrane (10) which has a mean flow pore diameter of 100 nm or less, thickness of 500 mu m or less, and air flow rate of 0.1 ml/second?cm2 or more.    USE - Diaphragm is used for V-V-type redox flow cell e.g. titanium-manganese-type redox flow cell, titanium-iron-type redox flow cell, iron-chromium-type redox flow cell, zinc-cerium-type redox flow cell, zinc-boron-type redox flow cell and zinc-chlorine-type redox flow cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The diaphragm has excellent permselectivity of ion, oxidation resistance and durability, and high current efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the diaphragm.    Hydrogen ion (1)    Porous membrane (10)    Micropores (12)    Porous support component membrane (20)    Air hole (22)
NOVELTY - Layer (I) which is operable as a diffusion barrier in the bismuth oxide film stack, and is a transparent conductive oxide material or a dielectric material, is directly formed on a transparent substrate. A bismuth oxide layer is formed on layer (I) by reactive sputtering. The transparent substrate, layer (I), and bismuth oxide layer are annealed to obtain a bismuth oxide film stack.    USE - Formation of bismuth oxide film stack. Uses include but are not limited to solid oxide fuel cells, batteries, electrochromic devices, solar cells, and display devices.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of high-quality bismuth oxide films by depositing a thin film containing silicon, alkali metal, or alkaline-earth metal, and having excellent stability at room temperature and higher temperatures. The thin film serves as a diffusion barrier for the diffusion of impurities from the substrate into bismuth oxide, thus improving optical and ionic conduction properties. The refractive index of the film is uniform throughout the film thickness.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a light emitter (102) on mount surface (100). An intermediate element (104) is provided to surround light emitter. A cavity is created. An encapsulant material is provided over light emitter in cavity, to cover light emitter, such that the shape of encapsulant is defined by intermediate element. The encapsulant is cured to form a primary optic.    USE - Method for fabricating light emitter package (claimed) e.g. LED package used for forming primary optics, concentrating lens on miniature solar cell, or cell-phone camera lens. Can also be used for fabricating laser package, optical fiber package and non-light emitting applications.    ADVANTAGE - The complex primary optics capable of shaping light beams over light emitters can be formed effectively. The tapered shape optics can be manufactured effectively without the need of complex molds. The packaged LED encapsulant can increase light extraction efficiency or facilitate optical beam shaping effectively. The manufacturing cost of the optics is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) array of light emitter packages; and    (2) apparatus for forming light emitter packages.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the LED package.    Mount surface (100)    Light emitter (102)    Intermediate element (104)    Wavelength conversion material (308,310)    Reflective regions (312)
NOVELTY - An optoelectronic device comprises first layer having an upper surface and lower surface, an upper hollow component being inside the first layer and having a first width, a lower hollow component being closer to the lower surface than the upper hollow component, and having a second width larger than the first width, and an active layer (105) formed on first layer.    USE - As optoelectronic device (claimed), e.g. light-emitting diode (LED), a laser diode (LD), photoresister, infared emitter, organic light-emitting diode, liquid crystal display, or solar cell, photo diode.    ADVANTAGE - The second transition layer can be an unintentional doped layer or an undoped layer. The second transition layer can avoid the absorption of the doping material such as silicon or magnesium into the hollow component from the doped n-type or p-type semiconductor layer. By decreasing the absorption of the doping material, the transmittance and the light extraction efficiency is increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows cross-sectional view of optoelectronic device.    Substrate (101)    First conductivity layer (103)    Active layer (104)    Second conductivity layer (105)    Electrodes (106, 107)    First transition layer (1021)    Second transition layer (1022)    Reflector rod (1023)
NOVELTY - The tool (100) has an opening portion that detains the snow particle or raindrops on the surface side by the movement of air, without letting the snow particle or raindrops approaching downwards from the space. A raw material portion having water repellant property surrounds the opening portion, and slides down the snow particle or raindrops along the sloping surface. The wrapping of snow particle or raindrops to the back surface is reduced by equipping the back surface of the raw material portion. The opening portion and the raw material portion are connected through a network.    USE - Tool for blocking passage for snow particle or raindrop, for covering solar cell mounted on roof of greenhouse for cultivating agricultural product.    ADVANTAGE - The side of the tool is provided with the protection object so that the snow particle or rain drops are not integrated. The damage to the solar cell or agricultural product can be prevented. The convenient installation of the tool can be achieved. The operating cost of the tool can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The raw material portion is equipped with the sheet and a passage hole for air. The reinforcement portion is provided in the back surface of the raw material portion. The end of the raw material portion is equipped with a connection assistance tool (101) attached to support portion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional views of the passage blocking tool.    Passage blocking tool (100)    Connection assistance tool (101)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion element is manufactured by forming a 1st buffer layer (2) on a 1st substrate (1), forming 2nd buffer layer (600) on 1st buffer layer, forming i-type nitride semiconductor layer on 2nd buffer layer, forming n-type nitride semiconductor layer (400) on i-type nitride semiconductor layer, forming a metal layer (300) on n-type nitride semiconductor layer, removing 1st substrate using cutting tool, affixing the 2nd substrate on metal layer, removing the 1st buffer layer, and forming a p-type nitride semiconductor layer in 2nd buffer layer after removal of 1st buffer layer.    USE - Manufacture of photoelectric conversion element for photoelectric conversion element module (claimed) used for solar cell and solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - Photoelectric conversion element can be manufactured at large area using a nitride semiconductor at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the part of other manufacturing process of photoelectric conversion element.    1st substrate (1)    1st buffer layer (2)    Metal layer (300)    N-type nitride semiconductor layer (400)    2nd buffer layer (600)
NOVELTY - The method involves fixing a crystal substrate (101) in a vacuum chamber to form pressure-reduced atmosphere. Source gas is provided with B2H6-type molecule that is transduced in the vacuum chamber. An ionized B-type ion is extracted by plasma excitation carrying out process of the source gas. The ionized B-type ion is poured into main surfaces (101a, 101b) of the crystal substrate during formation process of a positive (P)-type semiconductor layer (102).    USE - Method for manufacturing a crystalline-silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables pouring the ionized B-type ion into the main surfaces of the crystal substrate during formation process the P-type semiconductor layer so as to avoid impurity of the crystal substrate by using hot annealing treatment, thus avoiding deterioration of a crystalline-silicon solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a crystalline-silicon solar cell.    Crystal substrate (101)    Main surfaces of crystal substrate (101a, 101b)    P-type semiconductor layer (102)    N-type semiconductor layer (103)    Silicon nitride film (104)
NOVELTY - The method involves processing a through-hole in a silicon chip using laser. An anti-reflection film is deposited, etched, diffused and removed. A screen size opening is used in a position to print a printing time, and the through-hole is detected. A plug opening is provided for performing printing process until the pore filling density condition meets the technical requirements.    USE - Megawatt solar battery manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing the slurry consumption to obtain compact structure and meet the requirements of a megawatt battery. The method enables improving the screen-printing precision.
NOVELTY - A molding material comprises an oligomer of a metal alkoxide.    USE - Molding material is used for manufacturing moldings (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to optical device, display device, solar cell, transistor, LED, memory, integrated circuit, large-scale integration, and central processing unit.    ADVANTAGE - The molding material enables simple formation of moldings with favorable pattern shape, with excellent pattern-transfer precision. The molding material forms coating films having excellent whitening resistance and crack resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) molding manufactured using the molding material; and    (2) manufacture of molding, which involves applying the molding material on a substrate, drying at 80-25 degrees C, die-pressing at 80-300 degrees C to form a pattern, and baking at 200-700 degrees C.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of cyclic silane intermediate component involves reacting halosilane compound with ammonium salt.    USE - Manufacture of cyclic silane intermediate component used for manufacture of cyclic hydrogenation silane and cyclic organic silane (all claimed) used for solar cell and semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - The cyclic hydrogenation silane and cyclic organic silane are efficiently manufactured using the cyclic silane intermediate component, without generating silane gas and organic monosilane as byproducts.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of cyclic hydrogenation silane, which involves reducing the cyclic silane intermediate component; and    (2) manufacture of cyclic organic silane, which involves alkylating or arylating the cyclic silane intermediate component using Grignard reagent and/or organic lithium reagent.
NOVELTY - The device has a vacuum pump connected with a vacuum main pipe through a main control valve. A lower layer pressing cavity of a laminating machine part is matched with the vacuum main pipe and a first charging branch tube. The first charging branch tube and a second charging branch tube are respectively provided with two pneumatic valves and two flow rate controlling air inflation valves. A charging machine part is formed with a cavity. The vacuum main pipe is connected with a slow charging valve of a third charging branch tube.    USE - Vacuum pressure control device for a solar battery component laminating machine.    ADVANTAGE - The device reduces production cost and abnormal solar cell component utilization rate so as to ensure better production effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of a vacuum pressure control device.
NOVELTY - A resin housing has solar reflectance near infrared region of 80% or more, and is obtained by molding a resin composition. The resin composition contains 70-97 pts.wt. polycarbonate resin (A), and 3-30 pts.wt. titanium oxide (B) surface treated with organic substance and has average particle diameter of 0.5-5.0 mu m.    USE - Resin housing is used for outdoor installation, communication apparatus, and wireless base station of smart grid (all Claimed), large scale integration, central processing unit, solar cell module, power conditioner, watt-hour meter, smart meter, smart grid concentrator, public wireless Local Area Network, electric vehicle charging devices, surveillance camera, photovoltaic power generator, outdoor unit of air conditioner.    ADVANTAGE - The resin housing has excellent thermal insulation property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an isometric view and sectional view of the housing.    Box-type molded article (1)    Flat plate molded article (2)    Sprue of cutting completed portion (4)    Contact-type thermocouple (7)
NOVELTY - An evaporation boat comprises sealing cavity in vacuum environment, base plate in organic light emitting diode, solar battery plate and grid-connected evaporation boat body. Opening is connected with base plate of sealing cavity. A seal in cavity along vertical direction is provided with spaced apart Vapor evaporation material is provided with containing part. The containing part is provided through side outlet. Evaporation side of evaporation outlet is connected with base plate corresponding to each other.    USE - Evaporation boat for vertical evaporation device.    ADVANTAGE - The boat has bit precision of substrate and improves uniformity of coating film.
NOVELTY - An organic solar battery optical active layer film preparing method involves forming a mixed solvent by adopting a base solvent and an additive solvent, weighing poly (3-hexylthiophene) as electron donor material and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester as electron acceptor material and adding mixed solvent to dissolve to form mixed solution. The mixed solution is deposited on a surface of a substrate, which is provided with a hole injection layer and a transparent conducting layer through an ink-jet printing device followed by drying the solution.    USE - Method for preparing an organic solar battery optical active layer film.    ADVANTAGE - The film has low surface roughness degree, low largest surface height fluctuation and small phase separation dimension, and can be prepared in a simple and easy manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic solar battery optical active layer film preparing method involves forming a mixed solvent by adopting a base solvent and an additive solvent, weighing poly (3-hexylthiophene) as electron donor material and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester as electron acceptor material and adding mixed solvent to dissolve, to form mixed solution where the base solvent is chlorobenzene, and the additive solvent is orthodichlorobenzene, tetrahydronaphthalene, trimethylbenzene or chloronaphthalene. The mixed solution is deposited on a surface of a substrate, which is provided with a hole injection layer and a transparent conducting layer through an ink-jet printing device followed by drying the solution to obtain an organic solar battery optical active layer film.
NOVELTY - Organic semiconductor material, preferably 2,7,12-tri(4-(anthracen-9-yl)benzo(c)(1,2,5)thiadiazol-7-yl)-5H-tribenzo(a,f,k)trindene compound (I), is new.    USE - (I) is useful for organic electroluminescent devices, organic solar cells, organic field effect transistors, organic optical memory devices, organic nonlinear materials and organic laser devices (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) has luminous stability, excellent solubility, current carrier transmission performance and charge balance, enhanced electroluminescent efficiency, and simple and economical preparation process; and is suitable for industrial application.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Organic semiconductor material, preferably 2,7,12-tri(4-(anthracen-9-yl)benzo(c)(1,2,5)thiadiazol-7-yl)-5H-tribenzo(a,f,k)trindene compound of formula (I), is new.    R = 1-12C alkyl; and    R1, R2, R3 = H, CN or aldehyde group.    Preovided that at most two of R1, R2 and R3 are simultaneously H. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparing (I).
NOVELTY - Imidazole ionic liquid comprises 1-allyl-3-ethyl-3H-imidazol-1-ium compound (I) and 3-ethyl-1-(4-vinyl-benzyl)-3H-imidazol-1-ium compound (II).    USE - The imidazole ionic liquid is useful: for preparing anion exchange polymer film (claimed); and in alkaline fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The imidazole ionic liquid is simple, safe, cost-effective and environment-friendly, and has high alkali stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Imidazole ionic liquid comprises 1-allyl-3-ethyl-3H-imidazol-1-ium compound of formula (I) and 3-ethyl-1-(4-vinyl-benzyl)-3H-imidazol-1-ium compound of formula (II).    m = 0-8;    n = 0-6;    R = methyl, 1-butylpentyl, isopropyl, methyl, phenyl, 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl; and    X = I, Cl or Br.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for use of imidazole ionic liquid for preparing an anion exchange polymer film, where the polymer film is prepared by mixing the imidazole ionic liquid, crosslinking agent and initiator in a weight ratio of 20-90:80-10:2-12:6 under an ultrasonic oscillation and in-situ polymerization to obtain a polymer anion-exchange membrane, and soaking the obtained anion exchange membrane in alkali solution to anion exchange monomer, where the monomer comprises acrylonitrile, styrene, alpha-methyl styrene, alpha-methyl acrylonitrile in an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, and the solution is soaked at 50-80 degrees C.
NOVELTY - 10-phenyl-10H-phenanthro(9,10-b)carbazole compound (I), is new.    USE - (I) is useful in organic electronic device including an organic light emitting device, a solar battery device, organic semiconductor device and an organic transistor device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) is prepared with long service life in a simple and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - 10-phenyl-10H-phenanthro(9,10-b)carbazole compound of formula (I), is new.    A = phenyl, 2-naphthyl, pyren-2-yl, 2-anthryl, 1H-phenalen-2-yl, 7-methyl-8-methylene-benzo(a)phenalen-5-yl, 9,9-dimethylfluoren-2-yl or 2-phenanthryl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the preparation of (I).
NOVELTY - The present invention provides an anti-reflective layer with progressive refraction rate and the manufacturing method thereof, which may eliminate the light reflection effect at an interface. The anti-reflective layer with progressive refraction rate according to the present invention is characterized in that the anti-reflection layer is deposited with a first material and a second material, and the refraction rate (neff) of the anti-reflective layer is changed following the thickness progressively between the refraction rate (n1) of the first material and the refraction rate (n2) of the second material, wherein the refraction rate for each thickness of the anti-reflective layer may be compliant with an effective medium principle, neff=(n12 f+n22 (1-f)) 1/2, where f is the filling ratio of the first material of the anti-reflection layer.
NOVELTY - A sheet for adsorption and desorption comprises adsorption agent with binder attached to base material sheet in which polyether-type polyurethane resin is used as binder.    USE - A sheet for adsorption and desorption (claimed) used for packaging material, dehumidification sheet, interior materials, filter, humidity control element, heat exchange element, and water absorption evaporation elements, such as element for building air conditioning vaporization-type humidifier, element for humidifying fuel cells, dehumidification element for dehumidifiers, automatic vending machine, and water absorption evaporation element for cooling, degassing systems, such as desiccant rotor element of dessicant air conditioning, total-heat exchange element, volatile organic compound (VOC) gas, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen oxide (NOx), heat exchange or heat-transfer system, and humidity control system.    ADVANTAGE - The sheet is durable with respect to thermal change cycle in adsorption/desorption process, and quality with low adsorption performance decrement rate of adsorption agent and high abrasion resistance are maintained.
NOVELTY - A transparent composite substrate (1) has composite layer (4) containing glass fabric (2) comprising glass fiber and resin material (3). The glass fabric has difference of refractive index of 0.01 or less. The resin material has abbes number of 45 or more and is impregnated on the glass fabric.    USE - Transparent composite substrate used in display elements (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display elements, organic electroluminescent display elements, solar cells, color filters, thin film transistors and electronic papers.    ADVANTAGE - The display element substrate has excellent optical characteristics.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of transparent glass substrate.    Transparent composite substrate (1)    Glass fabric (2)    Resin material (3)    Composite layer (4)    Surface layer (5)
NOVELTY - Preparing a structured organic film (SOF), comprises: preparing a liquid-containing reaction mixture comprising many molecular building blocks; depositing the reaction mixture as a wet film on a substrate; and promoting change of the wet film to form a dry SOF.    USE - The process is useful for preparing SOF (claimed), which is useful: as photochromic SOFs for erasable paper; in light responsive films for window tinting/shading and eye wear; and in electronic devices such as solar cells, radio frequency identification tags, organic light emitting devices, photoreceptors and thin film transistors.    ADVANTAGE - The process provides a dry SOF that: is a photochromic SOF; a boroxin-, borazine-, borosilicate- and boronate ester-free SOF; is a defect-free film (claimed); can withstand harsh chemical (acetone solvent) and mechanical (ultrasonication) stresses; and has covalent organic frameworks that can extend over larger length scales such as for instance much greater than a millimeter to lengths such as a meter (as much as hundreds of meters).
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a semiconductor layer stack (101) including two main surfaces (101a, 101b) corresponding to free surfaces of an external layer and lateral walls (104) connecting the main surfaces. An insulating layer (108) is partially provided on the lateral walls of the semiconductor layer stack. A substrate (109) i.e. heat sink, is fixed at the semiconductor layer stack by a conducting adhesive (110) i.e. silver paste, that is provided on one of the main surfaces of the semiconductor layer stack or the substrate.    USE - Method for manufacturing an assembly i.e. solar cell assembly (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables adjusting the number of layers requiring an insulation in a selective manner according to quantity of the conducting adhesive so as to ensure optimal prevention of electrical shortage between layers of a photovoltaic cell in the semiconductor layer stack in an effective manner when the cell is fixed at the substrate by the conducting adhesive before or after the assembly process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a semiconductor layer stack    (2) a solar cell assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic flow diagram illustrating a method for manufacturing a solar cell assembly.    Semiconductor layer stack (101)    Main surfaces of semiconductor layer stack (101a, 101b)    Lateral walls (104)    Insulating layer (108)    Substrate (109)    Conducting adhesive (110)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of stainless steel diffusion-bonded product involves directly-contacting stainless steel materials, integrating, diffusion bonding, heating two phase-type steel having austenite transformation start temperature of 650-950 degrees C and austenite-ferrite two phase temperature of 880 degrees C or more in at least one of both sides (A) and (B) of contacted stainless steel materials, and diffusion bonding while accompanying grain boundary migration when ferrite phase of two phase-type steel transforms to austenitic phase at 880-1080 degrees C under pressure of 1 MPa or less.    USE - Manufacture of stainless steel diffusion-bonded product. Uses include but are not limited to heat exchanger, machine component, fuel cell component, domestic electrical appliance component, plant component, ornament structural component and building material.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides stainless steel diffusion-bonded product having excellent reliability and favorable corrosion resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of the stainless steel material and stainless steel diffusion-bonded product.
NOVELTY - A laminate has a base material layer, and a polymer layer containing ionomer of copolymer including polypropylene block (b1) and polyacrylic acid block (b2) or copolymer including polypropylene block (b1) and polyacrylic acid block (b2).    USE - Laminate e.g. film and sheet (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to flooring, tableware, motor-vehicle component, handrail, sealing material for solar cell, toys, golf ball, intermediate film of laminated glass, packaging material for retort foods and wallpaper.    ADVANTAGE - The laminate has excellent heat resistance, and adhesiveness of base material layer and polymer layer.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has spray mechanism which is provided with spraying nozzle (130a) to micronize and spray film-forming material (160) inside housing (150). A rectification element (132) is provided with inflow port (132a) which opposes spraying nozzle by gap (133). An outflow port (132b) is located on opposite side to inflow port. The space between inflow and outflow ports and inside of housing is connected by the gap portion.    USE - Film-forming apparatus for forming film e.g. transparent conductive film of thin-film solar cell and display device.    ADVANTAGE - The quality of film formed on the substrate can be stabilized easily. The clogging of spray nozzle by solidified film-forming material can be suppressed effectively. The film-forming apparatus can be designed with simple structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the film-forming chamber of the film-forming apparatus.    Spraying nozzle (130a)    Rectification element (132)    Inflow port (132a)    Outflow port (132b)    Gap portion (133)    Housing (150)    Film-forming material (160)
NOVELTY - Film formation method involves depositing sputtered particles from target on a base-material surface, adhering base-material surface on a thin film by plasmifying a noble gas by colliding ion with a target, applying total-gas pressure containing input electrical power and noble gas to the plasmifying noble gas such that oxygen-containing atmosphere may change to Cu2O, Cu4O3 and CuO one by one with the sputtered particles from Cu2O, adjusting oxygen-containing atmosphere under the input electrical power and total-gas pressure. The target is copper(II) oxide.    USE - Film formation method. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell element, semiconductor devices battery, memory device, power supply, electric power, logic device and sensor device.    ADVANTAGE - The film formation method easily performs film quality control of the copper oxide film. The film has favorable optically transparent and electrical property.
NOVELTY - The implant-proof board (6) has an opening portion (6a) that allows the micro particles of silver material to pass through towards a substrate. The opening portion is positioned between the substrate and the target. A reinforcing rib (61) is located along the perimeter of the opening portion. The edge of the opening portion is connected to the corresponding edge of the reinforcing rib. The opening portion is formed in rectangular shape and the reinforcing rib is formed in ladder shape or lattice shape.    USE - Implant-proof board of sputtering device for use in manufacturing apparatus of thin film solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The deformation of the implant proof board can be suppressed effectively. The damage to the thin film of solar cell can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the implant-proof board. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Implant-proof board (6)    Opening portion of implant-proof board (6a)    Reinforcing rib (61)
NOVELTY - An organic electroluminescence display comprises organic electroluminescent film (36a) which light emission electric current supplies with electricity and radiates light-emitting light, main body substrate (11a) having semiconductor element (20a) that controls electricity supply on organic electroluminescent film, reflecting film (40a) which reflects light-emitting light of organic electroluminescent film and contains 0.5 at.% addition metals which form oxide with metals other than silver, and silver thin film which contains 0.5-20 at.% oxygen.    USE - Organic electroluminescence display used as LED device and solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The silver thin film does not sulfurate and reflectance does not fall. Electroconductivity is high.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic electroluminescence display comprises organic electroluminescent film (36a) which light emission electric current supplies with electricity and radiates a light-emitting light, main body substrate (11a) having semiconductor element (20a) which controls electricity supply on organic electroluminescent film, reflecting film (40a) which reflects light-emitting light of organic electroluminescent film and contains 0.5 at.% addition metals which form oxide with metals other than silver, and silver thin film which contains 0.5-20 at.% oxygen with respect to total atoms of silver, additional metal and oxygen. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) LED device;    (2) solar cell; and    (3) reflecting film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show a sectional view of the manufacturing process of organic electroluminescence display.    Main body substrate (11a)    Semiconductor element (20a)    Organic electroluminescent film (36a)    Reflecting film (40a)    Semiconductor layer (50a)
NOVELTY - The device (10) has a thermocouple (11) i.e. copper constantan thermocouple, arranged between a working electrode and a counter electrode. An ion-conductive insulating film passes an ion that moves between the working electrode and the counter electrode, and is provided with insulation, where the thermocouple contacts the working electrode or counter electrode through the ion-conductive insulating film. Another thermocouple (12) is arranged between the working electrode and the counter electrode such that temperature of primary standard (22) is measured.    USE - Device i.e. reaction calorimetry apparatus, for measuring temperature of a cylindrical electrochemical cell e.g. non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery such as lithium ion battery. Can also be used for measuring the temperature of a primary battery, secondary battery, fuel cell and a parallel board capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The ion-conductive insulating film does not prevent motion of the ion between the working electrode and the counter electrode, so that operation of the lithium ion battery is not disturbed for temperature measurement, thus measuring inside temperature of the lithium ion battery when the lithium ion battery operates in a normal use state precisely in real time without destroying the lithium ion battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of a temperature measuring device.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Temperature measuring device (10)    Thermocouples (11, 12)    Primary standard (22)    Control apparatus (24)    Temperature control tank (25)
NOVELTY - The battery has a positive electrode sheet and a negative electrode sheet (20) arranged with a winding electrode body through a separator sheet (40) and electrolyte solution. Porous insulating-layers (30A, 30B) with an inorganic filler and a binder are formed in an opposing surface of the electrode sheets and the separator sheet, where edge parts (34A, 34B) of the porous insulating layers are in contact with non-formation parts (32A, 32B) of the negative electrode sheet. The inorganic filler is alumina powder, and the binder is acryl-type polymer.    USE - Secondary battery i.e. assembled lithium ion secondary battery, for use as power supply of a vehicle e.g. motor vehicle, hybrid vehicle and electric vehicle i.e. fuel cell car (from drawings), and a personal computer. Can also be used for a non-aqueous-electrolyte type secondary battery, a nickel hydrogen battery and a nickel cadmium battery.    ADVANTAGE - The porous insulating-layers with the inorganic filler and the binder are formed in the opposing surface of the electrode sheets and the separator sheet, where the edge parts of the porous insulating layers are in contact with the non-formation parts of the negative electrode sheet, so that permeable improvement of electrolyte solution to the winding electrode body can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a secondary battery showing a state in which a negative electrode sheet and a separator sheet are mutually overlapped together.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Negative electrode sheet (20)    Porous insulating-layers (30A, 30B)    Non-formation parts (32A, 32B)    Edge parts of porous insulating layers (34A, 34B)    Separator sheet (40)
NOVELTY - A ferroelectric liquid-crystal composition comprises liquid crystalline compound, and has chiral smectic C phase. When the ferroelectric liquid crystal composition is sandwiched between substrates, the layer normal direction of the chiral smectic C phase is 80-90 degrees with respect to the surface of the substrate.    USE - Ferroelectric liquid-crystal composition is used for optical element, optical-path switching element, wavelength converter, energy conversion element, electronic material and ferroelectric liquid crystal display element for light emitting diode used for light source (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to notebook personal computer, mobile telephone, smart phone, measuring instrument, domestic air-conditioner, television, washing machine, portable music player, domestic fuel cell and hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The ferroelectric liquid-crystal composition has excellent restoring force of orientation. The liquid crystal display element has improved vibration-resistant property and impact resistance, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) ferroelectric liquid crystal display element, which has at least one of a pair of substrates positioned to two polarizing plates which a polarization plane mutually orthogonally crosses, a pair of pixel electrode and common electrode, and ferroelectric liquid-crystal composition clamped between pair of substrates;    (2) optical element;    (3) optical-path switching element;    (4) wavelength converter;    (5) energy conversion element; and    (6) electronic material.
NOVELTY - An ionomer containing ABA-type triblock structure is new. The ABA-type triblock structure includes ionic polymer block containing structural unit (I) as block (A) and nonionic polymer block chosen from olefin-type (co)polymer block, vinyl-type (co)polymer block, diene-type (co)polymer block, polyester-based resin block and polycarbonate-type resin block as block (B).    USE - New ionomer. Uses include but are not limited to food packaging, sporting product, cosmetic container and solar cell component.    ADVANTAGE - The ionomer has high melting point and excellent heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An ionomer containing ABA-type triblock structure is new. The ABA-type triblock structure includes ionic polymer block containing structural unit of formula: -(CH2-CR1(COOM1-y))- (I) as block (A), and nonionic polymer block chosen from olefin-type (co)polymer block, vinyl-type (co)polymer block, diene-type (co)polymer block, polyester-based resin block and polycarbonate-type resin block as block (B).    R1=methyl or H;    M=metal, ammonia, organic ammonium or imidazolium;and    y=valence of M ion.
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system (100) has planar fuel cell layer (112) with superior fuel cell surface and inferior fuel cell surface, and a second structure which is positioned inferior to the inferior fuel cell surface. A coupling layer bonds the planar fuel cell layer to the second structure, and the coupling layer contacts and adheres to a superior fuel cell surface to form a superior fuel cell surface bonding area and inferior fuel cell surface to form inferior fuel cell surface bonding area.    USE - Fuel cell system for portable electronic devices. Uses include but are not limited to mobile phones, laptop computers, computer accessories, displays, personal audio or video players, medical devices, televisions, transmitters, receivers, lighting devices.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces the number of components in a fuel cell system since the need for external clamps or sealing unit can be eliminated or reduced. Provides an improved perimeter coupling that allows a planar fuel cell to be made to a larger size or to withstand a higher pressure. Prevents the coupling material from spreading uncontrollably over the surface of the second structure since a boundary structure is positioned on top of the second structure and below the fuel cell layer or on top of the fuel cell layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a production method for electricity; and    (2) a manufacturing method for fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a fuel cell system.    Fuel cell system (100)    Manifold conduit layer (108)    Coupling member (110)    Planar fuel cell layer (112)    Charge port (116)
NOVELTY - The method involves immersing the exposed surface of the p-type semiconductor region on which the metal is to be deposited in a solution of metal ions. An electric field is produced in the semiconductor device such that a p-n junction is forward biased. The metal is electrochemically deposited on the exposed surface of the p-type semiconductor region of the semiconductor device by reducing the metal ions in the solution. A metal layer is made of aluminum. A porous anodic oxide is made of anodic aluminum oxide.    USE - Method for depositing metal on exposed surface of p-type semiconductor region of semiconductor device such as silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The anodic aluminum oxide layers are formed in the silicon wafer, so that the durability of the silicon wafer is improved. The need to contact the cell during light-induced plating is eliminated.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the field inducted plating apparatus.    P-type emitter (105)    Solar cell (110)    Rear aluminum electrode (115)    Silicon nitride layer (130)    Conductive electrode (305)
NOVELTY - The glass (W) has end surface that is provided between an upper surface and a lower surface. Ridge portion and the end surface are polished by a grinding tape (T). The ridge portion is formed on the boundary of the upper surface or the lower surface. The maximum depth of valleys is set to 20 nm or less. The average surface roughness of finishing surface is set to 200 nm or less. The surface of the grinding tape is pressed at the ridge portion by applying predetermined pushing pressure force to the grinding tape through a pad element.    USE - Rectangular plate glass used for flat display of mobile telephone display window, liquid crystal panel, organic electroluminescent panel, plasma panel and solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - The chamfering process can be carried out effectively with high precision. The strength of the plate glass can be improved. The damage to the edge portion of the plate glass can be removed, and the highly accurate finishing surface can be formed by polishing the end surface of the plate glass using grinding tape. The manufacture yield of products, such as flat display can be improved, and the quality and the precision of the plate glass can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of plate glass;    (2) polisher; and    (3) polishing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the polisher.    Polisher (1)    Base (2)    Work unit (3)    Grinding tape (T)    Plate glass (W)
NOVELTY - A composition contains metal oxide particles and resin. The composition enables formation of an inorganic thin film using resin-made molds.    USE - Composition is used for forming patterned inorganic thin film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, transistor, integrated circuit, light emitting diode, large scale integrated circuit, optical waveguide, optical filter, anti-reflective film, prism, resonator, and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has excellent corrugated transferability, and suppressed generation of shrinkage at baking. The pattern inorganic thin film formed using the composition has excellent durability, heat resistance, solvent resistance and crack resistance. The precision of corrugation formed in the inorganic thin film obtained using the composition, is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for inorganic thin film.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of polycrystalline silicon by Siemens method involves heating silicon core wire (11) with carbon heater (14) for heating prior to the precipitation reaction process of polycrystalline silicon under furnace pressure less than the pressure at the time of precipitation reaction process, and performing initial stage heating process by supplying electricity to the silicon core wire.    USE - Manufacture of polycrystalline silicon used for fabricating semiconductor device and silicon substrate for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides polycrystalline silicon with reduced damage to silicon core wire.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the reactor for manufacturing polycrystalline-silicon.    Bell-jar (1)    Silicon core wire (11)    Silicon rod (12)    Electrode (13)    Carbon heater (14)    Reactor (100)
NOVELTY - A fluorine-containing polyether compound (I) is new.    USE - New fluorine-containing polyether compound used for composition for forming elastomeric molded product for motor vehicle fuel supply-type sealing material, oil seal material, aircraft fuel cell system, hydraulic-line sealing material and sealing material for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - Both terminals of polymeric principal chain of fluorine-containing polyether compound are capable of crosslinking with organic peroxide or azo compound.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fluorine-containing polyether compound of formula (I) is new.    R1=H or 1-3C alkyl;    l,m=10 or more;    l+m=30-200;and    n=4-10.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of fluorine-containing polyether compound (I).
NOVELTY - A silicone copolymer having peaks obtained by measurement of gel permeation chromatography and silicon-containing repeating unit (I), is new.    USE - New silicone copolymer is used for heat-resistant material for electronic component e.g. liquid crystal display device and semiconductor element, solar cell, coating material and adhesive agent.    ADVANTAGE - The silicone copolymer has excellent transparency and adhesiveness. The film formed using the silicone copolymer has excellent heat resistance, solvent resistance and crack resistance even at 500 degrees C or more.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silicone copolymer having peaks obtained by measurement of gel permeation chromatography and silicon-containing repeating unit of formula (I), is new.    A,B',R=hydrocarbyl;    a=30-100 mol%;    b=0-70 mol%;and    n=1 or 2.
NOVELTY - Urethane (meth)acrylate is obtained by reacting compound having fluorene structure (I), polyisocyanate compound having polyol skeleton, and (meth)acrylic-type compound having reactive active hydrogen atom with respect to an isocyanate group.    USE - Urethane (meth)acrylate hardened material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to luminescent material, graphitization precursor, coating agent, lens, polarizing films, fuel cell membrane, optical fiber, and hologram.    ADVANTAGE - The urethane (meth)acrylate has excellent hardness, heat resistance, flexibility, crosslinking density, handling property, weather resistance, mechanical strength, dimensional stability, workability and capability, and high purity, refractive index, light transmittance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Urethane (meth)acrylate is obtained by reacting compound having fluorene structure of formula (I), polyisocyanate compound having polyol skeleton, and (meth)acrylic-type compound having reactive active hydrogen atom with respect to an isocyanate group.    rings Z1,Z2=aryl;    R1,R2=substituent;    R3=alkylene;    k=0-4;    m=0, or 1 or more;    n=0, or 1 or more;    r1,r2=1 or more;and    r1+r2=3 or more.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) compound having fluorene structure (I);    (2) manufacture of urethane (meth)acrylate; and    (3) hardened material, which contains urethane (meth)acrylate.
NOVELTY - A polyimide precursor or polyimide is obtained by reacting tetracarboxylic dianhydride (I) and diamine.    USE - Polyimide precursor or polyimide used for resin composition for photosensitive film, flexible printed wiring board, and cover-lay for laminate (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to surface protection film for semiconductor device, interlayer insulation film for multilayered circuit, insulating film for re-wiring, protective film for apparatus having bump structure, cover coat of flexible copper clad board, liquid crystal aligning film, board for liquid crystal display, board for electronic paper, board for solar cell and organic electroluminescence display board.    ADVANTAGE - The polyimide precursor or polyimide has excellent flexibility, insulation reliability, curvature after baking, alkali solubility and chemical resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyimide precursor or polyimide is obtained by reacting tetracarboxylic dianhydride of formula (I) and diamine.    R1=1-18C alkylene;and    n=1 or more.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photosensitive resin composition, which contains polyimide precursor or polyimide, and photosensitive agent;    (2) photosensitive film, which has base material and photosensitive resin composition provided on the base material;    (3) cover-lay, which is obtained by imidating the photosensitive resin composition;    (4) laminate, which has copper clad-laminated board and cover-lay provided on the copper clad-laminated board; and    (5) flexible printed wiring board, which has base material having wiring, and photosensitive resin composition imidated on the base material.
NOVELTY - The CVD system has a main portion that is provided with a loading region, an automatic exchange region, load bearing chambers, unloading chambers, film plating reaction chambers and an unloading region. The chambers are formed in the regions.    USE - Plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system for hetero-junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The installation area of CVD system can be reduced. The requirement of pass-back mechanism can be prevented. The pollution to a loading tray caused by the environment can be reduced effectively.
NOVELTY - The device has a fixed seat, a fixed seat screw, a height adjusting screw, a spring, an idle gear unit, long hole, idle gear unit fixing bolt, idler wheel, belt and chain which are connected with each other.    USE - Automatic adjusting device for transmission idler gear of heterojunction solar cell sputtering device.    ADVANTAGE - The tension of belt or chain can be maintained easily. The idle gear unit spring can be compressed easily. The wheel position can be adjusted easily. The maintenance cost of transmission idler gear can be reduced.
NOVELTY - A thermoplastic polymer composition containing 100 parts mass of thermoplastic elastomer (A) which is a block copolymer having a polymer block containing aromatic vinyl compound unit and polymer block containing conjugated diene compound unit, or its hydrogenated substance, 1-100 parts mass polyvinyl acetal resin (B), 5-100 parts mass polar group-containing olefin-type copolymer (C), and 0.1-300 parts mass softener (D), is filled in a metal mold holding insert component, and molded at 30-150 degrees C to obtain adhesive component.    USE - Manufacture of adhesive component. Uses include but are not limited to notebook personal computer, waterproof material, electronic dictionary, video camera, portable radio cassette regeneration machine, inverter, hybrid vehicle, electric vehicles, impact relieving material, metal opening portion and solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides adhesive component having excellent external appearance, and reduced deformation, shrinkage cavity and cracks, in short molding cycle time with reduced consumption of energy.
NOVELTY - Hydrogen is manufactured using a manufacturing apparatus consisting of reactor having spaces (A) and (B) separated by a hydrogen separation membrane (m), and ammonia decomposition catalyst (x) provided to space (A), supplying ammonia as a part of mixed gas to space (A) to decompose ammonia using the catalyst, letting produced hydrogen from the decomposition reaction permeate the hydrogen separation membrane (m) and flow to space (B), and collecting hydrogen.    USE - Manufacturing method of hydrogen for fuel cells used in electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - Ammonia decomposition is accelerated, process is highly efficient and simple, obtained hydrogen is high purity, purification process is unnecessary, reaction temperature is low, and hydrogen is manufactured at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing apparatus of hydrogen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the manufacturing apparatus of hydrogen.    Space (A, B)    Hydrogen separation membrane (m)    Ammonia decomposition catalyst (x)
NOVELTY - The method involves acquiring an electrostatic capacitance value of lithium ion capacitor as an initial stage electrostatic capacitance value in each voltage regions before use of capacitor. The ratio of in-use electrostatic capacitance value with respect to initial stage electrostatic capacitance value is calculated as an electrostatic capacitance rate in each voltage regions. The timing for comparing difference value of electrostatic capacitance rate in both voltage regions with predetermined threshold value, and the degradation of capacitor are detected.    USE - Method for detecting degradation of lithium ion capacitor for motor vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The degradation arisen by high rate discharge based on change of the resistance value of lithium ion capacitor can be detected efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating the difference value of electrostatic capacitance rate based on cell resistance value. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The etching apparatus has an etching tank (11) that stores an etching liquid (13) and etches a silicon substrate (100). A hydrophobic organic substance collection unit (15) collects the hydrophobic organic substance eluted in etching liquid. The substance with hydrophobic surface consists of a material selected from the group of olefin-typed resin and chlorination resin, fluororesin, acrylic resin, or vinyl type resin. The hydrophilic property substance modify the surface to hydrophobicity consists of cellulose or rayon, or both combination of cellulose and rayon.    USE - Etching apparatus for manufacturing solar cell such as photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electric power generation efficiency can be improved. The residue of the hydrophobic organic substance of texture substrate surface can be suppressed, thus texture effective in the characteristic improvement of photovoltaic cell can be efficiently formed on the surface of silicon substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method for manufacturing solar cell; and    (2) etching method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the etching apparatus.    Etching tank (11)    Wafer cassette (12)    Etching liquid (13)    Hydrophobic organic substance collection unit (15)    Silicon substrate (100)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves forming polycrystalline conductive diamond layer on the electrode substrate. The electrode substrate with the formed polycrystalline conductive diamond layer is held under an atmosphere of carbon dioxide at a temperature 400 degrees Celsius or higher but 1000 degrees Celsius or lower to make micropore with (100) plane as main constituent remain and be formed in the polycrystalline conductive diamond layer.    USE - Manufacturing method for electrode for electrochemistry (claimed) for electrolyses including plating processes. Uses include but are not limited to high speed galvanizing, metal electrowinning like electrolytic copper foil production, brine electrolysis, organic electrolysis, ozone production, water treatment, molten salt electrolysis, fuel cells, and sensors.    ADVANTAGE - Achieves high quality, increased reaction efficiency and stability of electrode for electrochemistry by constructing porous polycrystalline conductive diamond layer with controlled crystal plane which has a large surface area. Reduces manpower and cost significantly by performing treatment under an atmosphere of carbon dioxide at a high temperature. Provides stable electrolysis performance for a long time, because the catalyst layer strongly adheres to the intermediate layer from the anchor effect of the micropore and sufficient corrosion resistance is given even for electrolytic operation under corrosive atmosphere. Improves economy improves because actual current density decreases by increase in electrode surface area, leading to low overvoltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing method of particles for electrode for electrochemistry; and    (2) an electrode for electrochemistry.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photograph of the diamond layer without the carbon dioxide treatment by the high-resolution scanning electron microscope.
NOVELTY - The equipment (100) has discharge tube (104) that produces a plasma from the electromagnetic wave supplied from electromagnetic wave supply unit (102). An ignition unit (110) supplies the initial stage electron for production of the plasma in the discharge tube. A reactor (108) produces silicon dioxide and water by reaction with silane gas. A silane gas supply section (112) supplies the silane gas to the plasma inside the reactor. A gas discharge unit (114) discharges the silicon dioxide and water produced by the reactor.    USE - Equipment for removing silane gas used during chemical-vapor-deposition process in semiconductor industry and solar cell industry.    ADVANTAGE - The silane gas can be decomposed effectively using plasma at short time. The decomposition efficiency of the silane gas can be improved. The energy density of the electromagnetic waves input from the stub tuner can be increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the silane gas removal equipment. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Silane gas removal equipment (100)    Electromagnetic wave supply unit (102)    Discharge tube (104)    Reactor (108)    Ignition unit (110)    Silane gas supply section (112)    Gas discharge unit (114)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive composition contains carbon nanotubes (A1), conductive polymer (B1), onium salt compound (C1) and polymeric compound (D1).    USE - Electroconductive composition is used for electroconductive film for manufacturing electroconductive laminate for thermoelectric conversion element for thermoelectric-generation articles (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to hot spring heat generator, solar-power generation machine, waste-heat generator, power supply for wrist watches, semiconductor drive power supply, power supply for small sensor, capacitor, health monitor, liquid crystal display, secondary battery and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive film formed using electroconductive composition has dispersibility of carbon nanotubes and conductive polymer, handleability, electroconductivity and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electroconductive film, which contains polymer which uses the polymeric compound as structural component;    (2) electroconductive laminate, which has a base material, and an electroconductive film formed on the base material;    (3) thermoelectric conversion element, which is formed using electroconductive film or electroconductive laminate; and    (4) manufacture of electroconductive laminate, which involves forming electroconductive film using electroconductive composition.
NOVELTY - The alloy film (100) includes a niobium alloy film (10) surface-treated with oxidizing gas, and a palladium or palladium alloy layer (20) provided on both surfaces of the niobium alloy film.    USE - Alloy film for selectively collecting hydrogen, e.g., for use in fuel cell vehicle, from mixed gas containing hydrogen.    ADVANTAGE - The alloy film can maintain sufficient hydrogen-permeation performance for a long time, even when used in hot environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view showing the alloy film.    Niobium alloy film (10)    Palladium or palladium alloy layer (20)    Alloy film (100)
NOVELTY - An oligothiophene compound (I) is new.    USE - Oligothiophene compound is used for dichroic dye and liquid crystalline resin composition used for manufacturing anisotropic membrane (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic electric field transistor, organic electric field capacitor, organic solar cell, organic laser, micro lens, anisotropic thermally conductive thin film, electrochemical sensor, medical diagnostic sensor, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The anisotropic thin film is easily manufactured using liquid crystalline resin composition containing the oligothiophene compound.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An oligothiophene compound of formula (I) is new.    x=2-10;    y,z=0 or 1;    R1,R2=H or 1-5C hydrocarbyl;    R1+R2=ring;    R3=1-20C hydrocarbyl;and    Ar=nitrogen-containing aromatic ring group.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) liquid crystalline resin composition, which contains oligothiophene compound oriented in a liquid crystalline polymer; and    (2) manufacture of anisotropic membrane, which involves orientating oligothiophene compound by applying or vapor-depositing oligothiophene compound on photo-aligning film consisting of liquid crystal polymer.
NOVELTY - The device has board carrying-in path (112) in which the substrate is taken. The opening unit (116) is provided with target module (130) which is detachably installed at the processing chamber (110) in order to cover the board. The board is installed inside the processing chamber for transferring substrate supplied through the board carrying-in path towards the substrate carry-out outlet. The thin film material is deposited on processing chamber for forming the light absorption layer of the CIGS group solar cell on the substrate.    USE - Manufacturing device of CIGS group compound solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The swap time of the target can be reduced. The productivity of the solar cell can be improved. The photoelectric conversion efficiency can be more increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the manufacturing device of CIGS group compound solar cell.    Processing chamber (110)    Board carrying-in path (112)    Opening unit (116)    Target module (130)    Targets (134,136)
NOVELTY - The tin coating device is composed of a tin groove, a fan and a guide wheel. The tin groove is provided with a bracket. The bracket is provided with a tin scraper rod. The tin scraper rod is provided with a mold seat and a tin mold. The tin mold is fixed in the mold seat and connected with a copper wire line via a hole.    USE - Tin coating device for photovoltaic solder strip flat copper wire used in solar battery board.    ADVANTAGE - The tin coating device is reasonable in structure, convenient to operate, and featured with good production continuity, low power consumption and high efficiency. The tinned flat copper wire with accurate size and uniform thickness can be obtained. The requirements of solar battery board can be satisfied.
NOVELTY - Solar battery silicon wafer cutting glue comprises AB double component. The A component comprises 35-45 mass% epoxy resin, 10-15 mass% toughening agent, 0.1-0.5 mass% thixotropic agent, 5-10 mass% diluting agent, 37-45 mass% filler, and 0.1-0.5 mass% additive. The B component comprises 15-25 mass% straight-chain aliphatic amine, 10-20 mass% cycloaliphatic amine, 5-15 mass% polyether amine, 3-10 mass% low molecular weight polyamide, 0.5-1 mass% additive, and 39-46 mass% filler.    USE - Solar battery silicon wafer cutting glue.    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery silicon wafer cutting glue is environment-friendly; can greatly shorten the manufacturing process; reduces the cost; and increases the efficiency.
NOVELTY - Preparing copper zinc tin sulfide nanoparticle, comprises performing ultrasonic dispersion of metal organic salt and inorganic salt and elemental sulfur agent in basic organic solvent, stirring obtained dispersed solution until the solution is completely dissolved, placing the solution into a reaction kettle, dispersing the washed product in chlorobenzene or toluene and then centrifuging and discarding the precipitate, filtering impurity in precipitate particles, collecting the solution and centrifuging to collect deposit, and washing the deposit using chlorobenzene, toluene or ethanol.    USE - The method is useful for preparing copper zinc tin sulfide nanoparticle (claimed), which is useful for preparing a thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simple preparation of copper zinc tin sulfide nanoparticle with high yield, low raw material cost and good dispersibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing copper zinc tin sulfide nanoparticle comprises performing ultrasonic dispersion of metal organic salt and inorganic salt and elemental sulfur agent in 80 ml of basic organic solvent for a certain amount at a temperature of 25 degrees C and a power of 600 W, magnetically stirring the obtained dispersed solution at 200-400 revolutions per minute (rpm) until the solution is completely dissolved, placing 100 ml of the solution into a reaction kettle under a certain atmosphere and then heating at a certain temperature for certain time to turn off power, naturally cooling the obtained product at room temperature, washing the product using absolute ethyl alcohol, dispersing the washed product in chlorobenzene or toluene and then centrifuging and discarding the precipitate, filtering impurity in the precipitate particles, collecting the solution, again centrifuging to collect deposit, and washing the deposit using chlorobenzene, toluene or ethanol for 3-5 times.
NOVELTY - The membrane is prepared with sulfonated polyether sulfone ketone anion exchange material containing selective permeability of hydrogen ion and ferric ion.    USE - Proton exchange membrane for an iron-chromium liquid-phase battery.    ADVANTAGE - The membrane has better proton selectivity, better conductivity and high maintenance efficiency, and reduces cost of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a proton exchange membrane for an iron-chromium liquid-phase battery.
NOVELTY - A solvent contains dipropylene glycol methyl isobutyl ether and/or dipropylene glycol methyl isopentyl ether.    USE - Solvent for paste composition used for forming pattern of electric and electronic device e.g. solar cell, organic thin film transistor, radio frequency identification tag, electric paper, organic electroluminescent device, touch panel and plasma display (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solvent provides paste composition having excellent printability at various temperature conditions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) paste composition; and    (2) formation of pattern.
NOVELTY - The machine has a feeding stage, a pre-heating stage, a lamination unit, a heat preservation stage and a discharging stage that are connected with each other. A touch screen is connected with a single chip RS485 interface that is connected with a single chip Ethernet interface. The single chip Ethernet interface is connected with an industrial personal computer (PC) machine. A micro-computer RS232 is provided with an analog quantity output interface and a digital quantity output interface.    USE - Building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) encapsulating solar battery subassembly laminating machine.    ADVANTAGE - The machine has convenient operation, and effectively generates ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) gas during dissolving process, reduces generation of bubbles, and monitors running situation in real time.
NOVELTY - A composition comprises 1 mol copper ( beta )-ketocarboxylate compound (a)(I), 0.1-5 mol amine compound (b) having boiling point of 250 degrees C or less, 0.01-20 mol organic acid (c) having pKa of 4 or less, 0.01-100 mol organic acid copper compound (d) having pKa of 4 or less, and copper (e).    USE - Composition is used for manufacture of copper pattern (claimed) used in electronic field e.g. organic electroluminescent flat panel display, solar cell, circuit board and transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The copper pattern formed using the composition has excellent electroconductivity in a desired shape even on a plastic substrate, and is safely manufactured even at low temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composition comprises 1 mol copper ( beta )-ketocarboxylate compound (a) of formula: (R1-C(=O)-C(-R2)-C(=O)-O-)2-Cu (I), 0.1-5 mol amine compound (b) having boiling point of 250 degrees C or less, 0.01-20 mol organic acid (c) having pKa of 4 or less, 0.01-100 mol organic acid copper compound (d) having pKa of 4 or less and copper (e).    R1,R2=H, 1-6C linear hydrocarbyl, 3-6C branched hydrocarbyl, or group connected by 2-4C hydrocarbyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of copper pattern, which involves printing the composition on substrate, and baking at 120-250 degrees C in inert gas atmosphere.
NOVELTY - A glass comprises 56-72 mol% silicon dioxide, 8-20 mol% aluminum oxide, 9-25 mol% sodium oxide, 0-2 mol% potassium oxide and 0-15 mol% magnesium oxide. The glass has surface compressive stress of more than 900 MPa and internal tensile stress of more than 30 MPa.    USE - Glass is used for display devices e.g. touch panels (all claimed), liquid crystal televisions, mobile phones, personal digital assistant, window glass, solar cell substrate and tablet personal computers.    ADVANTAGE - The glass has excellent strength, crack resistance and breakage resistance even under high static load and impact. The strength of the glass does not reduce even if an indentation is attached.
NOVELTY - A film component has a base material (20) which contains resin film, and aluminum oxynitride film positioned at the front and back at least one side of the base material. The aluminum oxynitride film contains composition including 39-55 at.% aluminum, 7-60 at.% oxygen, and 1-50 at.% nitrogen.    USE - Film component. Uses include but are not limited to touch panel, display, light emitting diode illumination, solar cell, electronic paper, smart phone, personal handyphone system, mobile notebook personal computer, small game machine device, and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The film component has excellent gas-barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of film component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the magnetron sputter film-forming apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Magnetron sputter film-forming apparatus (1)    Base material (20)    Base-material supporting component (21)    Target (30)    Backing plate (31)    Cathode (33)    Earth shield (34)
NOVELTY - A reactor (1A) has as an assembly of a coil (2) and magnetic core, and case (4A) which accommodates the assembly. At least one portion of the case contains porous material containing non-magnetic metals.    USE - Reactor is used for converter for power converter device (all claimed) for hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The light weight reactor has high saturated magnetic flux density.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of reactor.    Reactor (1A)    Coil (2)    Case (4A)    Outer core portion (32)    Baseplate portion (40)
NOVELTY - The structure comprises a target body comprising a chalcogenide alloy having a chalcogenide alloy purity of 2N7, gaseous impurities of less than 500 parts per million (ppm) for each of oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen, and a carbon impurity of less than 500 ppm, where the chalcogens of the chalcogenide alloy comprise 20 atomic percent of a target body composition, and the chalcogenide alloy has a density of 95% of a theoretical density of the chalcogenide alloy.    USE - The sputter target structure is useful for depositing semiconducting chalcogenide films (claimed), which are useful as absorber layers in photovoltaic devices such as thin film based solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The structure provides high density, low impurity sputter target solutions for chalcogenide semiconducting materials for deposition of stoichiometric, high density thin film absorber layers for photovoltaic device applications thus minimizing arcing and defect generation during the deposition process so as to improve a process yield.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic cross sectional view of a sputter target.    Sputter target (500)    Top sputtering surface. (502)
NOVELTY - Manufacturing a multijunction solar cell involves: forming a first subcell comprising gallium-indium-nitrogen-arsine-antimony (12), where the first subcell have a low antimony (Sb) content and enhanced indium (In) content and enhanced nitrogen (N) content; and joining the first subcell with at least one adjacent subcell to form the multijunction solar cell.    USE - For manufacturing a multijunction solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The low Sb, enhanced In and N GaInNAsSb subcells have consistently higher subcell efficiencies. This is due to the combination of high voltage and high current capabilities in the low Sb, enhanced In and N GaInNAsSb devices. The devices without Sb have relatively high subcell efficiencies due to their high open circuit voltages, but their short circuit currents are too low for high efficiency multijunction solar cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacturing a multijunction solar cell involves: forming a first subcell comprising Ga1-xInxNyAs1-y-zSbz (12), where the first subcell have a low antimony (Sb) content and enhanced indium (In) content and enhanced nitrogen (N) content, where the content levels are selected to achieve bandgap of at least 0.9 eV bandgap, where the content values for x is 0.07-0.18, y is 0.025-0.04, and z is 0.001-0.03, and where low corresponds to the content value for z and enhanced corresponds to the content value for x and y; and joining the first subcell with at least one adjacent subcell to form the multijunction solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a detailed schematic cross-section of a GaInNAsSb subcell.    GaInNAsSb subcell (12)    Emitter (26)    Optional front surface field (28)    Back surface field (30)    Base layers (220)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a layer on a substrate in a processing environment, where the layer comprises a Group III metal. The substrate is moved (110) to another processing environment. The substrate is exposed to atomic hydrogen in the latter processing environment. The substrate is moved (120) to a third processing environment. The substrate is exposed to a Group V precursor in the third processing environment for forming a thin film, where the forming, moving and exposing steps are repeated till desired thickness of the thin film is reached.    USE - Method for forming a thin film e.g. high-quality crystalline semi conducting thin film such as gallium nitride thin film, indium nitride thin film and aluminum nitride thin film, used in a photovoltaic solar cell and an LED device.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables making use of lower substrate temperatures due to improved crystalline quality resulting from increased surface migration of metal adatoms, and using reduced processing temperatures relative to a state of an art to enable the use of less costly substrates and a simplified reactor design.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a method for forming a thin film.    Step for contacting substrate in reaction space (105)    Step for moving substrate to processing environment (110)    Step for contacting substrate in another reaction space (115)    Step for moving substrate to another processing environment (120)
NOVELTY - A transparent conductive film comprises substrate (11), and conductive composite (16) on the substrate, where the conductive composite includes conductive carbon material (15), and a non-carbon inorganic material having surface modified by an electron-withdrawing group (13), where the conductive carbon material contacts the non-carbon inorganic material having surface modified by the electron-withdrawing group.    USE - As transparent conductive film (claimed), used in e.g. lithium secondary battery, super high capacitor, fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive film efficiently enhances doping stability and stably improves the conductivity of a transparent conductive film. The non-carbon inorganic material having surface modified by the electron-withdrawing group directly contacts a conductive carbon material to form a transparent conductive film. Because the electro-withdrawing group is grafted onto the non-carbon inorganic material, rather than directly being adsorbed on the conductive carbon material, the adhesion, thermal stability, and chemical stability of the electro-withdrawing group are enhanced. In addition, the conductivity of the transparent conductive film containing the conductive carbon material is stably improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for forming a transparent conductive film involving providing a substrate, and forming a conductive composite on the substrate, where the conductive composite includes a conductive carbon material, and a non-carbon inorganic material having surface modified by an electron-withdrawing group, where the conductive carbon material contacts the non-carbon inorganic material having surface modified by the electron-withdrawing group.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows cross-sectional view of transparent conductive film.    Substrate (11)    Electron-withdrawing group (13)    Conductive carbon material (15)    Conductive composite (16)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell stack (1) comprises unit cells (10) deposed to extend in parallel along a first direction and to be electrically connected to each other; a support (31) arranged to extend along a second direction crossing the first direction; and a current collector connected to the support via a fastener (33, 34) comprising a metal layer and a metal oxide layer.    USE - A fuel cell stack.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell stack has an improved connection between unit cell(s) and current collector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a combined perspective view of the fuel cell stack.    Fuel cell stack (1)    Unit cells (10)    Connection (14)    Support (31)    Fastener (33, 34)
NOVELTY - A solid-oxide-fuel-cell stack has solid-oxide fuel cell, interconnects located between two adjacent solid-oxide fuel cells, and comprising manganese or cobalt, an electroconductive metal oxide layer on an air side of interconnect and a barrier layer located between electroconductive metal oxide layer and an adjacent solid-oxide fuel cell. The barrier layer prevents manganese or cobalt diffusion from electroconductive metal oxide layer to adjacent solid-oxide fuel cell.    USE - Solid-oxide-fuel-cell stack (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solid-oxide-fuel-cell stack has excellent output characteristics, corrosion resistance and crack resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) planar interconnect; and    (2) manufacture of solid-oxide-fuel-cell stack .    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the interconnect.    Anode (3)    Air flow passage (8)    Rib (10)    Ring seal (15)    Through-holes (16A,16B)
NOVELTY - A solar cell comprises a substrate having a back surface and a front surface. The front surface is designed for facing the sun. A photovoltaic structure is formed on front surface. A TCO layer (405) is formed over photovoltaic structure. A front metallization layer is formed over the TCO while having a copper layer (420). The TCO comprises an indium tin oxide (ITO). The front metallization layer comprises an adhesion/barrier layer (415) formed between the TCO and copper layer. The front metallization layer comprises a cap layer (425) formed over copper layer.    USE - Solar cell e.g. solar photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - Cost-effective solution for busbar and finger metallization over a TCO, is cheaper and more reliable than silkscreen silver paste, and has lower resistivity than silver paste.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the method for fabricating solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the structure of a manufactured solar cell.    Transparent conductive oxide layer (405)    Mask (410)    Adhesion/barrier layer (415)    Copper layer (420)    Cap layer (425)
NOVELTY - Fabricating a p-type semiconductor substrate involves providing a carrier, the carrier (110) comprising a transition metal compounds (III)-(V) semiconductor layer and a (III) element layer disposed on the (III)-(V) compounds semiconductor layer; disposing silicon (Si) powders onto the element layer of the carrier; and heating the carrier to enable the Si powders and the element layer of the carrier to form a p-type poly-Si layer.    USE - For fabricating a p-type semiconductor substrate; for fabricating a solar cell; and for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method for fabricating a p-type semiconductor substrate is capable of lowering a fabrication cost of the p-type semiconductor substrate. The method for fabricating a solar cell is capable of lowering a fabrication cost of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) fabricating a solar cell involving providing the carrier; disposing Si powders onto the (III) element layer of the carrier; heating the carrier to enable the Si powders and the element layer of the carrier to form a p-type poly-Si layer; and forming an n-type semiconductor layer on the p-type poly-Si layer; and    (2) solar cell comprising a carrier having a (III)-(V) compounds semiconductor layer; a p-type poly-Si layer disposed on the semiconductor layer; and an n-type semiconductor layer, where the p-type poly-Si layer is disposed between the n-type semiconductor layer and the carrier.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a view of the process of fabricating a p-type semiconductor substrate into a solar cell.    Carrier (110)    Sub-p-type poly-silicon layers (130a)    N-type semiconductor layers (140)    Transparent conducting electrode (150)    Reflective film (160)
NOVELTY - The method involves performing diffusion process for preparing a conductivity-type substrate. An emitter layer is formed on another conductivity-type substrate. An optional emitter is provided with a high concentration emitter layer. An etching mask is formed on a predetermined portion of a substrate top area. The high concentration emitter layer is arranged on the emitter layer. A spreader product layer is formed in a substrate surface. The emitter layer is arranged in an inner side of the former conductivity-type substrate through the diffusion process.    USE - Method for forming a selective emitter in a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables controlling concentration of impurity ion and selectively removing a high concentration emitter by implementing the optional emitter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a method for forming a selective emitter in a solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The battery has an electrically conductive path equipped with a case in which positive and negative electrodes are accommodated. The conductive path electrically connects one of the electrodes and an external terminal exposed to a case exterior, where the terminal is designed as a positive electrode external terminal (15) and negative electrode external terminal. The path is divided when internal pressure of the case rises. An electric current interruption mechanism interrupts parted conductive path and implements a new electrical connection by providing force from an outer side of the case.    USE - Closed-type lithium ion secondary battery for use as a power supply for a drive source i.e. motor, which is utilized for driving a vehicle (claimed) e.g. hybrid vehicle and electric vehicle i.e. fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The electric current interruption mechanism interrupts parted conductive path and implements a new electrical connection by providing force from an outer side of the case, thus operating the battery in an effective and safe manner, while discharging the battery in a separate manner after the electric current interruption mechanism is operated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for discharging a closed-type battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an electrically conductive path of a lithium ion secondary battery in an interrupted state.    Positive electrode external terminal (15)    Rivet (35)    Communication hole (50)    Cap (60)    Protrusion (70)
NOVELTY - The closed type battery has electroconductive cutoff valve (34) which parts the electrically conductive route when a section of the cutoff valve moves and when the internal pressure of a case rises. A force is provided from the outside of the case to the cutoff valve to reconnect the electrically conductive route when a section of the cutoff valve moves. An assist member (42) assists the electrically conductive route with reconnection when providing force from the outside of the case and moving a section of the cutoff valve.    USE - Closed type battery, e.g. lithium ion secondary battery, for vehicles (claimed), such as motor vehicle. Uses include but are not limited to hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle, personal computer, portable terminal and other products utilizing electricity.    ADVANTAGE - Accurately and efficiently assists the electrically conductive route with reconnection since the assist member assists the electrically conductive route with reconnection when providing force from the outside of the case and moving a section of the cutoff valve. The impact by contact is moderated since the contact with the flat section of the protruding section, the body, the connection member, or the cutoff valve is smoothly performed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an enlarged explanatory view highlighting the operation for electric current interruption and reconnection mechanism in a state in before electrically conductive route parting, a state after electrically conductive route parting, and state reconnecting the electrically conductive route.    Connection member (32)    Connection section (33)    Cutoff valve (34)    Protrusion section (40)    Assist member (42)
NOVELTY - The mold (10) has a circular-arc-shaped joining side part (10c) provided toward two ends (10a, 10b) on a base material (11) and joined with oblique opposite sides, where a predetermined angle is formed with respect to a cylindrical-axle direction (D1) of the mold. The predetermined angle is present in a range of 5-85 degrees. An uneven structure provided on an outer peripheral surface is transferred to a to-be-transferred material rotating along a circumferential direction (D2) of the mold.    USE - Cylindrical mold for manufacturing a wire grid polarizing plate (claimed) i.e. rectangular shaped wire grid polarizing plate, utilized for an LCD. Can also be used for manufacturing a polarizing beam splitter, an infrared ray communication apparatus, a sensor, a medical-related inspection apparatus, a display apparatus, a solar cell, an illumination device and a copying machine.    ADVANTAGE - The circular-arc-shaped joining side part is provided toward the two ends on the base material and joined with oblique opposite sides, where the predetermined angle is formed with respect to the cylindrical-axle direction of the mold, so that a non-use area produced in an outer edge part of the to-be-transferred material can be reduced, and utilization efficiency of the to-be-transferred material can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a wire grid polarizing plate    (2) a method for manufacturing a cylindrical mold.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a cylindrical mold.    Cylindrical-axle direction of mold (D1)    Circumferential direction of mold (D2)    Cylindrical mold (10)    Ends (10a, 10b)    Circular-arc-shaped joining side part (10c)    Base material (11)
NOVELTY - The method (20) involves applying (22) an acid such as citric acid, sulfuric acid or adipic acid on a substrate surface within a time period of 10-100s. The substrate surface is subjected (24) to a heat treatment by plasma effect, microwave irradiation or laser radiation up to a penetration depth of 1 mu m.    USE - Method for forming ion diffusion barrier layer in surface of glass substrate (claimed) used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Ion diffusion barrier layer is formed efficiently on substrate surface at low cost, by consuming less amount of energy. Corrosion of glass substrate can be reduced. Increased diffusion is avoided by ions from inside of glass substrate to the surface.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for glass substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the process of forming ion diffusion barrier layer in surface of glass substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Method for forming ion diffusion barrier layer in surface of glass substrate (20)    Substrate (21)    Step for applying acid on substrate surface (22)    Step for subjecting substrate surface to heat treatment (24)    Ion diffusion barrier layer on substrate surface (27)
NOVELTY - A water phase (a) containing functional molecules (s1) is added in small hole of a base material. An oil phase containing phospholipid is laminated. A unimolecular layer-covering water droplet is formed by injecting electrolytic solution of equal specific gravity to oil phase, in oil phase. A water phase (b) having specific gravity less than the oil phase and containing functional molecules (s2) is laminated. The unimolecular layer-covering water droplet is contacted with interface of water phase (a) and interface of water phase (b), to obtain membrane structure.    USE - Production of membrane structure used for battery (all claimed), solar cell and autonomous information device.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides battery having excellent energy efficiency. The characteristics of the battery can be improved based on integration of phospholipid with membrane protein. Energy can be supplied efficiently in self-supportive manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A water phase (a) containing functional molecules is added in small hole of a base material comprising small holes. An oil phase with specific gravity less than the water phase (a) and containing phospholipid is laminated. A unimolecular layer-covering water droplet is formed by injecting electrolytic solution of equal specific gravity to oil phase, in oil phase. A water phase (b) having specific gravity less than the oil phase and containing functional molecules is laminated. The unimolecular layer-covering water droplet is contacted with interface of water phase (a) and interface of water phase (b), to obtain membrane structure.
NOVELTY - The burner device (1) comprises several flow channels (5,6) having flow cross-sections that change in the direction of flow. Each of the flow channels have a channel portion (7) with a smaller flow cross-sectional area, in which no ignition mixture flows through, and a channel portion (8) with a larger flow cross-sectional, in which an ignition mixture flows through. The channel portions of flow channels are arranged adjacent to each other. The channel walls of the flow channels comprise at least partially of angled metal foils (2,3).    USE - Burner device used in combustion chamber of burner mounted in exhaust passage of internal combustion engine of motor vehicle (all claimed) for increasing exhaust gas temperature.    ADVANTAGE - The exhaust gas temperature of internal combustion engine of motor vehicle can be increased efficiently, using a device having defined flammable and non-explosive areas. Uniform heat distribution throughout the device is achieved. The channel walls can be superimposed at suitable distance in a simple manner. The overall device structure is simplified. Soot-free, complete oxidation of fuel-air mixture is ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show a simplified longitudinal sectional view of a burner device with an upstream mixing zone of fuel-air mixture, and a perspective view of the burner device with z-direction staggered channel portions.    Burner device (1)    Metal foils (2,3)    Burner (4)    Flow channels (5,6)    Channel portions (7,8)
NOVELTY - A composition comprises a metal oxide precursor and resin, and is used for imprint for forming an inorganic thin film using resin-type mold.    USE - Composition is used for forming inorganic thin film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to semiconductor device, optical device, display device, solar cell, transistor, light-emitting diode, integrated circuit, printed wiring board, optical filter and lens.    ADVANTAGE - The inorganic thin film formed using the composition has excellent flexibility, pattern retainability and uneven transferability, and suppressed shrinkage at the time of baking.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for inorganic thin film, which is formed using the composition.
NOVELTY - The method involves computing learning full charging capacity based on state of charge (SOC) difference before and behind charge and a charging current integration value in every charge. A new learning full charging capacity is computed based temperature of the charging current integration value in charge and an electrical storage apparatus e.g. assembled battery (10), after the charge. A learning parameter is regulated when a ratio of the computed full charging capacity is changed into a large value, and the SOC with respect to voltage between two terminals is computed.    USE - Full-charging-capacity estimation method for an electrical storage apparatus e.g. assembled battery such as fuel cell, secondary battery e.g. nickel-hydrogen battery and lithium ion battery, and electrical double layer capacitor, of a vehicle such as hybrid vehicle and electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The new learning full charging capacity is computed based the temperature of the charging current integration value in the charge and the electrical storage apparatus after the charge, so that the full charging capacity of the battery can be accurately estimated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an electrical storage system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a battery system.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Assembled battery (10)    Cell (11)    Voltage monitoring integrated circuit (20)    Voltage sensor (21)    Temperature sensor (22)
NOVELTY - A metal fine wire sheet is obtained by providing hard layer (12) on single surface(s) of heat shrinkage film along machine direction, obtaining continuously laminating sheet, heat shrinking the obtained sheet along machine direction in a heat shrinkage zone, forming continuous fine roughness-shaped sheet (10) along crossdirectional direction, and forming metal fine wire continuously along the fine roughness shape (13) of the obtained fine roughness-shaped sheet. The metal fine wire sheet has surface electrical resistivity of 500(~o) or less, and total optical transmittance of 70% or more.    USE - Metal fine wire sheet. Uses include but are not limited to functional film, reflecting plate, light-guide plate, diffusion plate, diffusion sheet, prism sheet, polarizing plate of liquid crystal device, transparent conductive film sheet, solar cell, touch panel, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The metal fine wire sheet is efficiently manufactured, by a simple process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the metal fine wire sheet.    Fine roughness-shaped sheet (10)    Hard layer (12)    Fine roughness shape (13)    Valley bottom portion (13b)
NOVELTY - This invention provides a transparent conductive glass with high visible light transmittance, comprising a glass substrate, a buffer layer formed on the glass substrate, and a metal base film layer structure formed on the buffer layer. The metal base film layer structure has a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a third metal layer in sequence in the direction from the buffer layer away from the glass substrate. The first metal layer is made of the Ag with its thickness between 6 nm to 10 nm. The second metal layer is made of a second metal selected from a group composed of the following: Zn, Sn, Ti, Ni, Zn-Sn alloy, Zn-Ti Alloy, Zn-Ni alloy, Sn-Ti alloy, and Sn-Ni alloy. The third metal layer is a protective layer. This invention also provides a manufacturing method of the aforementioned transparent conductive glass.
NOVELTY - The crystalline silicon solar battery has a battery main portion, and an anti-reflection layer that is formed on the battery main portion. A passivation layer is formed on the anti-reflection layer. The passivation layer is made of silicon dioxide nano-rod array. The height of silicon dioxide nano-rod array is about 30-100 nm. The battery main portion is provided on silicon nitride films.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of the anti-reflection layer and the passivation layer are individually adjusted, so that the thickness of the light reflection surface of the solar battery can be reduced. Thus appearance color diversity of the battery can be achieved. The passivation effect of the solar battery can be achieved by the formation of passivation layer.
NOVELTY - A heat-conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive composition contains 100 parts mass (meth)acrylic resin composition comprising (meth)acrylate polymer (A1) and (meth)acrylate ester monomer, 200 parts mass or more and 1200 parts mass or less heat-conductive filler and 3 parts mass or more and 25 parts mass or less plasticizer. The plasticizer is epoxy group-containing (meth)acrylate polymer. In adhesive composition, polymerization reaction of (meth)acrylate ester monomer is carried out.    USE - Heat-conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is used for manufacturing sheet-like molded material for electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to fuel cell, solar cell, battery, mobile telephone, portable information terminal, notebook personal computer, surface-conduction electron-emitter display, plasma display panel, integrated circuit and light-emitting-diode light source.    ADVANTAGE - The heat-conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive composition has excellent adhesiveness and rework characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A heat-conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive composition contains 100 parts mass (meth)acrylic resin composition comprising (meth)acrylate polymer (A1) and (meth)acrylate ester monomer, 200 parts mass or more and 1200 parts mass or less heat-conductive filler and 3 parts mass or more and 25 parts mass or less plasticizer. The plasticizer is epoxy group-containing (meth)acrylate polymer. In adhesive composition, polymerization reaction of (meth)acrylate ester monomer or crosslinking reaction of polymer having structural unit derived from (meth)acrylate polymer (A1) and/or (meth)acrylate ester monomer is carried out. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of sheet-like molded material; and    (2) electronic device.
NOVELTY - Several spray mechanisms spray the mist to micronize the film forming material inside housing (150). The adjustment unit adjusts and stores the amount of film-forming onto the substrate (200) of spray mechanisms in predetermined range. The adjustment unit is provided in each of spray mechanisms to adjust amount of film-forming onto each substrate of spray mechanisms, to divide spray mechanism into several group regarding the amount of film-forming onto substrate and adjust the amount of film-forming onto substrate for every spray mechanism.    USE - Apparatus for forming transparent conductive film used for thin film solar cell. Can also be used in semiconductor device and display device.    ADVANTAGE - The uniformity of the thickness of the film formed into a film on the substrate can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for film forming method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of structure of the film-forming chamber contained in the film-forming apparatus.    Film forming chamber (100)    Housing (150)    Inlet (151)    Carrier gas (170)    Substrate (200)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive laminate has a conductive layer (2) laminated on one side of a base material (1). The conductive layer contains electroconductive component and matrix having network structure containing a linear metal structure. The ratio of peak intensity of stretching vibration of carbon-carbon double bond of the matrix calculated by Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer attenuated total reflectance method and peak intensity of stretching vibration of bonding between carbon-hydrogen is 0.2 or more.    USE - Electroconductive laminate is used for display material, touch panel and electronic paper (all claimed), liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, and solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The laminate has excellent electroconductivity, image compatibility and color reproducibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electroconductive laminate has a conductive layer laminated on one side of a base material. The conductive layer contains electroconductive component and matrix having network structure containing a linear metal structure. The ratio of peak intensity of stretching vibration of carbon-carbon double bond of the matrix calculated by Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer attenuated total reflectance method and peak intensity of stretching vibration of bonding between carbon-hydrogen is 0.2 or more. The transmittance of electroconductive laminate in the wavelength of 330-400 nm in a spectral transmission spectrum when injects from the other side of the conductive layer is 60% or more. The haze value of electroconductive laminate is 2% or more based on JIS K7105 (1981), when light is injected from the conductive layer side.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the electroconductive laminate.    Base material (1)    Conductive layer (2)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has an elongate chamber which is provided with a dielectric material element. A gas supplying pipeline introduces gas in the elongate chamber. A high frequency electric-power unit is connected to a coil (3) and a base material mounting base. A moving mechanism enables the movement of the chamber and the base material mounting base along the vertical direction with respect to longitudinal direction of opening portion. The coolant flow path is provided in the inner portion of the dielectric material element in parallel with the center axis of coil.    USE - Apparatus for pressing plasma such as thermal plasma, thermal equilibrium plasma and high temperature plasma used for crystallization of semiconductor film used in thin film transistor, reformation of semiconductor film used in solar cell, cleaning of protective layer of plasma display panel and in surface treatment of electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The to-be-processed area of the base material can be processed effectively in short time. The plasma processing apparatus with simple structure can be achieved, so that manufacturing cost of the plasma processing apparatus can be reduced effectively. The through-put of the plasma processing apparatus can be improved effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for plasma processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the plasma processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Base material (2)    Coil (3)    Quartz board (4,5)    Quartz tube (6)    Nozzle (8)
NOVELTY - The cell (10) has a photoelectric conversion active layer (11) which is provided with an inorganic N-type-semiconductor compound particle (6) that exists in an organic P-type semiconductor compound (5). The light absorption layer (12) containing the inorganic P-type-semiconductor compound (3) is formed in the light incidence surface side of the photoelectric conversion active layer. The thickness of the light absorption layer is 25-100 nm. The inorganic P-type-semiconductor compound is a chalcopyrite type compound or copper zinc tin sulfide.    USE - Organic inorganic composite thin film solar cell. Can also be used in silicon system solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the organic inorganic composite thin film solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of manufacturing organic inorganic composite thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the organic inorganic composite thin film solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Inorganic P-type-semiconductor compound (3)    Organic P-type semiconductor compound (5)    Inorganic N-type-semiconductor compound particle (6)    Organic inorganic composite thin film solar cell (10)    Photoelectric conversion active layer (11)    Light absorption layer (12)
NOVELTY - The organic-inorganic composite thin film solar cell (1) has a photoelectric conversion active layer (4), where inorganic N-type-semiconductor compound particles are present with organic P-type semiconductor compound. The organic P-type semiconductor compound is provided with inorganic P-type semiconductor compound particles. The inorganic P-type semiconductor compound particle is 5-50 wt.% with respect to sum total of the organic P-type-semiconductor compound and the inorganic P-type semiconductor compound particle.    USE - Organic inorganic composite thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic-inorganic composite thin film solar cell has a photoelectric conversion active layer, where inorganic N-type-semiconductor compound particles are present with organic P-type semiconductor compound, and hence ensures improved photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing an organic inorganic composite thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an organic inorganic composite thin film solar cell.    Organic-inorganic composite thin film solar cell (1)    Cathode (2)    Photoelectric conversion active layer (4)    Hole transportation layer (7)    Transparent electrode (8)    Glass substrate (9)
NOVELTY - The simulated sunlight irradiation apparatus (100) comprises two light sources (1,11) and a mixing unit (5), where absorption factor has wavelength more than mid-infrared radiation with respect to the infrared rays. The mixing unit is equipped with a light guide unit (3) that has length greater than 95%. The mixing unit mixes light of a short wavelength rather than the predetermined wavelength. The latter light source of long-wavelength is provided rather than a predetermined wavelength. The apparatus irradiates light mixed by the mixing member as simulated sunlight.    USE - Simulated sunlight irradiation apparatus for irradiating simulated sunlight.    ADVANTAGE - The simulated sunlight irradiation apparatus comprises two light sources and a mixing unit, where absorption factor has wavelength more than mid-infrared radiation with respect to the infrared rays, and hence ensures suppressing generation of error in characteristic value of an object.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of a simulated sunlight irradiation apparatus.    Light sources (1,11)    Light guide unit (3)    Mixing unit (5)    Light introducing part (20)    Simulated sunlight irradiation apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of desulfurizing agent involves mixing mixture containing copper compound, zinc compound and aluminum compound, and aqueous solution of alkali substance, producing precipitate, baking obtained precipitate to obtain molding of oxidized copper-zinc oxide-aluminum oxide mixture, impregnating impregnation liquid to target amount of iron and/or nickel in the molding, and baking the molding in which the impregnation liquid is impregnated. The impregnation liquid is divided into several portions and then, impregnation process is performed for several times to impregnate molding.    USE - Manufacture of desulfurizing agent used for desulfurization of hydrocarbon (all claimed) used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrocarbon is stably desulfurized for a long time using reduced amount of desulfurizing agent, without causing sulfur poisioning.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for desulfurization of hydrocarbon, which involves desulfurizing hydrocarbon raw material using the desulfurizing agent in presence of hydrogen.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a molybdenum film whose thickness is 0.35-1 microns. The molybdenum film is fixed on a soda-lime glass substrate. Thickness of an indium-gallium-selenium film is 1 microns. A PN junction membrane region is formed on an upper surface of the indium-gallium-selenium film.    USE - Low-temperature sputtering apparatus for use during thin film solar cell manufacturing process.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus has high production efficiency, high processing accuracy and low manufacturing cost.
NOVELTY - The battery has soda-lime glass substrate and indium-gallium-selenium film layer. The indium-gallium-selenium film layer is plated on the soda-lime glass substrate. The zinc oxide and aluminum oxide are arranged on the surface.    USE - CIGS solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The loss of the selenium can be reduced so as to ensure the high conversion rate.
NOVELTY - The thin film photovoltaic solar battery has an electroplating film layer that is arranged on the soda-lime glass substrate. A film layer is set on the upper surface of the p-n junction region, the thin film layer is plated with cadmium sulphide. The insulating layer is plated with a conductive transparent oxide, aluminum, zinc oxide, and nickel.    USE - Thin film photovoltaic solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The density of the thin film photovoltaic solar battery can be improved.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (10) has a die sucking device (18) which is movably located above placement areas (12,16). The die sucking device is provided with several nozzles (181). The nozzles are provided for sucking predetermined number of dies arranged on placement area (12) and for placing predetermined number of dies onto substrate (17). A moving device (15) is connected to die sucking device for moving and rotating die sucking device. An image capturing device is electrically connected to sucking device for capturing image of each die.    USE - Apparatus for bonding die such as LED die and solar cell die onto substrate such as plastic substrate, glass substrate, silicon substrate, ceramic substrate, printed circuit board (PCB), and flexible substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The accuracy and speed of die bonding process can be improved effectively using die sucking device. The time consumption for die bonding process can be minimized efficiently. The repeated heating process for bonding die can be eliminated effectively, thus the thermal budget accumulated by dies can be decreased efficiently and quality of dies can be improved. The bonding apparatus finely adjusts relative positions among dies to accurately position dies before bonding dies onto substrate. Thus the positional accuracy of sucking and placing dies can be improved efficiently. The dies can be placed effectively onto corresponding die bonding areas, thus the purpose of bonding dies can be achieved in efficient manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for bonding dies onto substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the die bonding apparatus.    Die bonding apparatus (10)    Placement areas (12,16)    Substrate (17)    Die sucking device (18)    Nozzle (181)
NOVELTY - The method involves obtaining an etchant-resistant material to be coated on end surface of Si semiconductor substrate through printing to obtain mask layer. The mask layer is used to prevent first areas from etched by etchant and to etch second areas to obtain curved trenches on end surface of Si semiconductor substrate. The curved trenches are provided with trace of straight-line section with length not longer than dimension of Si semiconductor substrate. The depth of curved trenches is provided with specific thickness. An opening of curved trenches is 30 mu m wide.    USE - Method of fabricating buried contacts of solar cell with curved trenches.    ADVANTAGE - The facilities required for fabricating the curved trenches are reduced and thus the cost for fabricating the curved trenches is reduced. The curved trenches are formed through wet etching or dry etching such that the wafer break is prevented. Since the curved trenches are provided with deep depths, the efficiency of the buried contacts in deep trenches for collecting electrons obtained from conversion by the longer wavelength light is improved. The curved trenches are fit for mass production with high yield. The fabrication procedure of the curved trenches is simple with good performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the process for fabricating solar cell.    Step for coating p-type Si substrate with barrier layer (71)    Step for dipping Si substrate in etchant to form curved trenches (72)    Step for removing mask layer (73)    Step for removing barrier layer and silicon oxide on substrate formed during diffusion (75)    Step for growing dielectric layer (76)
NOVELTY - Processing a substrate in a combinatorial manner involves forming copper-indium-gallium (Cu-In-Ga) precursor films on site isolated regions of the substrate, where a composition of the Cu-In-Ga precursor films is varied in a combinatorial manner; heating the substrate to a first temperature of 350-450 degrees C in an atmosphere comprising a Se-containing gas; heating the substrate to a second temperature of 550-650 degrees C in an atmosphere comprising a Se-containing gas; removing the Se-containing gas from the heating atmosphere; and heating the substrate at the second temperature.    USE - For processing substrate in a combinatorial manner (claimed) particularly selenizing copper indium gallium (sulfide) selenide solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows production of high performance copper indium gallium selenide films with control over the gallium distribution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows flow chart of processing substrate in combinatorial manner.
NOVELTY - The film has a laminated reflection reducing film body arranged on a polycrystalline silicon solar battery substrate (3) and provided with a silicon dioxide layer (2) and a silicon oxynitride layer (1) from inside to outside, where the silicon dioxide layer is formed with a silicon dioxide hollow sphere film. Thickness of the silicon dioxide hollow sphere film is 18 to 20nm. Thickness of the silicon oxynitride layer is 36 to 40nm.    USE - Laminated reflection-reducing film for a polycrystalline silicon solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The film has better reflection reducing effect so as to improve the conversion efficiency of the silicon solar energy battery and silicon solar energy battery industrial production. The film has wide application range.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a laminated reflection-reducing film for a polycrystalline silicon solar energy battery.    Silicon oxynitride layer (1)    Silicon dioxide layer (2)    Polycrystalline silicon solar battery substrate (3)
NOVELTY - The method involves processing a silicon wafer that is immersed in mixed solution of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid to generate silicon dioxide on a surface of a silicon sheet. A cell is cleaned and dried with a silicon dioxide film. Upper part of the silicon dioxide film is deposited to a layer of a silicon nitride film, where concentration of the hydrochloric acid is 80%, volume ratio of the nitric acid and hydrochloric acid is 2: 1 and flow rate of nitrogen is 8 l/min.    USE - Method for preparing crystalline silicon solar cell anti-reflection film.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing preparation period of the silicon dioxide film by adopting plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition for depositing the silicon nitride film on a double-layer anti-reflecting film structure.
NOVELTY - The compound semiconductor solar cell has first lattice mismatch layer (26) that is located between second subcell (204) and grading buffer layer (202). A second lattice mismatch layer (18) is located between the two subcells (204,206). The lattice mismatch rate of lattice constant of first lattice mismatch layer with respect to lattice constant of second compound semiconductor layer is greater than 0.1%. The lattice mismatch rate of lattice constant of second lattice mismatch layer with respect to lattice constant of second compound semiconductor layer is greater than 0.1%.    USE - Compound semiconductor solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the subcell with few crystal defects can be formed, thus the characteristic of the compound semiconductor solar cell can be improved. The stress originated in the lattice constant difference between the subcells can be reduced. The lattice constant difference with the grading buffer layer and lattice mismatch layer can be reduced. The conversion efficiency of the compound semiconductor solar cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the compound semiconductor solar cell.    Lattice mismatch layers (18,26)    Anti-reflective film (61)    Electrode layer (62)    Grading buffer layer (202)    Subcells (204,206)
NOVELTY - A bismuthate non-lead sealing-in glass for solid fuel cell comprises 15-25 wt.% silicon dioxide (SiO2), 25-55 wt.% bismuth oxide (Bi2O3), 0-10 wt.% aluminum oxide (Al2O3), 1-16 wt.% titanium oxide (TiO2), 5-20 wt.% alkaline earth metal oxide, and 5-10 wt.% alkali metal oxide.    USE - Bismuthate non-lead sealing-in glass for solid fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass does not contain lead, has no toxicity and no pollution, and has lower sealing temperature. Sealing strength is improved, where whole sealing effect is good.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation method of the bismuthate glass which comprises weighing each component, uniformly mixing after melting into glass liquid, water quenching obtained glass liquid after ball milling to obtain desired glass powder.
NOVELTY - A silver paste face lead-free low-melting-point glass powder comprises 30-60 wt.% bismuth oxide (Bi2O3), 1.5-18 wt.% boron oxide (B2O3), 1-13 wt.% zinc oxide (ZnO), 1-15 wt.% aluminum oxide (Al2O3), 0.1-6 wt.% barium oxide (BaO), 10-45 wt.% tellurium oxide (TeO2), and 3-25 wt.% silicon dioxide (SiO2). The glass powder has softening temperature of 410-540 degrees C, thermal expansion coefficient of 56-75x 10-7/ degrees C, and grain diameter of 0.3-4 mu m.    USE - Silver paste face lead-free low-melting-point glass powder used for silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass powder has good electric conductivity, reduces printing grid line and electrode for absorbing and reflecting sunlight, reduces contact grid line and shadow loss, has low softening point and low coefficient of thermal expansion, and improves photoelectric conversion efficiency and service life of solar cell. It also has no lead powder content.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of glass powder which comprises mixing above raw materials; adding mixed material into crucible and putting crucible into silicon-carbon rod resistance furnace and smelting; performing water quenching to smelted glass liquid and drying; drying glass material for crushing into powder and grading glass powder to obtain fine granularity; and melting mixed material, heating and smelting in electric furnace at 980-1150 degrees C and performing heat preservation for 20-90 minutes.
NOVELTY - A transparent resin composite comprises reactive resin precursor (a) having an alicyclic skeleton, reactive resin precursor (b) having fluorene structure(s), and glass board material.    USE - Transparent resin composite is used for transparent composite sheet for resin substrate (all claimed) e.g. optical sheet. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display element, organic electroluminescent display element, color filter substrate, solar cell, and glass plate.    ADVANTAGE - The resin composite has excellent heat resistance and transparency. The display element comprising resin composite has excellent display characteristics and low birefringence.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) transparent composite sheet, which is formed using the transparent resin composite; and    (2) resin substrate, which is formed using the transparent composite sheet.
NOVELTY - A gas barrier film (10a,10b) has a cured resin layer (1a,1b), and a gas barrier layer (2a,2b) on at least one surface of the cured resin layer. The cured resin layer is formed using a cured material of a curable resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin (A) having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 140 degrees C or more and a hardenable monomer (B). The gas barrier film has water-vapor-permeation rate of 1 g/m2/day or less at temperature of 40 degrees C and relative humidity of 90%.    USE - Gas barrier film is used for gas barrier film laminated material for component for electronic device (all claimed) e.g. solar cell, touch panel, electronic paper, liquid crystal display and organic/inorganic electroluminescent display.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film having excellent heat resistance, solvent resistance, interlayer adhesiveness, gas barrier property and optical isotropy and low birefringence, is efficiently manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of gas barrier film, which involves forming curable resin layer on a process sheet, hardening the curable resin layer and forming a cured resin layer, and forming gas barrier layer on the cured resin layer; and    (2) gas barrier film laminated material (30,40,50), which is formed by laminating 2 or more gas barrier films through a joining layer (3).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas barrier film laminated material.    Cured resin layer (1a,1b)    Gas barrier layer (2a,2b)    Joining layer (3)    Gas barrier film (10a,10b)    Gas barrier film laminated material (30,40,50)
NOVELTY - The method involves drying membrane, where the dried membrane is processed thermo-mechanically.    USE - Method for stabilizing proton exchange membrane for manufacturing membrane-electrode assemblies for use in fuel cells or electrolysers.    ADVANTAGE - The method involves drying membrane, where the dried membrane is processed thermo-mechanically, and thus allows manufacturing of membrane-electrode assemblies without folds and free from any distortion.
NOVELTY - A manganese-based high-temperature desulfurizing agent is obtained by mixing zirconium oxide as carrier, sodium carbonate, octahydrated zirconium oxychloride, hexahydrated yttrium nitrate and tetrahydrated manganese nitrate, performing fractional distillation process, filtering, washing, drying and calcining. The manganese-based high-temperature desulfurizing agent is used at high temperature of 800 degrees C.    USE - Manganese-based high-temperature desulfurizing agent is used for direct carbon solid oxide fuel cell gas.    ADVANTAGE - The manganese-based high-temperature desulfurizing agent has high specific surface area and desulfurizing precision.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of manganese-based high-temperature desulfurizing agent.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing a middle layer on a black silicon surface. The black silicon surface is formed with a silicon light trapping structure. The middle layer is deposited with metal nanometer particle. The metal nanometer particle is obtained by annealing treatment. An intermediate layer is made of silicon nitride, silicon dioxide and titanium dioxide. The middle layer of preparation process is provided with plasma vapor deposition, surface oxidation, chemical vapor deposition and atomic layer deposition process.    USE - Solar cell black silicon wide band anti-reflection method.    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures reducing manufacturing cost of a solar cell and realizing black silicon technology, surface isolation protection technology and surface plasma technology with better anti-reflection effect and wide broad band range application in industrial production of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a black silicon wide band anti-reflection structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating of a solar cell black silicon wide band anti-reflection method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A iron-nitrogen-carbon cathode production method involves vacuumizing sealed container set with an electric winding unreeling device, winding foam nickel and carbon cloth double-layer, extracting foam nickel and carbon cloth, passing one end through middle reaction area fixed at a right side rolling mechanism, charging nitrogen and vacuumizing under 10-4 Pa, reacting foam nickel surface with graphene, reducing temperature in the reactor to 100 degrees C and removing foam nickel and carbon cloth double-layer rolling.    USE - Method for producing iron-nitrogen-carbon cathode that is utilized for manufacturing fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables producing iron-nitrogen-carbon cathode in a simple manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A iron-nitrogen-carbon cathode production method involves vacuumizing sealed container set with an electric winding unreeling device, winding foam nickel and carbon cloth double-layer, extracting foam nickel and carbon cloth, passing one end through middle reaction area fixed at a right side rolling mechanism, charging nitrogen and vacuumizing under 10-4 Pa, reacting foam nickel surface with graphene, reducing temperature in the reactor to 100 degrees C and removing foam nickel and carbon cloth double-layer rolling. The obtained product is treated with corrosive liquid and iron salt solution tank, followed by keeping the foam nickel layer on the carbon cloth, dissolving foam nickel by ferric chloride-hydrogen chloride and graphene, pumping the vacuum to 10-4 Pa, charging nitrogen and vacuumizing, reacting at 900-1050 degrees C, inletting ammonia gas and nitrogen mixed gas, performing winding mechanism to make the carbon cloth-roll continuous pass through middle reacting section, reducing temperature to 100 degrees C, cutting the obtained carbon cloth in desired size to form a finished product.
NOVELTY - A heterojunction solar cell plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition system comprises an automatic exchange area, a loading area, an automatic exchange region, a first bearing chamber, a second reaction chamber, a third reaction chamber, and an unloading area.    USE - A heterojunction solar cell plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition system.    ADVANTAGE - The heterojunction solar cell plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition system prevents environment pollution, and reduces production cost.
NOVELTY - The composite material comprises a dispersion of nano-graphene sheet particles (0.1-150 wt.%) in a polyimide matrix. An average width of the nanographene sheet particles is 50-100 nm. The polyimide matrix is derived from a reaction product of a diamine compound and a dianhydride compound. The composite material has a wide angle X-ray diffraction peak at diffraction angle (2 theta ) of 5-7 degrees as measured using a copper-potassium radiation source at a wavelength of 1.54 Angstrom .    USE - The composite material is useful in a flexible solar panel, a display screen, an energy storage device, a fuel cell membrane (all claimed) and a capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The composite material exhibits excellent thermal-oxidative stability, solvent resistance, superior tensile modulus, environmental stability, sheet resistance, sheet conductivity, damping ability and electrical, optical and mechanical properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method of forming a nano-graphene sheet particle filled polyimide film; and    (2) a nano-graphene sheet particle filled polyimide film.
NOVELTY - Catalyst composition comprises a nickel catalyst comprising mixed oxides of nickel and at least one other element including aluminum, magnesium, silicon or zirconium as a component (a), and a further oxygen-containing aluminum compound including aluminum hydroxide, aluminum oxyhydroxide or aluminum oxide as component (b), where the catalyst composition is a physical mixture of the components (a) and (b).    USE - The catalyst composition is useful for methane steam reforming, and the catalyst material is useful as a reforming catalyst in a fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst composition: prevents the poisoning of the catalyst by alkali metals (e.g. potassium and/or lithium ion); has less deactivation rate; and exhibits good stability to alkali metal ions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a catalyst material comprising the catalyst composition as above, which is processed into tablets or extrudates;    (2) catalyst tablets with a diameter of 0.8-5 mm and a height of 1-10 mm;    (3) producing the catalyst composition, comprising (i) preparing a solution or a dispersion of the component (a) and/or a soluble starting compounds, (ii) precipitating a solid from the solution or dispersion by addition of a base, (iii) separating and drying the solid, (iv) optionally calcining the solid, (v) optionally compacting the solid, (vi) grinding the solid into a uniform particle size, and (vii) homogeneously mixing the solid with component (b); and    (4) producing the catalyst material by tableting or extruding a powder or granules of the corresponding catalyst composition.
NOVELTY - A separator (1) has a porous substrate (2) and a heat-resistant insulating layer (3) arranged on one or both surfaces of porous substrate, and containing inorganic particles and water-soluble or water dispersible binder. The inorganic particles have BET specific surface area of 15 m2/g or less and ( alpha ) alumina fraction of 95 %mass or more.    USE - Separator is used for electrical device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to lithium ion secondary battery, electric vehicle, electric double layer capacitor, hybrid vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle, nickel-hydrogen battery.    ADVANTAGE - The separator has excellent output characteristics, capacitance, durability and long-term cycling characteristics, with suppressed generation of moisture content.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of separator.    Separator (1)    Porous substrate (2)    Heat-resistant insulating layer (3)
NOVELTY - A semiconductor substrate is pre-processed (S3) using mixed solution containing sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide, and subjected to wet etching process (S4) which forms uneven structure on surface of semiconductor substrate using aqueous alkali solution containing surfactant.    USE - Method for etching of semiconductor substrate used for photovoltaic cell and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables etching of semiconductor substrate with equivalent uneven structure on surface.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart explaining etching of semiconductor substrate.    Silicing (S1)    Primary etching process (S2)    Pre-processing (S3)    Washing with water (S3-2)    Wet etching process (S4)
NOVELTY - A separator (1) has a porous substrate (2) and a heat-resistant insulating layer (3) formed in one or both surfaces of porous substrate, and containing inorganic particles and binder in the mass ratio of 99:1-85:15. The inorganic particles have BET specific surface area of 3-50 m2/g. The ratio of moisture content per binder mass with respect to BET specific surface area of the inorganic particles is 0.0001-2.    USE - Separator is used for electrical device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to lithium ion secondary battery, electric double layer capacitor, electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle, nickel-hydrogen battery.    ADVANTAGE - The separator has excellent output characteristics and long-term cycling characteristics, with suppressed generation of moisture content.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of separator.    Separator (1)    Porous substrate (2)    Heat-resistant insulating layer (3)
NOVELTY - A resin composition contains vinyl-ester compound, urethane (meth)acryl compound having weight average molecular weight of 2000-8000, radically polymerizable unsaturated monomer (I)-(III), radically-polymerizable unsaturated monomer which does not have hydroxyl group, and organic peroxide and/or organometallic salt. The mass ratio of vinyl-ester compound and urethane (meth)acryl compound is 95:5-30:70.    USE - Resin composition is used as primer for pressure vessel (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to space aeronautics apparatus, fuel cell, natural gas vehicle, fire fighting, and vessel for accommodating liquefied propane gas, liquefied natural gas, air, hydrogen and oxygen used in medical treatment.    ADVANTAGE - The resin composition has excellent adhesiveness, and provides pressure vessel with excellent impact resistance and transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A resin composition contains vinyl-ester compound, urethane (meth)acryl compound having weight average molecular weight of 2000-8000, radically polymerizable unsaturated monomer of formula: CH2=CR-COO(CH2)xOH (I), CH2=CR-COO(C2H4O)yH (II) or CH2=CR-COO(C3H6O)zH (III), radically-polymerizable unsaturated monomer which does not have hydroxyl group, organic peroxide and/or organometallic salt. The mass ratio of vinyl-ester compound and urethane (meth)acryl compound is 95:5-30:70.    R=H or methyl;and    x-z=1-20.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for pressure vessel, which has resin-made hollow container, and fiber reinforced resin layer formed by impregnating and curing resin composition on hollow container.
NOVELTY - A sputtering target comprises copper, indium, gallium, selenium, sodium in at least one state of sodium fluoride compound, sodium sulfide compound or sodium selenide compound, and remainder of unavoidable impurities. The atomic ratio of sodium with respect to sum total of copper, indium, gallium, selenium and sodium satisfies specific relation. The target has oxygen concentration of 200-2000 weight ppm.    USE - Sputtering target is used for forming copper-indium-gallium-selenium alloy film for forming light-absorption film of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell containing the light-absorption film obtained by the sputtering target has high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sputtering target comprises copper, indium, gallium, selenium, sodium in at least one state of sodium fluoride compound, sodium sulfide compound or sodium selenide compound, and remainder of unavoidable impurities. The atomic ratio of sodium with respect to sum total of copper, indium, gallium, selenium and sodium satisfies relation: Na/(Cu+In+Ga+Se+Na)/asterisk100:0.05-5. The target has oxygen concentration of 200-2000 weight ppm. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of sputtering target.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of colloidal dispersion involves dispersing and dissolving organic-semiconductor material in water-soluble organic solvent until average particle diameter of the material reaches 50 nm or less measured using dynamic-light-scattering method, adding the obtained solution to water, and stirring.    USE - Manufacture of colloidal dispersion used for organic thin film element e.g. solar cell element (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The colloidal dispersion is manufactured efficiently with excellent stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) colloid dispersion;    (2) manufacture of organic-thin film element; and    (3) organic thin film element.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming an individual layer containing dispersed particles, which disperse in liquid, on a substrate containing light management plasmonic nano-particles or diffraction grating. The coated substrate is horizontally pulled out from a container after dispersion and dried out by free of bonding agents, where the layer is made of a material, and 90 percent of the material exhibits a high refractive index. The substrate is placed in the container, and suspension is poured in the container.    USE - Method for depositing a layer on a substrate i.e. solar cell (claimed), that is utilized for an electronic component.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving external quantum efficiency of a solar cell with pigmented film dielectric particles, ensuring improvement in the solar cell characteristics to be determined to about 1200 nm, and avoiding damage to the substrate or electrical contacts in case of water, and achieving effective light scattering.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph representing a relationship between external quantum efficiency and wavelength of an uncoated solar cell and a coated solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Uncoated cell (AA)    Cell with plasmonic nano-particles (BB)    Wavelength (CC)
NOVELTY - The device has a solar energy electricity generation device provided with a solar battery board that is directly installed on an inclined grating filter surface and a triangular area. The solar energy electricity generation device is connected with a supporting rod.    USE - Dust removing device for a solar energy grid.    ADVANTAGE - The device can completely satisfy user requirement and save material. The device has better filtering effect, and is convenient to mount.
NOVELTY - A gas generator comprises container (1), container cover (2), fixed gas outlet (3), floater (4) and hose (5).    USE - A gas generator is used alone or used as a conjunction cell to hydrogen fuel cell power generation devices (claimed).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of gas generator.    Container (1)    Container cover (2)    Fixed gas outlet (3)    Floater (4)    Hose (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves molding a workpiece (1) from which the difference of storage-elastic-modulus of the constituent material of a molding die (2) and the constituent material of the workpiece are provided more than 100 MPa. A molded object (10) obtained by heating and molding the workpiece from the molding die is mold-released. The predetermined relationship is satisfied, when the linear expansion coefficient of the constituent material of the molding die are provided in a certain value for the linear expansion coefficient of the constituent material of workpiece.    USE - Manufacturing method of molded object. Uses include but are not limited to semiconductor element, light-guide plate, Blu-ray, HD DVD, magneto optical disc, DNA chip, blood test chip, well plate, fuel cell separator and solar cell condensing film.    ADVANTAGE - Since the molded object can be manufactured efficiently with fine pattern and desired shape, the defects such as notch is prevented form arising in the molded object.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional views illustrating the manufacturing process of molded object.    Workpiece (1)    Molding die (2)    Molded object (10)
NOVELTY - A mixture of bifunctional linear polydiorganosiloxane containing component (A) or component (B) is condensed using condensation catalyst containing gallium compound. Thus, the hardenable polysiloxane composition is obtained. The aryl group of component (A) contained in bifunctional linear polydiorganosiloxane is bonded with the terminal silicon atom. The hydroxy group or hydrolyzable group of component (B) contained in bifunctional linear polydimethylsiloxane is bonded with terminal silicon atom.    USE - Manufacture of hardenable polysiloxane composition used for sealing material of semiconductor light-emitting device and matrix of fluorescent substance (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to semiconductor laser, photodetector, electro-optical display, organic light-emitting diode, electronic light-emitting display, organic solar cell device, illumination device, lens, light-guide plate and light diffusing plate.    ADVANTAGE - The hardened material containing hardenable polysiloxane composition has favorable physical property. The generation of internal stress and crack in hardened material is suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of the semiconductor light-emitting device containing hardenable polysiloxane composition.    Semiconductor light-emitting device (1)    Resin molding (2)    Bonding wire (3)    Sealing material (4)    Lead frame (5)
NOVELTY - An alloy slab contains copper-gallium alloy as a main component and 1 atomic% or less high-melting-point metal having melting point higher than the copper-gallium alloy.    USE - Alloy slab is used for sputtering target (claimed) for forming light-absorption-layer thin film used for thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The alloy slab provides sputtering target with excellent crack resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for sputtering target.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows perspective view of casting apparatus used for manufacturing alloy slab.    Crucible (1)    Casting mold (2)    Storage tank (3)    Crucible main component (11)    Casting apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves conveying a lamination sheet to longitudinal direction. The defect portion of function sheet (12) is cut away from the portion before and behind a base material sheet (11). The front-end of defect portion of function sheet is peeled off from the base material sheet, by sending the base material sheet at acute angle by a peeling block (19). The function sheet exfoliated from base material sheet is folded, and the function sheet peeled from base material sheet is affixed again. The defect portions of function sheet and base material sheet are collected.    USE - Sheet bonding method for affixing sheet e.g. lamination sheet on bonding target objects such as liquid crystal panel, organic electroluminescence (EL) device, plasma display panel and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the defect portions of function sheet and base material sheet are collected, the lamination can be easily winded up with base material sheet without hooking the defect portion of function sheet. Thus, the lamination sheet can be produced stably.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for sheet bonding apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the sheet bonding apparatus.    Sheet bonding apparatus (10)    Base material sheet (11)    Function sheet (12)    Conveyance roller (14)    Peeling block (19)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of silicon involves adding a processing agent (S3) having average diameter of 70 mu m or more to molten silicon in system, reacting (S4) impurity and the processing agent in the molten silicon, and removing the impurity out of the system.    USE - Manufacture of silicon used for forming silicon wafer for panel of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides high-yield and high-purity of silicon, using simple method in short period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) silicon wafer; and    (2) panel for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart of manufacture of silicon. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Adding metallic silicon into system (S1)    Heating and melting silicon in system (S2)    Adding processing agent to melt (S3)    Reacting impurities in melt and processing agent (S4)    Replacing closing unit (S5)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of silicon involves performing introductory process of introducing (S3) a processing agent from downward direction rather than the liquid level of molten silicon of system inside, carrying out removal process which makes to react the impurity and processing agent in the molten silicon, and removing impurity out of the system.    USE - Manufacture of silicon used for silicon wafer and panel used for solar cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides silicon with high purity, and suppressed impurity contained in molten silicon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for apparatus for manufacturing silicon, is obtained by contacting molten silicon and processing agent-containing impurity by system inside, reacting (S4) impurity and processing agent in molten silicon, removing impurity out of the system, filling container with molten silicon which has a bottom portion, side portion and upper opening, introducing processing agent from the downward direction rather than the liquid level of molten silicon to introduction means, heating the molten silicon containing impurity and processing agent in heating means, and removing molten silicon and emission from processing agent out of the system in removal means.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining manufacture of silicon. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Process of melting silicon (S2)    Process of introducing processing agent (S3)    Process of reaction of molten silicon and processing agent by closed system (S4)    Process of replacing closing means (S5)    Process of solidification of molten silicon (S7)
NOVELTY - Catalyst composition comprises: (a) a nickel catalyst comprising mixed oxides of nickel and at least one further element comprising aluminum, magnesium, silicon or zirconium; and (b) a further oxygen-comprising aluminum compound that comprises aluminum hydroxide, aluminum oxide hydroxide or aluminum oxide, where the catalyst composition is a physical mixture of the components (a) and (b).    USE - The catalyst composition is useful for producing a catalyst material, which is useful as reforming catalyst in a fuel cell for steam reforming of methane (all claimed), where the fuel cell includes molten carbonate fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst composition: provides direct internal reforming in the fuel cell; is prevented from catalyst poisoning by alkali metals (potassium ions and/or lithium ions); and exhibits low deactivation rate and high stability toward alkali metal ions, as compared to conventional compositions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a catalyst material comprising the catalyst composition which has been processed to form pellets or extrudates;    (2) producing the catalyst composition, comprising: production of a solution or dispersion of the component (a) and/or soluble starting compounds for the solution or dispersion; precipitation of a solid from this solution or dispersion by addition of a base; isolation and drying of the solid; optionally calcination of the solid; optionally compaction of the solid; milling of the solid to a uniform particle size; and homogeneous mixing of the solid with the component (b); and    (3) producing the catalyst material by tableting or extrusion of a powder or of granules of the corresponding catalyst composition.
NOVELTY - A catalyst is manufactured by rapidly heating silk material at temperature increase rate of greater than or equal to 6 degrees C/minute under inert atmosphere, performing carbonization process at 700-1500 degrees C, and performing activation treatment.    USE - Manufacture of catalyst for cathode layer of fuel cell (all claimed) or anode layer of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst exhibits outstanding oxygen reduction ability. The need to use a metal complex for the catalyst is eliminated, and production cost is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for catalyst which has oxygen reduction ability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show voltammograms of the catalyst.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a crucible (1) having a hot water-discharge opening (12) for discharging the accommodated molten metal hot water to hot water pouring opening (22). Several casting molds (2) are arranged to mold the poured molten metal into a shape of a slab. The sub casting mold condition and the average casting mold condition are obtained by predetermined formula comprising highest achieved temperature of each casting mold to which the molten metal is poured and the amount of molten metal poured to each casting mold.    USE - Casting apparatus for producing rectangular parallelepiped shaped copper-gallium alloy slab when producing sputtering target in thin film formation process of solar cell, wire electric discharge machining process, electrical discharge machining process, laser process and diamond cutting process.    ADVANTAGE - The sub casting mold condition and the average casting mold condition are obtained by predetermined formula comprising highest achieved temperature of each casting mold to which the molten metal is poured and the amount of molten metal poured to each casting mold, so that the molten metal can be solidified uniformly and hence the generation of crack can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of casting apparatus.    Crucible (1)    Casting mold (2)    Hot water-discharge opening (12)    Hot water pouring opening (22)    Casting apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming easy separation adhesive bond layer (22) having 0.1-3 weight of phosphoric esters on synthetic resin sheet (21) having polyethylene terephthalate. The adhesive film (30) is formed on surface of metal foil (10). The transfer film (20) is peeled and removed from the metal foil after piercing the metal foil to desired shapes and carrying out sticking integration of substrate on adhesive film after an appropriate time.    USE - Method for manufacturing stamping goods used for optical filter of display such as plasma display panel and organic electroluminescent device. Can also be used for printed circuit board, multilayer circuit board, solar cell substrate, multi-chip module and large scale integration (LSI) unit.    ADVANTAGE - The transfer film is effectively peeled and removed from the metal foil, after piercing the metal foil to desired shapes and carrying out sticking integration of substrate on adhesive film, without generating the adhesive deposit with respect to metal foil, and the damage to the metal foil is avoided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the laminated housing after stamping adhesive film and metal foil.    Metal foil (10)    Transfer film (20)    Synthetic resin sheet (21)    Easy separation adhesive bond layer (22)    Adhesive film (30)
NOVELTY - The method involves separating an underlying substrate portion around a parting layer formed above a semiconductor layer by the natural cooling. The semiconductor layer is formed (S140) on the parting layer with respect to two temperatures. The parting layer is formed on the buffer layer. The buffer layer is formed (S120) on the underlying substrate so as to heat the underlying substrate.    USE - Method for manufacturing substrate e.g. III-V compound semiconductor substrate for mounting electronic component such as power device, transistor, MOSFET, insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), schottky diode, light receiving element, solar cell and photosensor in semiconductor device and semiconductor light emitting device.    ADVANTAGE - The process for manufacturing substrate can be simplified. The manufacturing cost of the substrate can be reduced so as to improve the productivity of the substrate. The surface property and crystallization of the substrate can be increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart illustrating the process for manufacturing substrate.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for heating the underlying substrate (S110)    Step for forming the buffer layer on the underlying substrate (S120)    Step for forming parting layer on the underlying substrate (S130)    Step for forming semiconductor layer on the parting layer (S140)    Step for cooling underlying substrate and semiconductor layer (S160)
NOVELTY - A titanyl porphyrazine derivative mixture comprises titanyl porphyrazine derivatives (I) obtained by reacting phthalonitrile, dicyanopyridine, hydroxyl-substituted phthalonitrile and titanium compound.    USE - Titanyl porphyrazine derivative mixture is used as organic photoconductor of electrophotographic photoreceptor for high-speed copier and laser printer, and material for electronic device e.g. solar cell and optical disc.    ADVANTAGE - The electrophotographic photoreceptor obtained using the titanyl porphyrazine derivative mixture has excellent durability, sensitivity in near-infrared area, charging property from visible region, and stability with respect to temperature and humidity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A titanyl porphyrazine derivative mixture comprises titanyl porphyrazine derivatives of formula (I) obtained by reacting phthalonitrile, dicyanopyridine, hydroxyl-substituted phthalonitrile and titanium compound.    n=1-4;    m=0 or 1;and    A,B'=carbon atom bonded with hydrogen, or N.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of titanyl porphyrazine derivative mixture.
NOVELTY - A crystalline silicon solar battery comprises three layers of silicon nitride anti-reflecting film. The first layer of silicon nitride film thickness is 8-12 nm and refractive index is 2.3-2.4; the second layer of silicon nitride film thickness is 18-24 nm and refractive index is 2.0-2.1; the third layer of silicon nitride film thickness is 35-45 nm and refractive index is 1.9-2.0.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar battery three-layer silicon nitride anti-reflecting film.    ADVANTAGE - The three layers of silicon nitride increases photo-electric conversion efficiency to 0.2-0.3%.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the preparation method of the crystalline silicon solar battery three-layer silicon nitride.
NOVELTY - Preparation of high-surface area graphene involves mixing graphite oxide with a strong base, pressing after activation, washing, filtering and drying.    USE - Preparation of high-surface area graphene used for storing hydrogen, lithium ion battery, super capacitor, fuel cell, nanoelectronic device, high frequency circuit, sensor, electronic gene sequencing and reducing noise.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides high-surface area graphene, using simple process by consuming reduced amount of energy.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of high-purity graphene involves irradiating light in solution (a) containing graphene oxide having anion, reducing graphene oxide using optical catalyst, and separating optical catalyst.    USE - Manufacture of high-purity graphene used for fuel cell, battery and super capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The graphene is manufactured efficiently and economically with high purity, and excellent conductivity and stability.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a deposition chamber arranged in a lower side of a source chamber. A source showerhead is combined to the deposition chamber and the source chamber. The deposition chamber sprays source disappearing in inside to a substrate positioned at a lower side of the deposition chamber. A source supply unit supplies the source disappearing to the source chamber, where the source supply unit comprises a crucible housing. A source movable part moves the source to a source introduction portion.    USE - Copper indium gallium diselenide thin film deposition apparatus for a copper indium gallium diselenide solar cell processing system.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus deposits a copper indium gallium diselenide layer on the substrate in a uniform manner, realizes recharge of the sources on the deposition chamber, and ensures mass production of the copper indium gallium diselenide solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a copper indium gallium diselenide thin film deposition apparatus.
NOVELTY - The film has a passivation layer and an anti-reflecting film layer formed on a silicon chip. Thickness of a silicon nitride film part is about 80 to 90 nm. Refractive index of the silicon nitride film part is about 2.08 to 2.12. The anti-reflecting film layer is formed with two anti-reflection film layer units. The silicon nitride film part is arranged on a silicon sheet.    USE - Silicon nitride film for use in a silicon chip of a solar battery (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film has better passivating and anti-reflective effects so as to improve conversion efficiency of a silicon solar battery.
NOVELTY - The system has a condensing lens (21) that is configured to focus the sunlight perpendicularly or in a preset angle. Lens arrays are arranged in the side light-collecting portion (30) which is made of transparent material. The lens array which focuses light is formed with multiple arrangements. The lens in the side light-collecting portion is made of boron silicide glass (Borosilicate Glass).    USE - Solar concentrator module system.    ADVANTAGE - Reduced manufacturing cost and maximized solar energy utilization efficiency can be achieved. The manufacturing and the installation operation can be performed easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar concentrator module system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Protective plate (10)    Lens array (20)    Condensing lens (21)    Side light-collecting portion (30)    Solar cell (40)
NOVELTY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery (100) has a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing lithium salt in nonaqueous solvent. The nonaqueous electrolyte further contains anhydride compound (I) with initial stage content rate of 0.04-0.5 ((mol/kg)/(mF/cm2)) with respect to capacitance of the negative electrode.    USE - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is used as power supply for mounting in vehicle e.g. electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has excellent cycling characteristics and durability, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing lithium salt in nonaqueous solvent. The nonaqueous electrolyte further contains anhydride compound of formula (I) with initial stage content rate of 0.04-0.5 ((mol/kg)/(mF/cm2)) with respect to capacitance of the negative electrode.    M=group 13, group 14 or group 15 element;    R=1-10C (halo)alkylene, 6-20C arylene or 6-10C halogenated arylene (optionally substituted and having hetero atom);and    n=0 or 1.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which involves forming or preparing the positive electrode and negative electrode, and preparing the non-aqueous electrolyte.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery.    Battery case (10)    Lid component (14)    Electrode component (20)    Negative electrode terminal (48)    Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery (100)
NOVELTY - The plate has an upper shell and a lower shell combined to form a containing space. The upper shell is formed with feeding holes and multiple exhaust holes. A foaming layer is provided in the containing space and seals the feeding holes and the exhaust holes. A baffle plate is provided in the containing space and equipped with an elastic sheet. The elastic sheet is connected with one end of the upper shell, where end of the elastic sheet is propped with an inner wall of the upper shell. A wall of the upper shell is formed with a slot.    USE - Refrigerator chamber heat preservation baffle plate for making fuel cell clapboard.    ADVANTAGE - The plate has better heat-insulating property and high integral intensity, and is not easy to deform under the frozen state.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a refrigerator chamber heat preservation baffle plate manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a refrigerator chamber heat preservation baffle plate for making fuel cell clapboard.
NOVELTY - Invention relates to the field of nanotechnology, in particular, can be used in chemical industry, electronics, medicine, machine industry for the manufacture of plastics, the components of fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors, displays, electron sources, materials for prosthetics, and as a component of composite materials used in automotive and/or aircraft engineering. The technical result of this invention is obtaining of carbon fibres and fibres-whiskers in the electric uniform field at laser action on different targets in the air atmosphere. The essence of invention in the method of obtaining fibres in the electric uniform field at laser action on the target, the carbon-containing target is placed in the electric uniform field, and in the air atmosphere it is exposed with the laser emission with the intensity 107-109 W/cm2 to form a plasma torch, in which there are carbon atoms and ions. As a result of prolonged exposure a plasma cord is formed which is directed towards the laser beam and is deflected on the electrode which has a negative charge. At the point of contact of the plasma cord and the electrode the entangled carbon fibres are formed.    USE - Nanotechnology.    ADVANTAGE - Reduction of costs by reduction of energy costs without impairment of quality of output products.3 dwg
NOVELTY - The spray dryer has a guidance unit (150) that is provided with a guide portion (132) to guide the hot air to the disc portions (134,136) with diameter of 70-100 mm. Multiple connection units (138) are separated from each other and are connected between disc portions. One disc portion is attached to the lower portion of the guide portion, and rotated to spray the fluid raw material to the inside of a reaction chamber in the form of droplet. A slope portion is inclinedly extended from the lower portion of the hollow-cylindrical-shape main portion.    USE - Spray dryer used for manufacturing granule for solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The yield of the granule can be maximized. The manufacturing time of the granule can be shortened. The uniformity of the granule can be improved. The flying distance of the droplet can be secured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the spray dryer.    Scattering unit (130)    Guide portion (132)    Disc portion (134,136)    Connection unit (138)    Guidance unit (150)
NOVELTY - The sealed arrangement has a seal portion that is arranged between two sealing components (210,215). The seal portion is provided with a resilient material layer and a deformable spacer (230) made of silicone elastomer material and thermoplastic material comprising polyethylene. The space between the sealing components is defined by a dimension portion (235) of the deformable spacer. The seal portion between the sealing components is compressed and the deformable spacer is deformed.    USE - Sealed arrangement for fuel cell assembly (claimed) of vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of the seal portion in the sealed arrangement of the fuel cell assembly can be controlled efficiently, without influencing the stretchability and sealing force of the sealed arrangement. The sealing effect of the sealed arrangement can be improved. The fuel cell assembly can be manufactured efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a fuel cell assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the sealed arrangement.    Sealing components (210,215)    Sealant (220)    Hardened precursor material (225)    Deformable spacer (230)    Dimension portion (235)
NOVELTY - An electrical-electronic component is obtained by bonding metal and resin with adhesive agent comprising liquid (A) containing isocyanate compound and liquid (B) containing ethylene-vinyl acetate-type copolymer.    USE - Electrical-electronic component is used for antenna circuit, integrated circuit tag component and integrated circuit-card component (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, hot carpet, battery component, electronic paper, electromagnetic wave shield, touch panel, liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent and flexible printed circuit board.    ADVANTAGE - The electrical-electronic component has excellent durability and adhesiveness. The antenna circuit obtained by the electrical-electronic component has excellent cold resistance and thermal shock resistance.
NOVELTY - A stainless steel foil (1) with insulation film (2) consists of an insulation film containing a primary layer (21) and a secondary layer (22), formed on its surface. The primary layer has heat resistance higher than the secondary layer. The secondary layer is a phenyl group-containing silica-type film containing silane compound (I). The surface-roughness (Ra) of the stainless steel foil with insulating film is 5 nm or less, measured with 15 mu m visual field using atomic force microscope.    USE - Stainless steel foil with insulation film is used for substrate for electronic paper, organic electroluminescent display, organic electroluminescent illumination and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The stainless steel foil with insulation film has excellent smoothness, insulation property, gas-barrier property, heat resistance and crack resistnce. The generation of dark spots during formation of organic electroluminescent element is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A stainless steel foil with insulation film consists of an insulation film containing a primary layer and a secondary layer, formed on its surface. The primary layer has heat resistance higher than the secondary layer. The secondary layer is a phenyl group-containing silica-type film containing silane compound of formula: SiO2(y)-C6H5SiO2/3(1-y) (I). The surface-roughness (Ra) of the stainless steel foil with insulating film is 5 nm or less, measured with 15 mu m visual field using atomic force microscope. When the voltage of 100 V is applied to an area of 3x 3 cm of the stainless steel foil with insulating film, then the leakage current is less than 10-8 A/cm2.    y=0-1 (excluding 1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a structure of stainless steel foil with insulation film.    Stainless steel foil (1)    Film (2)    Primary layer (21)    Secondary layer (22)
NOVELTY - A surface of hydrophobic resin base material is hydrophilized, and resultant base material is contacted with a solution containing metal and water-soluble organic polymer to obtain metal layer-containing hydrophobic resin base material.    USE - Manufacture of metal layer-containing hydrophobic resin base material. Uses include but are not limited to fluorescent lamp, timepiece, packaging material, electronic device, furniture, agricultural film, bathtub, building material, fiber raw material, solar cell, flat panel display, touch panel, and electronic conductive film.    ADVANTAGE - The metal layer is easily formed on the surface of hydrophobic resin base material, during manufacture of metal layer-containing hydrophobic resin base material.
NOVELTY - An infrared reflectiveness coating material comprises an acrylic resin containing at least one of silyl group and silanol group, and metal oxide-coated mica obtained by coating the surface of mica with metal oxide chosen from tin oxide, titanium oxide and silicon oxide. The pigment volume concentration of metal oxide-coated mica is 0.4-1.5%. The infrared reflectiveness coating material is clear paint.    USE - Infrared reflectiveness coating material is used for infrared reflectiveness film for solar cell module, glass, siding board, and exposed concrete (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film formed using the infrared reflectiveness coating material has high reflectance in the infrared wavelength region, transmittance in the visible wavelength region, and surface self-cleaning performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for infrared reflectiveness film.
NOVELTY - Metal oxide as a target is mounted on a target (S110) support provided in a chamber, and a substrate is mounted on a susceptor (S130) provided in the chamber. Targeting angle between the substrate and the target is adjusted (S150), and the target is deposited on the substrate, to form a textured metal oxide film (S170). The targeting angle is an angle formed between the substrate and a normal line of the target surface.    USE - Manufacture of glass substrate used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides glass substrate with improved photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for sputtering device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the manufacture of glass substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Mounting of target (S110)    Mounting of substrate on susceptor (S130)    Adjusting of targeting material (S150)    Formation of textured metal oxide film (S170)
NOVELTY - Scribing wheel (10) comprises sintered diamond including diamond microparticles and binding material containing iron-type metal including cobalt as a main component, and has V-shaped blade (12) formed over perimeter along periphery portion of disc-shaped wheel. In the scribing wheel, concentration of the binding material of the blade is reduced.    USE - Scribing wheel is used for scribe process of glass substrate during manufacture of liquid crystal display panel, organic electroluminescence panel and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The scribing wheel has suppressed concentration of binding material, and favorable durability of blade tip.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of scribing wheel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the scribing wheel.    Scribing wheel (10)    Rotating shaft (10b)    Main component (11)    Blade (12)    Blade tip (12a)
NOVELTY - Silicon is manufactured by pushing processing agent below liquid level of molten silicon inside a system, reacting impurity and processing agent in molten silicon, and removing impurity out of the system.    USE - Manufacture of silicon for silicon wafer and panel used for solar cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Impurity in molten silicon can be efficiently removed over a short period of time, and highly purified metallic silicon can be manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing apparatus of silicon which contains container which is filled with molten silicon with impurity and has bottom part, side part, and upper opening, pushing unit which pushes processing agent below liquid level of molten silicon, heating unit to heat molten silicon containing impurity and processing agent, and removal unit to remove molten silicon and emission from processing agent out of the system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining manufacture of silicon. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A silicon is manufactured by addition process which adds liquid processing agent from upper direction of molten silicon of system inside, and removal process which makes impurity and processing agent in the molten silicon react and removes the impurity out of the system.    USE - Manufacture of silicon for silicon wafer and solar cell panel (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Scattering of molten silicon is prevented when removing impurity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) manufacturing apparatus of silicon comprising container which is filled with molten silicon which has bottom part, side part and upper opening and contains impurity, addition unit which adds liquid processing agent from upper direction of molten silicon, heater which heats the molten silicon containing impurity and processing agent, and removal unit which removes the molten silicon and the emission from processing agent out of the system;    (2) silicon wafer comprising silicon; and    (3) solar cells panel comprising silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of the manufacture of silicon. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Throwing silicon in the system (S1)    Melting thrown-in silicon (S2)    Adding processing agent (S3)    Reacting molten silicon and processing agent (S4)    Reacting molten silicon and processing agent in closed system (S5)
NOVELTY - An etching liquid comprises aromatic compound (I) and alkali hydroxide.    USE - Etching liquid is used for surface treatment of silicon substrate (claimed) for crystalline-silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon substrate surface treated using the etching liquid has excellent external appearance and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An etching liquid comprises aromatic compound (I) and alkali hydroxide.    X=sulfonic acid group or its alkali salt;and    R1,R2=H, alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for surface treatment of silicon substrate, which involves immersing silicon substrate in the etching liquid and forming pyramid-like unevenness in the substrate surface.
NOVELTY - Indium selenide particle powder has average primary particle diameter of 10-500 nm, and diffraction peaks at angle (2( theta )) of 26.8 plus minus 0.5 degrees , 44.6 plus minus 0.5 degrees , and 52.9 plus minus 0.5 degrees , measured by X-ray diffraction pattern.    USE - Indium selenide particle powder is used for forming copper indium selenide film for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The indium selenide particle powder economically forms copper indium selenide film having high quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of indium selenide particle powder, which involves mixing slurry containing indium compound, selenium-containing liquid or metal selenium,, and reducing agent, and heating at 110-300 degrees C in liquid phase.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film has stress relaxation layer (3), barrier layer (2) and protective layer (1) sequentially provided on base material having silica thermally-oxidized film with relative etching rate of 1, at the time of etching by a sputtering method on the resin base material to film thickness direction. The stress relaxation layer contains vapor-deposition film and has relative etching rate of 1-3. The barrier layer is obtained by modifying coating film containing polysilazane and has relative etching rate of 1.1-2.5. The protective layer has relative etching rate of 1-3.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for organic electronic device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display element, organic electroluminescent element, solar cell, and packaging film for foodstuffs, industrial product and pharmaceuticals.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has excellent gas barrier performance, wet heat tolerance and bending tolerance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of gas-barrier film; and    (2) organic electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of gas-barrier film.    Protective layer (1)    Barrier layer (2)    Stress relaxation layer (3)    Resin base material (4)
NOVELTY - A barrier film (10,11,12,13) has gas barrier layer (2) on base material (1). The gas barrier layer is layer formed by subjecting coating film obtained by applying a coating liquid containing polysilazane and forming into a film, to irradiating vacuum-ultraviolet light, and heat-processing at 100-250 degrees C.    USE - Barrier film is used for electronic device (claimed) e.g. liquid crystal display element, solar cell and electronic electroluminescent element. Can also be used as packaging foodstuff, industrial product and pharmaceutical.    ADVANTAGE - The film has high water vapor barrier characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of barrier film; and    (2) electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining the manufacture of the barrier film.    Base material (1)    Gas barrier layer (2)    Protective layer (3)    Smooth layer (4)    Barrier films (10,11,12,13)
NOVELTY - A curable composition comprises organic polymer (A) having a silicon group (I), organic polymer (B) having a reactive silicon group (II), and calcium carbonate (C) which is not surface treated.    USE - Curable composition is used for adhesive agent (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to tiling, powder coating material, crack-repair material, medical rubber material, medical adhesive, casting material, solar cell backside sealing material, medical device sealing material, food packaging material, and fluid-sealant agent for motor-vehicle components, electrical machinery components and machine components.    ADVANTAGE - The curable composition has excellent initial stage adhesiveness and rapid-hardening property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A curable composition comprises organic polymer (A) having a silicon group of formula: -SiFaR1(3-a) (I), organic polymer (B) having a reactive silicon group of formula: -SiY'3 (II), and calcium carbonate (C) which is not surface treated.    R1=(un)substituted 1-20C hydrocarbyl, 6-20C aryl, 7-20C aralkyl or triorganosiloxy group of formula: R23SiO-;    R2=1-20C hydrocarbyl;    a=1, 2, or 3;and    Y'=hydroxy or hydrolyzable group.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for adhesive agent, which contains the curable composition.
NOVELTY - Polyimide solution comprises polyimide (I), and organic solvent.    USE - Polyimide solution is used for polyimide membrane for thin-film transistor substrate, flexible display substrate, color filter, optical material, electronic device material, image display apparatus e.g. organic electroluminescent display device and electronic paper (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display device, three-dimensional display device, solar cell, touch panel and transparent conductive film substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The polyimide membrane formed using the polyimide solution has excellent heat resistance and transparency, favorable dimensional stability and reduced linear thermal expansion property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Polyimide solution comprises polyimide of formula (I), and organic solvent.    R1-R4=H, fluoro, alkyl, aryl, trifluoromethyl or methoxy, where all of R1-R4 is not simultaneously H.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polyimide membrane, which is obtained using the polyimide solution.
NOVELTY - The light absorption layer manufacturing method involves forming a copper-gallium alloy film and indium-copper or selenium alloy film by sputtering process, and pressing the copper-gallium alloy film and indium-copper or selenium alloy film at 200 megapascal and 150 degrees C in vacuum or inert gas atmosphere for 60 minutes.    USE - Method for manufacturing light absorption layer for semiconductor thin film solar cells containing copper, indium, germanium and selenium.    ADVANTAGE - The light absorption layer manufacturing method involves forming a copper-gallium alloy film and indium-copper or selenium alloy film by sputtering process, and pressing the copper-gallium alloy film and indium-copper or selenium alloy film at 200 megapascal and 150 degrees C in vacuum or inert gas atmosphere for 60 minutes, and thus enables to manufacture the light absorption layer that with high productivity, where the light absorption layer has high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the light absorption layer. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - An improvement of conversion efficiency of solar battery plate using passivation where microwave solar battery piece deposited on the hydrogenated silicon nitride film layer is used as surface passivation layer and an anti-reflection layer.    USE - Passivation method useful for improving conversion efficiency of solar battery plate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for adoption of improving conversion efficiency of solar battery plate.
NOVELTY - A metal purification lump support (3) is contacted with a metal melt (1) containing an impurity. Metal purification lump product or defect with regulated impurity concentration contained in metal purification lump (4) of metal melt deposited on surface of support by solidifying segregation is tested based on surface state of metal purification lump outer peripheral surface.    USE - Inspection of metal purification lump e.g. silicon purification lump during manufacture of high purity metal (all claimed) e.g. high purity silicon for crystalline silicon base material of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The inspection of metal purification lump is easily and economically enabled.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of high purity metal.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of inspection of metal purification lump.    Metal melt (1)    Crucible (2)    Metal purification lump support (3)    Metal purification lump (4)
NOVELTY - A crystalline silicon solar battery slice etching agent with additive comprises sorbitol, phosphoric acid, sodium citrate and deionized water.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar battery slice etching agent with additive.    ADVANTAGE - The additive of the etching agent is non-toxic, non-corrosive, and reduces etching temperature and time.
NOVELTY - The tray (200) has a base layer that is provided in a flat loaded field (201). A substrate is provided in the flat loaded field. A base material is provided with a plate-like portion. Multiple substrates are provided with multiple protrusions (310) in the flat loaded field. An airflow path is provided between an outside portion and the flat loaded field. An interval is formed between air path grooves. The air path groove is extended outward to an edge of a seating position (202).    USE - Tray for substrate processing apparatus used for processing semiconductor wafer and glass substrate for LCD panel and board for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since base layer can be formed on the base material of the graphite, the damage of the base material can be prevented. Hence the lifetime of the tray can be increased, and the maintenance cost of the tray can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of fabricating tray for the substrate processing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the tray.    Tray (200)    Flat loaded field (201)    Seating position (202)    Protrusion (310)    Guide portion (350)
NOVELTY - The grip has a mechanical arm whose left and right sides are formed with a vent hole. The mechanical arm is provided with an end hook. The left and right sides of the mechanical arm are welded with a water inlet pipe and a spraying pipe. An upper part of the spraying pipe is provided with multiple solid cone-shaped spray holes. The water inlet pipe is connected with a water inlet end of a water pump. The water pump is connected with an external power supply.    USE - Mechanical hand grip for use during mono-crystalline silicon solar battery etching process.    ADVANTAGE - The grip can greatly improve silicon chip pile quality and ensure subsequent solar battery etching performance.
NOVELTY - Naphthylanthracene-substituted dibenzothiophene sulfone organic semiconductor materials (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful in organic electroluminescent device, an organic solar cell, an organic field-effect transistor, organic optical memory devices, organic nonlinear optical materials and/or organic lasers.    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibit excellent thermal stability and hole transmission performance due to interaction between naphthylanthracene and dibenzothiophene sulfone units. The method: has simple technology, easy operation and control, low production cost, and high product yield; and is suitable for industrial production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Naphthylanthracene-substituted dibenzothiophene sulfone organic semiconductor materials of formula (I) are new.    R = 1-6C alkyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparation of (I).
NOVELTY - The device has a bracket for supporting a substrate. A vacuum pipe (40) i.e. glass vacuum pipe, is arranged on the substrate and provided with a medium pipe (30). A storage battery is connected with a solar energy battery plate (50), and stores electric power generated by the solar energy battery plate. An electric power storage tank (20) is connected with the medium pipe, and stores a heating medium heated by the vacuum pipe. The solar energy battery plate is single crystal solar energy battery board or polysilicon solar battery board.    USE - Solar photovoltaic and photo-thermal integrated device.    ADVANTAGE - The device provides lighting effect at night and hot water for bathing. The vacuum pipe is heated by the solar energy. The device utilizes a fan to supply hot air into a room and supplies the cold air into the room by the vacuum pipe. The substrate is arranged with a photovoltaic generating device and a photo-thermal device, so that the arrangement area and the arrangement cost are saved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar photovoltaic and photo-thermal integrated device.    Rectangular groove cover sealing plate (10)    Electric power storage tank (20)    Medium pipe (30)    Vacuum pipe (40)    Solar energy battery plate (50)
NOVELTY - A crystalline silicon containing light-emitting quantum dot downconversion, comprises: crystalline silicon having rare earth element at concentration of (1010-1016 atoms/cm3).    USE - As crystalline silicon containing light-emitting quantum dot downconversion (claimed) for forming solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The crystalline silicon containing light-emitting quantum dot downconversion solves problem of existing technology of using crystalline silicon having low light utilization rate near ultraviolet region, and low solar cell conversion efficiency. In solar battery formed using the material, rare earth ion does not affect electrical performance of silicon single crystal material. The annealing step makes crystal agglomeration of rare earth element around oxygen element, forming gate with quantum dot structure to produce fluorescent effect of crystalline silicon. The structure absorbs high energy photon-electron moved to transition to high state, after which 2 low energy photons fall on ground state, and their absorption forms photo-induced carrier in silicon substrate, so as to improve high energy photon utilization efficiency and improve utilization rate of solar cell near ultraviolet region. The preparation of crystalline silicon containing light-emitting quantum dot downconversion is simple, and low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for producing the crystalline silicon containing light-emitting quantum dot downconversion, involving: using rare earth element (8-120 ppmw) that is solar-grade multi-crystal raw material, using CZ method to obtain single crystal silicon or using casting method to prepare polycrystalline silicon, adding rare earth element at concentration of (1010-1016 atoms/cm3) in single crystal silicon or polysilicon and annealing at 700-1000 degrees C to obtain lower switch including light-emitting quantum dot of single-crystal silicon or polycrystalline silicon.
NOVELTY - A palladium-transition metal oxide-graphene ternary composite catalyst comprises palladium salt and transition metal oxide-graphene oxide binary composite at a mass ratio of 1:40-40:1. Mass ratio of the transition metal oxide and the graphene oxide in the binary composite is 1:10-10:1.    USE - Palladium-transition metal oxide-graphene ternary composite catalyst for use in organic reaction and fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of the composite catalyst comprising:    (A) ultrasonically dispersing the graphite oxide in water;    (B) adding transition metal salt solution to the dispersing system, stirring and reacting;    (C) centrifuging the reactant, separating out the solid product, washing with de-ionized water, spray drying continuously to obtain the transition metal oxide-oxidized graphite alkene compound;    (D) adding water and ethylene glycol in the mixed solution of ultrasonic dispersion;    (E) adding nitric acid solution, uniformly mixing, placing in water heat stillage; and    (F) centrifuging the reactant, separating out the solid product, washing with de-ionized water, and spray drying continuously to obtain the palladium-transition metal oxide-graphene three-element composite catalyst.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of low-temperature liquid-phase cadmium-selenide/poly(3-hexylthiophene) (3-P3HT) hybridized nano-crystal involves mixing dimethyl sulfoxide and trichlorobenzene, stirring under magnetic force, adding cadmium source and 3-P3HT, heating to 100 degrees C for 30 minutes in nitrogen atmosphere, heating to 180-200 degrees C, reacting for 10-20 minutes, cooling to room temperature, depositing cadmium selenide, washing with excess ethanol, drying, and separating. The ratio of dimethyl sulfoxide, benzene, cadmium 3-P3HT and selenium source is 8 mL:16 mL:13-1.3 g:50-100 mg:0.0192-0.0768 g.    USE - Manufacture of low-temperature liquid-phase cadmium-selenide/poly(3-hexylthiophene) hybridized nano-crystal used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The environmentally-friendly low-temperature liquid-phase cadmium-selenide/poly(3-hexylthiophene) hybridized nano-crystal is manufactured efficiently and economically with excellent productivity.
NOVELTY - Deionized water is added to graphene oxide to obtain a solution with a concentration of 6-10 mg/mL, and ultrasonically treated at 70-90 KHz for 3-5 minutes to obtain a graphene oxide aqueous dispersion. The aqueous dispersion is heated to 75-90 degrees C and stirred at 150-200 rpm. Mercapto acid is added, continuously stirred, and reacted for 2-3 hours. After reaction completion, the product is filtered, washed and dried at 40-45 degrees C for 4-6 hours, to obtain stably-dispersible graphene. The mass ratio of mercapto acid and graphene oxide is (4-8):(1).    USE - Mercapto acid reduction preparation of stably-dispersible graphene for electronic elements, transistors, touch screens, light guide plates, and solar cells.
NOVELTY - A sulfonated aromatic nitrile-containing polymer (I) having a sulfonic acid content (SC) expressed as a number per repeat unit of polymer of 0.5-1 is new.    USE - New sulfonated aromatic nitrile-containing polymer is used for preparation of proton exchange membrane (all claimed) used in proton exchange membrane fuel cell and direct methanol fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sulfonated aromatic nitrile-containing polymer has favorable solubility with respect to N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, dimethylacetamide and dimethylsulfoxide. The membrane containing the sulfonated aromatic nitrile-containing polymer has favorable proton conductivity, transparency and toughness, and reduced swelling property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sulfonated aromatic nitrile-containing polymer of formula (I) having a sulfonic acid content (SC) expressed as a number per repeat unit of polymer of 0.5-1 is new.    Ar'=phenyl or diphenyl;and    D'=group of formulae (a)-(d).    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) production of sulfonated aromatic nitrile-containing polymer; and    (2) preparation of proton exchange membrane, which involves casting membrane obtained from solution of the sulfonated aromatic nitrile-containing polymer in a solvent.
NOVELTY - A sputtering target contains alumina sintered compact having purity is 99.99% or more, relative density of 98% or more and average grain size of less than 5 mu m.    USE - Sputtering target used for forming sputtering film for semiconductor, liquid crystal display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sputtering target has excellent dielectric strength, and provides sputtering film with excellent surface roughness and insulating property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of sputtering target.
NOVELTY - A sputtering target is obtained using magnesium oxide sintered compact having purity of 99.99% or more, relative density of 98% or more and average crystal grain size of 8 mu m or less.    USE - Sputtering target is used for sputter film used in semiconductor, solar cell and liquid crystal fields.    ADVANTAGE - The sputter film formed using the sputtering target has excellent insulation resistance, homogeneity, surface roughness, dielectric strength and electrical property. The sputtering target is efficiently manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of sputtering target.
NOVELTY - A ceramic-porous-component-formation component comprises a ceramic powder, an organic binder, a water-insoluble organic solvent, a surfactant, and water in a content of 1-50 %mass with respect to the total content of ceramic powder, binder, and solvent.    USE - Composition is used for manufacturing ceramic porous components (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to industrial grindstones, industrial ceramic molds, refractory materials, baking setters, porous base materials of fuel cells, ceramic filters, and catalyst carriers.    ADVANTAGE - The composition enables manufacture of ceramic porous components having large hole diameter and porosity, excellent quality, strength and durability, and no malfunctions, such as cracks.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of ceramic porous component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of the manufacturing method of ceramic porous component. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Composition preparation (S10)    Formation process (S20)    Baking process (S30)
NOVELTY - Hydrogen fluoride gas and alcohol gas or mixed gas with water vapor are supplied on surface of a glass substrate, and subjected to etching by changing temporally the flow ratio of hydrogen fluoride gas, alcohol gas or water vapor, and a texture structure is formed on the surface of the glass substrate.    USE - Substrate processing method used for thin film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method economically and efficiently enables substrate processing with improved controllability and favorable optical confinement effect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) substrate processing apparatus; and    (2) thin film solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves crimping metallic lithium foil (6) on a negative electrode active material layer at a side of a double-sided negative electrode (5), where the metallic lithium foil is crimped to a surface that turns into an upper surface of the negative electrode in an electrode laminated body (1). A double-sided positive electrode (7a) and negative electrode are laminated by turns through a separator (4) such that the foil is crimped to a lower surface of the negative electrode. The laminated body is accommodated in an exterior body and non-aqueous electrolyte solution is injected.    USE - Method for manufacturing a non-aqueous lithium type electrical storage element of an electrical storage module (claimed) utilized in internal combustion engine or fuel cell, motor, and hybrid drive system of a motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables sticking the metallic lithium foil on a single side even if swelling accompanying pre dope of metallic lithium in the double-sided negative electrode such that the double-sided negative electrode becomes reverse in an adhesive fixing surface of the metallic lithium foil, so that bending of the electrode laminated body can be suppressed, thus suppressing bending of the non-aqueous lithium type electrical storage element.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an electrical storage module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of an electrode laminated body.    Electrode laminated body (1)    Separator (4)    Double-sided negative electrode (5)    Metallic lithium foil (6)    Double-sided positive electrode (7a)
NOVELTY - A metal/air battery cell comprises a metal anode and an air cathode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a fluorinated phosphorus compound.    USE - As metal/air battery cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte solution enables chemistry of either a primary or rechargeable metal/air battery with enhanced energy and power densities, enhanced rate capabilities and enhanced durability in long term ambient environments.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electrolyte for a metal/air battery cell comprising a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a fluorinated phosphorus compound, where the phosphorus having an oxidation state of +5.
NOVELTY - The sputtering system has a sputtering target (262) which is positioned on wall of processing chambers (200,205,210). Several movable magnets (242,244,246) are reciprocally slid on linear tracks (242',244',246') positioned behind sputtering target. Several substrates (250) are continuously transported by conveyor at constant speed past sputtering target. The magnet is slid on the linear track at the speed that is faster than the constant speed of substrate transport.    USE - Sputtering system used for depositing thin film on substrate during fabrication of integrated circuit, solar cell and flat panel display.    ADVANTAGE - The scan speed of the magnet is reduced, thus the substrate is moved uniformly at constant speed. Hence, the thin film is deposited on the substrate uniformly. The start position, the stop position, acceleration, and deceleration of the sputtering target are controlled effectively, thus the deep grooves that occur at the ends when reversing the motion of the substrate is spread out. Hence, the target utilization effect of the sputtering system is improved. The structure of the sputtering system is simplified, thus the cost of the sputtering system is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for processing substrate by sputtering.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the substrate processing system.    Processing chambers (200,205,210)    Linear tracks (242',244',246')    Movable magnets (242,244,246)    Substrate (250)    Sputtering target (262)
NOVELTY - A nanophosphor comprises fluoride-based nanoparticles co-doped with ytterbium and erbium precursors.    USE - As nanophosphor used in a fluorescent or magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent; in an infrared sensor; as a counterfeit prevention code; and in a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nanophosphor exhibits an excellent luminous intensity despite having a small particle size, and is excited by infrared rays to emit visible light, and have excellent magnetic properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nanophosphor comprises fluoride-based nanoparticles co-doped with Yb3+ and Er3+ of formula NaY1-w-z-x-yGdwLzF4:Yb3+x,Er3+y (I).    x=0.1-0.9;    y=0-0.1;    x+y=0.1-1;    w=0-1;    z=0-1;    w+z=0-1;    L=lanthanide elements.    . An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparing a nanophosphor, involving: a mixture solution preparation step for preparing a first mixture solution containing yttrium precursor, ytterbium precursor, erbium precursor, oleic acid and 1-octadecene; a complex formation step for heating the first mixture solution to form a solution containing a lanthanide complex; a reaction solution preparation step for mixing a solution containing the lanthanide complex with a second mixture solution containing a sodium precursor, a fluorine precursor and alcohol to prepare a reaction solution; and a nanoparticles formation step for removing alcohol from the reaction solution and performing a thermal treatment on the reaction solution from which alcohol is removed to form nanoparticles, where the nanoparticles are fluoride-based nanoparticles co-doped with Yb3+ and Er3+ of (I).
NOVELTY - The solar cell (1000) has upper and lower conductive type semiconductor layers (101, 102) and a passivation layer (103) that are formed on a back surface of a semiconductor substrate (100). The height of the upper conductive type semiconductor layer is different from the lower conductive type semiconductor layer. The passivation layer made of metal oxide and a metal nitride is provided for covering a portion of the upper semiconductor layer and a portion of the lower semiconductor layer with impurities.    USE - Solar cell e.g. back contact solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing process can be simplified, processing cost of the solar cell can be reduced and the junction defects can be prevented. The absorption of sunlight is increased by increasing the surface area of the substrate, thus a current of the solar cell can be increased by reducing reflectivity, and efficiency can be increased. The substrate is etched by an acidic/alkali solution, thus the damage caused during cutting can be prevented. The mechanical strength of the solar cell can be increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar cell.    Semiconductor substrate (100)    Upper semiconductor layer (101)    Lower semiconductor layer (102)    Passivation layer (103)    Solar cell (1000)
NOVELTY - Anion exchange membrane (1) comprises a sulfonated fluoropolymer support covalently bonded to one or more phosphatrane cations.    USE - The anion exchange membrane is useful in a direct methanol fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The anion exchange membrane can be operated at high temperatures and in highly alkaline environments with high conductivity and low resistance, due to the dispersion of the positive charge in the phosphatrane cations, which are buried in the support to reduce cation-anion interactions and thus increasing the mobility of hydroxide ions across the membrane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of an anion exchange membrane.    Anion exchange membrane (1)    Anode (2)    Cathode (3)    External circuit. (4)
NOVELTY - The device has a glass base plate that is provided on a vacuum chamber. The glass base plate is connected with a radio frequency generator through an impedance matcher. The radio frequency generator is connected with a power supply.    USE - Manufacturing device of amorphous silicon thin film for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the manufacturing device of the amorphous silicon thin film is improved.
NOVELTY - A platinum-transition metal oxide-graphene three-element composite catalyst comprises transition metal oxide-graphene oxide, molybdenum salt and transition metal oxide-graphene oxide binary composite, with ratio of molybdenum transition metal oxide and graphene oxide binary compound of 1:40-40:1, and transition metal oxide and graphene oxide mass ratio of 1:10-10.    USE - Platinum-transition metal oxide-graphene ternary composite catalyst used catalyzing organic reaction and fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation of the catalyst comprising ultrasonically dispersing graphite oxide in water, adding transition metal salt solution to dispersing system, stirring and reacting completely; centrifuging reactant, separating solid product, washing with deionized water, and drying by spraying continuously to obtain transition metal oxide-oxidized graphite alkene compound; setting in water and in mixed solution of glycol, adding nitric acid dispersing system molybdenum solution, uniformly mixing, and placing in hot stillage; and centrifuging reactant, separating solid product, washing with deionized water, drying by spraying to obtain molybdenum-transition metal oxide-graphene three-element composite catalyst.
NOVELTY - As photoactive material, a metallic material having an electrical conductivity of 105-106 S/m is used.    USE - As photoactive material, photocatalyst or photoelectrocatalyst used in photovoltaic device e.g. photovoltaic cell or photoanode of photoelectrochemical cell; as photocatalyst in a Z-scheme; for effecting a photocatalytic or photoelectrocatalytic reaction of a reactant; for photocatalytic splitting of water, photoreduction of carbon dioxide and/or photooxidation of organic contaminants (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The metallic material is colored, and has high electronic conductivity of 3x 103 Scm-1. The materials are good photocatalysts for water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen under visible light radiations. The reduction of transition metal cations through the non-stoichiometry defined in formula (I) not only enhances the light-harvesting ability of these materials but also significantly increases their electronic conductivity. This is the first time a metallic material is found to have such photocatalytic activity. The metal like conductivity (2000 S/cm) is very advantageous in photoelectrochemistry since this allows the use of expensive conductive glasses such as tin oxide as a substrate for semiconductors to be avoided; and permits the use of the materials in photoanodes for use in artificial photosynthesis.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a photovoltaic device comprising a metallic material having an electrical conductivity of 105-106 S/m, as photoactive material; and    (2) effecting a photocatalytic or photoelectrocatalytic reaction of a reactant involving contacting a metallic material having an electrical conductivity of 105 to 106 S/m with the reactant and exposing the metallic material and the reactant to visible light so as to catalyze the reaction of the reactant.
NOVELTY - The battery has manganese compound additive i.e. manganese sulphate mixed with manganese dioxide, potassium permanganate and manganese i.e. vanadium in percentages of 0.001 to 5.0.    USE - Liquid flow energy storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery reduces anode electrolyte reaction on surface of electrode oxidation - reduction. The battery is simple to manufacture and easy and low manufacturing cost. The electrolyte has high catalytic activity, thus improving battery performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a vanadium liquid flow battery electrolyte.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation of current/voltage of liquid flow energy storage battery. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Solar battery diffusion source bottle comprises an outer bottle made of high temperature resistant fused glass. The outer bottle is internally and externally provided with an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening. The air inlet opening is provided with a glass pipe. The outer bottle is internally provided with an insulating layer. The glass pipe runs through the insulating layer.    USE - Used as a solar battery diffusion source bottle.    ADVANTAGE - The source bottle can easily optimize the diffusion of solar cells, improves the utilization rate of phosphorus oxychloride, does not increase the additional burden or work, and has good control over process stability.
NOVELTY - Silicon chip etching for acid-washing method involves pre-cleaning by first water washing; alkali etching; performing second time water washing; performing first pickling, and then second pickling; performing third time water washing, slow lifting, and drying.    USE - For silicon chip etching (claimed) used in solar battery preparation technology.    ADVANTAGE - The process effectively improves the service life of the acid tank; and effectively reduces the eliminating of leakage current.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Silicon chip etching for acid-washing method involves pre-cleaning by first water washing; alkali etching; performing second time water washing; performing first pickling, and then second pickling; performing third time water washing, slow lifting, and drying. The step of first pickling includes mixing acid solution (8-12 wt.%) with hydrofluoric acid (2 wt.%) to soak the sheet, where the dipping time is 3 minutes. The step of second time pickling includes mixing acid solution (8-12 wt.%) with hydrofluoric acid (2 wt.%) to soak the silicon chip, where the dipping time is 3 minutes. The pre-cleaning step includes: placing silicon wafer into potassium hydroxide (4-6 wt.%), and processing at 58 degrees C. The first water washing step includes: placing the silicon chip for 3 minutes in water at 30 degrees C. The second water washing step includes: placing the silicon chip for 6 minutes in water at 30 degrees C. The third water washing step includes: placing the silicon chip for 6 minutes in water at 30 degrees C. The alkali etching step includes: placing the silicon wafer into a mixture of potassium hydroxide (3.4 wt.%), isopropyl alcohol (5 wt.%), at 58 degrees C, for 5 minutes. The slow lifting step is performed at 60 degrees C for 3-5 minutes. The drying step is performed at 60-70 degrees C for 7-10 minutes.
NOVELTY - The method comprises introducing an adsorber material in contact with a hydrocarbonaceous gas mixture such as natural gas, where the adsorber material adsorbs sulfur-containing compounds, and a transition metal compound, which changes color of the adsorber material by reaction with the sulfur-containing compounds. The transition metal has an oxidation state of greater than or equal to 5. The hydrocarbonaceous gas mixture contains 1-500 parts per million of sulfur-containing compounds.    USE - The method is useful for removing sulfur-containing compounds from a hydrocarbonaceous gas mixture, which is useful for operating a fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method allows effective and economical removal of the sulfur-containing compounds from the hydrocarbonaceous gas mixture with less effort.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method comprises introducing an adsorber material in contact with a hydrocarbonaceous gas mixture such as natural gas, where the adsorber material comprises a material that adsorbs sulfur-comprising compounds, and a transition metal compound, which changes color of the adsorber material by reaction with the sulfur-comprising compounds. The transition metal has an oxidation state of greater than or equal to 5. The hydrocarbonaceous gas mixture contains 1-500 parts per million of sulfur-containing compounds.
NOVELTY - A silicon wafer surface treatment method involves reacting aqueous solution comprising nitric acid, hydrofluoric acid, hydrogen peroxide containing ammonia, ammonium fluoride, or ammonium nitrate with respect to the silicon wafer surface.    USE - Method for treating a surface of a silicon wafer.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming a porous layer of fine nano structure on the silicon wafer surface, and acquiring prominent low reflectivity characteristics of surface reflectance in a visible region.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device    (2) a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a scanning electron microscope image of a polycrystal silicon wafer surface.
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic device has amorphous first conductive type semiconductor layer (162) and amorphous second conductive type semiconductor layer (172) set on first region (A1) and second region (A2) of first surface of semiconductor substrate (110), respectively. A gap passivation layer (120) is located between first and second regions on semiconductor substrate and has double layer including silicon oxide layer and silicon nitride layer or double layer including silicon oxide layer and silicon oxynitride layer. The first conductive type semiconductor layer is set on gap passivation layer.    USE - Photovoltaic device e.g. solar cell for converting light such as sunlight to electric energy.    ADVANTAGE - Enables manufacture of high quality photovoltaic device since alignment is easily calibrated during printing operation by forming the first conductive type semiconductor layer after the first region is opened and forming the second conductive type semiconductor layer after the second region is opened. Improves light absorbing efficiency since number of light paths for incident light is increased by texturing the front surface of semiconductor substrate. Prevents holes and electrons from being recombined with each other since gap passivation layer prevents semiconductor substrate from being exposed to outside elements.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing a photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a photovoltaic device.    Semiconductor substrate (110)    Gap passivation layer (120)    First conductive type semiconductor layer (162)    Second conductive type semiconductor layer (172)    First region (A1)    Second region (A2)
NOVELTY - A process (P1) of the formation of at least one aluminum p-doped surface region of a semiconductor substrate involves: (1) providing a semiconductor substrate, (2) applying and drying an aluminum paste on at least one surface area of the semiconductor substrate, (3) firing the dried aluminum paste, and (4) removing the fired aluminum paste with water, where the aluminum paste employed in step (2) includes particulate aluminum, an organic vehicle and 3-20 wt.% of glass frit, based on total aluminum paste composition.    USE - In formation of aluminum p-doped surface region of semiconductor substrate such as semiconductor substrates of amorphous germanium, semiconductor substrates of amorphous silicon, semiconductor substrates of undoped crystalline germanium (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process removes metal (preferably aluminum) from the obtained bimetallic substrate by treating it with simply water as an etching chemical; thus economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a semiconductor substrate having at least one aluminum p-doped surface region made by the process (P1); and    (2) a p-type solar cell wafer having an aluminum p-doped back surface field (BSF) layer made by the process (P1).
NOVELTY - The process comprises applying and drying an aluminum paste on a surface area of an n-type semiconductor substrate, firing the dried aluminum paste, and removing the fired aluminum paste with water. The aluminum paste comprises particulate aluminum (50-80 wt.%), an organic vehicle (20-45 wt.%), and glass frit (3-20 wt.%) based on total aluminum paste composition. The n-type semiconductor substrate is an n-type solar cell wafer. The surface areas of the n-type semiconductor substrate are surface areas of the n-type solar cell wafer.    USE - The process is useful for: forming an aluminum p-doped surface region of an n-type semiconductor substrate such as an n-type solar cell wafer having a p-type emitter (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process is capable of forming the aluminum p-doped surface region of the n-type semiconductor substrate with good drying rate, increased stability and firing properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The process comprises applying and drying an aluminum paste on a surface area of an n-type semiconductor substrate, firing the dried aluminum paste, and removing the fired aluminum paste with water. The aluminum paste comprises particulate aluminum (50-80 wt.%), an organic vehicle (20-45 wt.%), and glass frit (3-20 wt.%) based on total aluminum paste composition. The n-type semiconductor substrate is an n-type solar cell wafer. The surface areas of the n-type semiconductor substrate are surface areas of the n-type solar cell wafer. The surface areas of the n-type solar cell wafer are provided with a p-type emitter.
NOVELTY - A coating liquid contains hydrated alumina, aqueous dispersion liquid of a binder polymer, and aqueous solution dispersing agent. The hydrated alumina comprises single particles of Boehmite and having average particle diameter of 2 mu m or less, specific surface area of 40 m2/g or less, and aspect-ratio of less than 5.    USE - Coating liquid is used for lithium-ion battery separator (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to manganese dry battery, alkaline manganese battery, lead acid battery, nickel-hydrogen storage battery, lithium polymer battery, zinc air storage battery, solar cell, fuel cell, electrolytic capacitor and lithium-ion capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium-ion battery separator containing coating liquid has heat resistance, and low resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for lithium-ion battery separator.
NOVELTY - The battery i.e. lithium ion secondary battery (10), has an electrolyte solution absorption element (38) absorbing excess electrolyte solution remained in a case main body (30). An electrode body (50) is accommodated in an electrode body accommodating part (32). An absorption element accommodating part (36) accommodates parts of the body accommodating part and the absorption element. The element accommodating part comprises a movement connection port (37) that permits a movement of excess electrolyte solution in the element accommodating part from the body accommodating part.    USE - Secondary battery i.e. lithium ion secondary battery, for use in motor vehicle e.g. hybrid vehicle and electric vehicle i.e. fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is excellent in performance and cycling characteristics, and allows the electrode body to maintain appropriate quantity of electrolyte solution and avoids excess electrolyte solution around the electrode body. The battery suppresses increase in internal resistance in the case of charging or discharging.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The absorption element accommodating part is formed by an accommodating element that is made of an insulating material. The electrolyte solution absorption element is designed as a porous body that is made of a polymer material. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a secondary battery manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a secondary battery.    Lithium ion secondary battery (10)    Case main body (30)    Electrode body accommodating part (32)    Absorption element accommodating part (36)    Movement connection port (37)    Electrolyte solution absorption element (38)    Electrode body (50)
NOVELTY - Electroconductive film is manufactured by laminating mesh shaped metal conductive layer on a surface of substrate film, and processing metal conductive layer with water.    USE - Manufacturing method of electroconductive film for touch panel, flat panel display such as LCD, solar cell, and electromagnetic wave shield film.    ADVANTAGE - Productivity, electroconductivity, and transparency are excellent.
NOVELTY - A non-platinum core-shell structure fuel cell catalyst contains active carbon as carrier, and contains nanocrystals of iron palladium and in the mol ratio of 5:1 as active component. The total weight of the active component is 40-50 wt.%.    USE - Non-platinum core-shell structure fuel cell catalyst (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has high electro-catalysis activity, and is manufactured by a simple and easy process with improved productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the catalyst, which involves dissolving active carbon in ultra pure water, adding reducing agent, iron salt aqueous solution, palladium salt aqueous solution, carrying out replacement reaction, filtering the reaction mixture, washing and drying to obtain the product.
NOVELTY - The method involves calculating reference line to determine initial position for performing laser etching process in open clamping portion of a substrate. An in and out transmission device (5) is sent out from etched open clamping portion to a substrate and is fixedly clamped. The cross positioning of reticle device in corner of substrate is calculated for marking another laser process position to etch the clamped in and out transmission device. The etched clamped transmission device is released and sent out from substrate laser marking system.    USE - Laser mark positioning method for increasing conversion efficiency of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The parallel degree of each reticle device can be increased, hence photoelectric conversion efficiency region and solar cell efficiency can be improved effectively. The solar energy battery transform rate can be improved effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the laser marking process device.    Solar energy base-plate (1)    Clamping device (2)    Charge-coupled device (3)    Bit line (4)    In and out transmission device (5)
NOVELTY - A pedestal of crucible for casting ingot, comprises upper plane part (11), a lower plane part (13) and a connecting part (12), where the connecting part is located on the lower plane part and below the upper plane part, where the connecting part is in rectangular shape, and the length of connection part is same as length of upper plane part, and the width is not less than the upper plane part. The lower plane part and/or connecting part are made of heat-conducting material with graphite.    USE - As pedestal of crucible for casting ingot (claimed) used for solar energy photovoltaic power generation, in crystalline silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The crucible effectively inhibits the radial thermal flow, exhibits polycrystalline form, and improves the casting of ingot.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows schematic diagram of cast ingot.    Upper plane part (11)    Connecting part (12)    Lower plane part (13)
NOVELTY - A titanium isopropoxide is reacted with carboxylic acid in supercritical fluid, to obtain spherical porous titanium oxide nanoparticles. The supercritical fluid is supercritical methanol. The carboxylic acid is formic acid, acetic acid, benzoic acid, o-phthalic acid, fumaric acid, or maleic acid.    USE - Synthesis of spherical porous titanium oxide nanoparticles used as carrier for gene gun (all claimed) which is useful for transporting gene to biological body, and as cell marker of inorganic substance. Uses include but are not limited to white pigment, catalyst support, photocatalyst, reaction catalyst, optical semiconductor, solar cell, gene transport reagent, drug delivery reagent and liquid-crystal spacer.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides spherical porous titanium oxide nanoparticles having controlled pore diameter within a short period of time, by a simple process. The gene can be safely introduced in a cell without affecting biological body, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) spherical porous titanium oxide nanoparticles; and    (2) carrier for gene gun which consists of spherical porous titanium oxide nanoparticles.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has film-forming chambers (100) that include casing (150) and spray mechanism that sprays mist having micronized film-forming material (160) inside casing. An exhaust port (152) is located in side wall of chamber and connected with exhaustion mechanism. An open unit is located in heating furnace (120) to face substrate (200) passed through chambers. The mist is passed from spray mechanism through open unit towards exhaust port in chambers. The exhaust stream volume from exhaust port governed by exhaustion mechanism is larger than input flow rate into casing.    USE - Apparatus for forming film such as transparent conductive film used in thin film solar cell, semiconductor and display.    ADVANTAGE - Several films are formed continuously on substrate with high quality. Since the inside of the housing is maintained at negative pressure, the mixing of mist can be suppressed and high quality films can be formed on the substrate. Since the volatilization of solvent in the solution of the film-forming material in the spray nozzle is suppressed, the density of the solution of the sprayed film-forming material can be kept constant and the solidification of the film-forming material by the solvent in the solution of the film-forming material volatilizing in the spray nozzle can be suppressed. Since the film is formed using the film-forming material of fixed density, the quality of the film formed on the substrate can be stabilized and the clogging of the spray nozzle by the solidified film-forming material can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the film-forming chamber contained in the film-forming apparatus.    Film-forming chamber (100)    Heating furnace (120)    Casing of film-forming chamber (150)    Exhaust port (152)    Film-forming material (160)    Substrate (200)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1) has an n-type semiconductor substrate that comprises transparent conductive layer (14,17) which is a hydrogen-containing region (142) comprised with transparent conductive material containing hydrogen. A hydrogen diffusion suppression region (141) is comprised with transparent conductive material which does not contain hydrogen. The hydrogen content of hydrogen diffusion suppression region in the p-type semiconductor layer side is decreased than the hydrogen content of the hydrogen-containing region.    USE - Photoelectric conversion apparatus for heterojunction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The existence of hydrogen-radical in the atmosphere of hydrogen-containing region can be suppressed, as hydrogen diffusion suppression region is provided between the p-type semiconductor layer and the hydrogen-containing region. The fall of the output characteristics of the solar cell can be suppressed, and high power generation efficiency can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of a photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Photoelectric conversion apparatus (1)    Transparent conductive layers (14,17)    Collector electrodes (15,18)    Hydrogen diffusion suppression region (141)    Hydrogen-containing region (142)
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film comprises an undercoat layer containing acrylic resin having side chain, and an inorganic layer, on a polymer base. The side chain is chosen from side chain having acrylic polymer skeleton, side chain having dimethylsiloxane skeleton, and side chain having skeleton containing a fluorine atom.    USE - Gas-barrier film. Uses include but are not limited to packaging of foodstuff and pharmaceutical, solar cell, electronic paper and organic electroluminescent electronic component.    ADVANTAGE - The film has high gas-barrier property and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas-barrier film, which involves forming undercoat layer (2) which has acrylic resin as main component to at least one side of polymeric base material (1), and forming an inorganic layer (3) on undercoat layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas-barrier film.    Polymeric base material (1)    Undercoat layer (2)    Inorganic layer (3)
NOVELTY - A suspension-type composition contains nanoparticles comprising tungsten oxide and doped tungsten oxide, and a homogeneous solvent composition containing water, low-boiling alcohol chosen from methanol, ethanol, propanol and isopropanol and high-boiling alcohol chosen from 4-9C alcohol and 3-7C alkoxyalcohol. The amount of water in composition is 20 wt.% or less. The amount of low-boiling alcohol and high-boiling alcohol is 80 wt.% or more.    USE - Suspension-type composition is used as catalyst, and for manufacturing thin film used as hole transport layer for electrical element used for device e.g. organic solar cell, organic light-emitting diode and organic photo detector, and photochromic application (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The suspension-type composition has excellent stability. The film containing the suspension-type composition has excellent durability and transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of thin film, which involves applying composition on substrate;    (2) electrical element;    (3) device; and    (4) manufacture of composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the intermediate product for manufacturing organic electronic component.    Tungsten oxide hole transport layer (1)    Organic active layer (2)    Electrode (3)
NOVELTY - An encapsulation barrier stack is capable of encapsulating a moisture and/or oxygen sensitive article and comprises a multilayer film having one or more barrier layers having low moisture and/or oxygen permeability, and one or more sealing layers arranged in contact with a surface of the at least one barrier layer, such that defects present in the barrier layer are covered and/or plugged. One or more sealing layer comprises encapsulated nanoparticles being reactive in that they are capable of interacting with moisture and/or oxygen to retard permeation of moisture and/or oxygen.    USE - Encapsulation barrier stack is used for electronic module comprising electronic device e.g. organic light emitting device, charged-coupled device, liquid crystal display, solar cell, thin-film battery, organic thin film transistor, organic integrated circuit, organic sensor, and micro-electro-mechanical sensor, food packaging material, pharmaceutical packaging material and medical packaging material.    ADVANTAGE - The encapsulation barrier stack has improved flexibility, gas barrier property, weather resistance, optical property, mechanical property and reliability, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electronic module;    (2) manufacture of encapsulation barrier stack; and    (3) usage of polymer encapsulated reactive nanoparticles.
NOVELTY - A curable composition contains a polymerizable compound (A) and photopolymerization initiator (B). The ratio of water content relative to total weight of all components other than solvent is less than 0.8 wt.%.    USE - Curable composition is used for forming pattern for electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, plasma display, gallon bottle, court bottle, color filter, solar cell, light emitting diode, organic electroluminescent light emitting element, micro electric machine system, sensor device, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The notch generation on hardened pattern is efficiently suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of curable composition, which involves mixing components (A), (B) and (C) at 23 degrees C under atmosphere having 30% or less of humidity;    (2) preservation of curable composition, which involves sealing the curable composition in a storage container. The curable composition is preserved so that the filling rate of the curable composition with respect to storage container is 30 vol.% or more;    (3) pattern formation method, which involves applying the curable composition on a base material, press-contacting a mold on obtained product and irradiating light to curable composition;    (4) pattern;    (5) electronic device; and    (6) manufacture of electronic device.
NOVELTY - A fluorine-containing composition comprises fluorine-containing polymer having repeating unit (a) derived from fluorine-containing monomer (a1) (I) and fluorine-containing monomer (a2) (II).    USE - Fluorine-containing composition is used for processing textiles (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to leather, paper, fuel cell, glass, fur, asbestos, brick, cement, metal, carpet etc.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorine-containing composition has excellent water-and-oil repellent property, antifouling property, corrosion resistance, adhesiveness with respect to base material, texture, and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fluorine-containing composition comprises fluorine-containing polymer having repeating unit (a) derived from fluorine-containing monomer (a1) of formula: CH2=C(-X1)-C(=O)-Y'1-Z1-Rf1 (I) and fluorine-containing monomer (a2) of formula: CH2=C(-X2)-C(=O)-Y'2-Z2-Rf2 (II).    X1,X2=H, monovalent organic group, or halo;    Y'1,Y'2=-O-, or -NH-;    Z1,Z2=direct bond or bivalent organic group;    Rf1=1-6C fluoroalkyl;and    Rf2=12C or more fluoroalkyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) fluorine-containing polymer;    (2) mixing process of fluorine-containing compound; and    (3) textile, which is processed with fluorine-containing composition.
NOVELTY - An alkene compound (III) is subjected to oxidation reaction, to obtain a mixture containing trifluorooxirane-containing compound (I). A compound (m) having a hydroxyl group is reacted with mixture, and the acid fluoride compound (II) is esterified and converted into carboxylate ester. The carboxylate ester is separated and removed from trifluorooxirane-containing compound (I) and mixture containing carboxylate ester, to obtain fluorine-containing compound.    USE - Manufacture of fluorine-containing compound used for manufacturing fluorine-containing polymer. Uses include but are not limited to proton-conductive membrane and proton-conductive material for catalyst layer of polymer electrolyte fuel cell, polymer electrolyte of ion-exchange membrane for brine electrolysis, ion-exchange membrane for water electrolysis, lithium primary battery, lithium secondary battery, lithium-ion secondary battery, ion-exchange resin, solid acid catalyst and humidification film.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient manufacture of fluorine-containing compound having excellent polymerization-reactive property, with high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An alkene compound of formula: CF2=C(-QSO2F)F (III) is subjected to oxidation reaction, to obtain a mixture containing trifluorooxirane-containing compound of formula (I). A compound (m) having a hydroxyl group is reacted with mixture, and the acid fluoride compound of formula: F-C(=O)-QSO2F (II) is esterified and converted into carboxylate ester. The carboxylate ester is separated and removed from trifluorooxirane-containing compound (I) and mixture containing carboxylate ester, to obtain fluorine-containing compound.    Q=single bond or perfluoro bivalent organic group.
NOVELTY - Sulfuryl fluoride derivative (f) is heated at 105-135 degrees C in the presence of a solvent and a fluoride ion catalyst in an amount of 0.51-10 mol/L with respect to solvent, and isomerized to obtain fluorine-containing compound (g).    USE - Manufacture of fluorine-containing compound used as monomer for manufacturing fluorine-containing polymer. Uses include but are not limited to ion exchange membrane material and proton-conductive material for catalyst layer of polymer electrolyte fuel cell, ion exchange membrane for brine electrolysis, ion exchange membrane for water electrolysis, lithium primary battery, lithium secondary battery, lithium ion secondary battery, solid acid catalyst, humidification film, dehumidification film, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorine-containing compound having polymerization reactive property is efficiently manufactured at high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Sulfuryl fluoride derivative of formula (f) is heated at 105-135 degrees C in the presence of a solvent and a fluoride ion catalyst in an amount of 0.51-10 mol/L with respect to solvent, and isomerized to obtain fluorine-containing compound of formula (g).    Q=single bond or perfluoro bivalent organic group.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of fluorine-containing compound of formula (h). Oxidation reaction of fluoro compound of formula: CF2=CF(-QSO2F) is performed to obtain mixture (M) containing epoxy fluoro compound of formula (a). A carbonyl compound is reacted with the compound (a) and a product containing at least one of a cyclic fluoro compound of formula (d2) and fluorine compound of formula: FOC-C(=O)-QSO2F (d1) is obtained. Hexafluoropropylene oxide is reacted with the obtained product, and fluorine-containing compound (f) is obtained. The compound (g) is obtained from the compound (f). The compound (g) is subjected to thermolysis reaction to obtain fluorine-containing compound (h).
NOVELTY - The structure (10) has a glass board material main portion (13) that is stacked on a film (11) through an adhesion layer (12). A width (A) of film and adhesion layer is provided to be larger than the width (B) of the glass board material main portion. A protective layer (14) has photo-curing polymer stacked on adhesion layer that is protruded from edge portions (13a,13b) of the glass board material main portion.    USE - Glass board material laminated structure for organic electroluminescent display, LCD, color filter and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The protective effect of the glass board material laminated structure from several impacts is improved by providing the protective layer having photo-curing polymer stacked on adhesion layer that is protruded from edge portions of the glass board material main portion. The malfunction generated at time of carrying out the roll conveyance process when the glass board material laminated structure is made into the roll is reduced, since the exposure of the adhesion layer is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for glass board material laminated structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional drawing which of the glass board material laminated structure.    Glass board material laminated structure (10)    Film (11)    Adhesion layer (12)    Glass board material main portion (13)    Edge portions of glass board material main portion (13a,13b)    Protective layer (14)
NOVELTY - The solar battery sheet has silicon nitride film, silicon PN junction, plasm layer and back aluminum layer which are laminated from top to bottom in order. The silicon nitride film is provided with silver grid line.    USE - Solar battery sheet.    ADVANTAGE - The production cost of the solar battery sheet can be reduced with resource saving function.
NOVELTY - The system has an LED display system (3) i.e. LED-LCD, connected with a programmable logic controller (2), and a photovoltaic photo-thermal two-in-one collector (1) provided with a photo-thermal collector (11) and a photovoltaic component (12). A solar battery board is set on an outer edge of an aluminum frame. An underground loop heat exchanger is connected with the controller. A heat absorbing plate is electrically connected with the controller and the display system by a lead wire through an Ethernet external network and a remote client signal.    USE - Photo-thermal integrated system for a water cooling component.    ADVANTAGE - The system can obviously improve the output power of the solar energy battery component. The system has simple structure. The system effectively improves the power generation efficiency of the photovoltaic component, and improves the utilization rate of the low temperature heat and high comprehensive efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of a photo-thermal integrated system. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Photovoltaic photo-thermal two-inone collector (1)    Programmable logic controller (2)    LED display system (3)    Photo-thermal collector (11)    Photovoltaic component (12)
NOVELTY - An adhesive surface of solar cell is cleaned, and 30 kg obtained adhesive is added into immersion tank. Manganese dioxide and potassium chlorate are added into resultant mixture in weight ratio of 2000 g:2000 g, mixed and stirred uniformly. Sulfuric acid is added to resultant mixture such the weight ratio of sulfuric acid and resultant mixture is 2:3, stirred, 2 L nitric acid is added into resultant mixture, reacted, resultant product is washed using pure water and dried. Thus, the residue of solar cell adhesive is treated.    USE - Residue treatment method of solar cell adhesive (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The residue of solar cell adhesive is treated economically and efficiently. The treated residue of solar cell adhesive has high quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An adhesive surface of solar cell is cleaned, and 30 kg obtained adhesive is added into immersion tank. Manganese dioxide and potassium chlorate are added into resultant mixture in weight ratio of 2000 g:2000 g, mixed and stirred uniformly. Sulfuric acid is added to resultant mixture such the weight ratio of sulfuric acid and resultant mixture is 2:3, stirred, 2 L nitric acid is added into resultant mixture, reacted, resultant product is washed using pure water and dried. Thus, the residue of solar cell adhesive is treated. The purity of manganese dioxide, potassium chlorate, sulfuric acid, nitric acid is 80-85%, 99.5%, 98% or more and 65-70%, respectively.
NOVELTY - Online blowing device comprises pressure regulating valve, connecting pipeline, and knife with hollow structure. The knife is connected with lower bottom surface of the pressure regulating valve that is set on the connecting pipe. The knife on the bottom surface is uniformly provided with sweeping air holes. The air knife has a width that is greater than or equal to the width of blowing graphite carrier plate.    USE - Online blowing device for crystalline silicon solar battery plate type plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition coating film.    ADVANTAGE - The device solves the problem that when depositing the silicon wafer stack, the silicon nitride powder on the surface of the silicon slice is dirty and contains dust which is difficult to clean.
NOVELTY - The battery has a base material whose inner to outer surfaces are formed with a transparent conductive layer, a high-resistance layer, a buffer layer, a cadmium telluride (CdTe) layer and a rear contact layer. The transparent conductive layer is formed with a boron-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) layer. The high-resistance layer is formed with an intrinsic zinc oxide (ZnO) layer.    USE - Cadmium telluride thin film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is inexpensive, and has high conversion efficiency and high performance.
NOVELTY - The structure has a roller main portion which is provided with cylindrical portion. A central line is provided parallel to each other. A head-shaped roller is located on the same horizontal plane.    USE - Roller structure used for crystal silicon solar battery etching slot.    ADVANTAGE - The consumption of the acid in the structure can be reduced and the back side of the silicon sheet can be obtained. The good process quality of the roller structure can be ensured.
NOVELTY - The battery has a solar battery silicon chip formed with thickness of 5 to 20 nm. A silicon dioxide film layer is formed with thickness of 30 to 50 nm which is 2.3-2.5 times than a central down pipe. A silicon nitride film layer is formed with thickness of 35 to 50 nm and refractive index of 1.8 than another silicon nitride film layer.    USE - Low-damage height passivation solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery improves the passivation effect of the battery sheet to reduce the crystalline silicon surface damage, reduce the reflection of the solar wavelength, and improve the absorption rate of the light, so as to improve the battery efficiency.
NOVELTY - The silicon nitride film structure (20) has a passivation layer (21) and an anti-reflecting film layer (22) which are orderly arranged on a silicon sheet (10). The thickness of the silicon nitride film is 80-90 nm. The refractive index of the silicon nitride film is 2.08-2.12. The anti-reflecting film layer is provided with a main anti-reflection film layer (221) and an auxiliary anti-reflection film layer (222).    USE - Silicon nitride film structure of silicon wafer for use in solar battery (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the silicon nitride film structure is provided with the passivation layer and the anti-reflecting film layer, the conversion efficiency of the solar battery can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing silicon nitride film structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the silicon nitride film structure.    Silicon sheet (10)    Silicon nitride film structure (20)    Passivation layer (21)    Anti-reflecting layer (22)    Main anti-reflection film layer (221)    Auxiliary anti-reflection film layer (222)
NOVELTY - The film has a light-incidence surface arranged opposite to a light emitting surface and a backlight surface, where germanium and tin mol ratio is gradually increased along light incidence surface direction, thickness of a copper-zinc-tin-germanium-selenium film layer is 1800-2500 nm, germanium and tin mol ratio on the light incidence surface is 2: 3 and germanium and tin mol ratio on the backlight surface is 3: 2.    USE - Copper-zinc-tin-germanium-selenium thin film for use in a solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film adopts a germanium-tin mol ratio changing material and forbidden band width gradient change effect to increase forbidden band width change so as to generate potential difference to form a photo-generated electron-hole pair that is separated in a composite region, so that photo-generated carrier composite formation is avoided. The film prolongs service life of a photon-generated carrier, adopts the potential difference for improving diffusion length of photo-induced carrier in a better manner and improves collecting efficiency of the photon-generated carrier so as to improve photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a copper-zinc-tin-germanium-selenium thin film manufacturing method    (2) a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a copper-zinc-tin-germanium-selenium thin film. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The film has an optical layer comprising a light incidence surface, where direction of germanium and tin in a backlight surface is opposite to the light incidence surface. A backlight layer comprises another light incidence surface that is connected with the former light incidence surface, where molar ratio of the former light incidence surface is lower than molar ratio of the latter light incidence surface. Thickness of the optical layer is 20 to 500 nm. Thickness of the backlight layer is 200 to 2300 nm.    USE - Copper-zinc-tin-germanium-selenium film for a solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film improves collection efficiency of photon-generated carrier so as to improve photoelectric conversion efficiency of a solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMs are also included for the following:    (1) a method for preparing a copper-zinc-tin-germanium-selenium film    (2) a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a copper-zinc-tin-germanium-selenium film.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Diffusion method of polycrystalline silicon solar battery involves etching silicon wafer, feeding into diffusion furnace, passing nitrogen gas through an air inlet pipe, heating, oxidizing, passing nitrogen and oxygen in the diffusion furnace, pre-depositing, passing nitrogen and oxygen in the diffusion furnace, high-temperature diffusing, introducing large amount of nitrogen and oxygen source, redistributing, continuously introducing nitrogen and oxygen into the diffusion furnace, cooling, and baking.    USE - Diffusion method of polycrystalline silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables concentration distribution.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Diffusion method of polycrystalline silicon solar battery involves etching silicon wafer, feeding into diffusion furnace, passing nitrogen gas through an air inlet pipe, heating at 770-790 degrees C, maintaining large nitrogen, oxidizing, passing nitrogen and oxygen in the diffusion furnace, pre-depositing, passing nitrogen and oxygen in the diffusion furnace, high-temperature diffusing, raising the temperature to 825-850 degrees C, introducing large amount of nitrogen and oxygen source, redistributing, continuously introducing nitrogen and oxygen into the diffusion furnace, cooling at 770-790 degrees C, and baking. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polycrystalline silicon solar battery.
NOVELTY - The lithium battery photovoltaic LED control drive system has solar battery array, buck constant-current circuit, BOOST circuit, load constant-current drive LED circuit and lithium battery. The MPPT largest power point tracking circuit is provided between the solar battery array and buck constant-current circuit.    USE - Lithium battery photovoltaic LED control drive system.    ADVANTAGE - The energy utilization rate of photovoltaic LED control drive system can be improved with reduced influence caused by environmental factors. The LED can be driven stably and efficiently so as to achieve the energy conservation and environmental protection functions.
NOVELTY - The device has a first film plating chamber, a primary scoring device, a primary cleaning device, a second film plating chamber, a secondary scoring device, a secondary cleaning device and a third film plating chamber that are connected with each other to form a primary cleaning device body.    USE - Integrated copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) film solar battery production device.    ADVANTAGE - The device improves performance and production efficiency and reduces production cost.
NOVELTY - A polymerized ionic liquid-carbon nanotube-metallic nanoparticles composite (I) consists of metal nanoparticles modified with polymerized ionic liquid fixed on carbon nanotube.    USE - Polymerized ionic liquid-carbon nanotube-metallic nanoparticles composite used as anode catalyst of fuel cell (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polymerized ionic liquid-carbon nanotube-metallic nanoparticles composite of formula (I) consists of metal nanoparticles modified with polymerized ionic liquid fixed on carbon nanotube.    X-=Cl-, Br-, I-, BF4-, ClO4-, PF6-, OH-, AlCl4- or NTf2-;    Y'=O or NR1;    R1-R8=H, 1-10C optionally branched alkyl optionally substituted by -OH, -COOH or -SO3H, optionally substituted aryl, -OH, -Br, -Cl, -COOH, -COO- , -SO3H, primary amine, secondary amine, ternary amine, or 1-10C optionally branched alkyl-substituted aryl;    M=palladium, rhodium, iridium or gold;and    m,n=1-10.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the composite.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a thin film of active material in which is defined a series or array of diffraction cells. Each diffraction cell has a non-periodic series of diffraction features and is adapted to suppress at least one low order diffraction mode. The diffraction cells are periodically arranged, the period of which is two or more optical wavelengths, at the wavelength of interest.    USE - Solar cell for solar panel used in solar panel system (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Each diffraction cell is designed to suppress lower order diffraction modes, which generally cannot be coupled into the thin film, thus, more energy is transferred into the higher order modes, which can couple into the thin film, allowing multi-mode coupling, and maximizes the excitation of guided modes into the thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the plan views of the solar cell with a diffractive optical supercell and the solar cell with conventional periodic gratings.
NOVELTY - A solar cell (20) includes a rear electrode (21), two solar main body layers (22,23) and two upper electrodes (24,25). The upper electrodes surround the solar main body layers that surround the rear electrode. The upper electrodes are formed on the solar main body layers formed on the opposing surfaces (211,212) of the rear electrode. The solar main body layer are formed by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) sputtering, Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD), Sol-Gel, solution liquid deposition, crystal growth, spray, paste or electroplating method.    USE - Solar cell of solar cell module for receiving sunlight and converting it into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - Increase power conversion efficiency of solar cell by forming upper electrodes on the solar main body layers formed on the opposing surfaces of the rear electrode. Improves performance of solar cell module by connecting container of solar cell module in parallel with the solar cells. Improves disposition flexibility of solar cell since it does not need to be installed outside of the building or house to receive sunlight. Installs condensing modules in multiple directions to increase power receiving efficiency of the solar cell module. Increases photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar cell module by the increase photon absorption efficiency of solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a manufacturing method for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of solar cell.    Solar cell (20)    Rear electrode (21)    Solar main body layers (22,23)    Upper electrodes (24,25)    Surfaces (211,212)
NOVELTY - Ferroelectric perovskite having a band gap, E(gap), of less than 2.5 eV, is claimed.    USE - The ferroelectric perovskite is useful as semiconducting ferroelectric absorber layer in photovoltaic device (such as solar cell) and photoelectric device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The ferroelectric perovskite: is ferroelectric up to at least 100 degrees C; enhances light absorption and carrier separation; is stable and robust with respect to changes in the environment; and provide the solar cells that are robust, efficient, ecologically friendly and inexpensive when compared to crystalline solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells or organic cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a compound comprising a solid solution of potassium niobate and barium nickel niobium oxide (BaNi(1/2)Nb(1/2)O(3- delta )), where delta is 0-1;    (2) a photovoltaic device comprising at least one solar absorbing layer, where the solar absorbing layer comprises a semiconducting ferroelectric layer;    (3) a heterojunction comprising a type II interface;    (4) a photovoltaic cell comprising the heterojunction;    (5) a bi-polar homojunction having an abrupt or gradual gradient in composition of a complex oxide ferroelectric;    (6) a solid solution of oxides comprising barium, niobium and at least one of potassium or sodium, and at least one of nickel, palladium or platinum;    (7) a photoelectric device comprising the solid solution of oxides; and    (8) a solar cell comprising either a heterojunction of n- and p-type semiconductors comprising an interface layer disposed between the n- and p-type semiconductors, where the interface layer comprises a semiconducting ferroelectric absorber layer capable of enhancing light absorption and carrier separation, or the bi-polar homojunction, or the solid solution of oxides.
NOVELTY - The electrostatic chuck has an aluminum chuck housing that is provided with an anodized top surface. A ceramic frame is provided around and bonded to the aluminum housing. The high voltage electrical contacts are electrically connected to the aluminum housing. A ceramic plate is bonded to bottom surface of the aluminum housing. The ceramic plate is integral with the ceramic frame forming a tub and the aluminum housing is bonded inside the tub. The top surface of the frame is flush with the anodized top surface. A base (620) is attached to bottom surface of the ceramic plate.    USE - Electrostatic chuck for supporting wafers in plasma processing chamber such as etch chamber, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) chamber, physical vapor deposition (PVD) chamber used for fabricating solar cells and integrated circuit (IC).    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing cost of the electrostatic chuck can be reduced, and high utilization rates without active cooling can be endured. The chuck can be used for fabricating multiple solar cells simultaneously thus providing high throughput. The electro static chuck housing is constructed using aluminum having sufficient thermal mass to control temperature rise of the chuck. The top surface of the aluminum housing is anodized to provide endurance to high utilization rates. The ceramic frame which is provided around the chucks housing protects the chuck from plasma corrosion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a plasma processing chamber; and    (2) a method for fabricating an electrostatic chuck.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the major portions of an electrostatic chuck and carrier.    Base (620)    Carrier (685)    Vertically-oriented wheel (690)    Rail (692)    Horizontally-oriented wheel (695)
NOVELTY - A slurry contains abrasive grain having average circularity of 0.9 or more.    USE - Slurry for wire saw used for cutting workpiece e.g. ingot, semiconductor wafer for solar cell, magnetic material and ceramics.    ADVANTAGE - The slurry having high abrasive grain concentration and desired viscosity is reliably and economically manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of slurry, which involves pulverizing (A) portion(s) of abrasive grain pulverized with roller mill or ball mill, with a jet mill, and mixing (C) resulting abrasive grains and a coolant.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart of manufacture of slurry. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Re-pulverization (A)    Measurement of circularity (B)    Mixing process (C)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a power supply unit for applying direct current voltage to a target (31). A magnet array body (5) includes a magnet group (52) arranged on a base body (51) provided at a rear surface of the target. Rod-shaped magnets having different polarities at opposite ends are formed in mesh shape and placed on a surface of the base body facing the target. Permeable core parts (71, 71a, 71b) are placed at intersection points of a mesh surrounded by ends of the rod-shaped magnets. End portions of the rod-shaped magnets that surround the core parts have same polarity.    USE - Magnetron sputtering apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor memory device. Can also be used for sputtering plastic, liquid crystal glass and a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The magnet array body is rotated about an axis eccentric from center of the base body, so that uniformity of distribution of deposition rate is improved, thus improving lifespan of the target and utilization efficiency of the target, and hence reducing manufacturing cost of the apparatus and enhancing productivity of the apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The mesh is formed in 2n-polygonal shape and square shape.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plan view of a magnet array body of a magnetron sputtering apparatus.    Magnet array body (5)    Target (31)    Base body (51)    Magnet group (52)    Permeable core parts (71, 71a, 71b)
NOVELTY - An aqueous alkaline solution is supplied on the surface of a silicon substrate, and surface of silicon substrate is anisotropically etched by wet etching process. The aqueous alkaline solution contains alkylamine having hydroxy group and compound having amino group and carboxyl group.    USE - Etching of silicon substrate during manufacture of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently etches the silicon substrate with high etching quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) etching liquid of silicon substrate; and    (2) manufacture of solar cell.
NOVELTY - The through-hole formation method involves forming a passivation layer (352) on a back surface of the substrate (350). The substrate has a first type of doping atom on a back surface and a second type of doping atom on a front surface. A series of laser pulses is provided to the passivation layer for a period between 500 picoseconds to 80 nanoseconds to form openings in the passivation layer. The first type of doping atom is boron. The passivation layer is an aluminum oxide layer.    USE - Back contact through-hole formation method for a passivation layer on a solar cell substrate, particularly for fabrication of back contact through-holes in a passivation layer on a back surface of photovoltaic cells.    ADVANTAGE - Enables formation of a high efficiency solar cell utilizing a laser patterning process to form openings in a passivation layer while maintaining good film properties of the passivation layer on a surface of a solar cell substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a passivation layer formed on a substrate after a laser patterning process with the method of forming an opening in a passivation layer on a solar cell substrate.    Front contacts (108)    Top surface of solar cell (120)    Substrate (350)    Passivation layer (352)    Solar cell (500)
NOVELTY - The formation method involves positioning a substrate (104) on a support (102) that includes posts (106). The back surface of substrate is exposed to a process gas to deposit a passivation layer (114) on the back surface of substrate. The terminal ends of the posts mask the deposition of passivation layer to define openings through the passivation layer. The substrate is removed from the support. A conductive material is deposited on the back surface of substrate over the passivation layer and in contact with the substrate at areas of the substrate defined by the openings.    USE - Passivation layer forming method for substrate. Can be used for rear-point-contact process on solar cell substrates e.g. for photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces number of process operations in forming solar cells by using a rear-point-contact process, which does not require a separate patterning and etching process of a passivation layer after deposition of the passivation layer on the back surface of a substrate. Increases processing throughput since an additional patterning and etching process is not required.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic sectional view of a chamber and a substrate during a passivation layer formation process.    Support (102)    Substrate (104)    Posts (106)    Process gas inlet (110)    Passivation layer (114)
NOVELTY - Surface of a substrate is treated to increase the roughness, and a back contact layer is formed on the treated surface.    USE - Formation of back contact layer on substrate configured thin film photovoltaic device e.g. copper indium gallium (sulfide) selenide solar cell, cadmium telluride solar cell and copper zinc tin (sulfide) selenide solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The back contact layer having high conductivity, ohmic contact to absorber layer, thermo-mechanical stability and chemical resistance is formed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view implementing combinatorial processing and evaluation of solar cell.    Material discovery stage (102)    Development stage (104)    Process integration stage (106)    Device qualification stage (108)    Pilot manufacturing stage (110)
NOVELTY - The system has a plasma processing chamber (130) coupled to a loading station (C) and receiving transportable electrostatic chucks (115) from the loading station. An unloading station (150) includes a chuck unloading station accepting the transportable electrostatic chucks from the processing chamber. An unloading transport mechanism (103) removes silicon wafers (158) from the electrostatic chucks and places the wafers on a conveyor (102). A chuck return module (131) transports the electrostatic chucks from the chuck unloading station to a chuck loading station.    USE - Physical vapor (PV) plasma system for processing or etching photo-voltaic solar cells and semiconductor polysilicon wafers in an integrated circuit industry.    ADVANTAGE - The system can achieve high level of process control and high throughput at low cost, so that wafer breakage does not require system shutdown, thus providing better plasma control and increasing transport speed and system reliability. The system allows a ceramic frame to be sealed by chucked wafer when the ceramic frame is slightly smaller than the chucked wafer, thus preventing plasma attack on edges of the chuck/ceramic frame. The system allows a valve to be closed and pressed on a conveyor belt when the conveyor belt stops conveyor belt's motion so as to separate environment inside high vacuum load lock from that of low vacuum load lock, thus minimizing gaps that the wafers have to traverse to minimize breakage of the system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for processing wafers.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a system for processing wafers.    Loading station (C)    Conveyor (102)    Unloading transport mechanism (103)    Transportable electrostatic chucks (115)    Plasma processing chamber (130)    Chuck return module (131)    Unloading station (150)    Silicon wafers (158)
NOVELTY - A solar cell comprises a first layer comprised of aluminum gallium indium phosphide, a second layer comprised of indium gallium arsenide, a third layer comprised of gallium antimonide, a fourth layer comprised of indium gallium antimonide, a first tunnel junction disposed between the first and second layers, a second tunnel junction disposed between the second and third layers, and a third tunnel junction disposed between the third and fourth layers.    USE - Solar cell i.e. quadruple-junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has high photon absorption and improved absorption of electromagnetic radiation over entire solar spectrum, and is inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a quadruple junction solar cell.
NOVELTY - The system has a deterioration degree estimation part (132) estimating deterioration degree of a battery module (110). Largest discharge capacity is extracted with a charge possible time from operation performance data. A charge sequence calculation part (133) computes the completion voltage of charge sequence and charging current based on capacity-voltage profile data according to deterioration degree. Electric charging control of the battery module is performed according to the completion voltage and the charging current.    USE - Battery system for portable apparatus e.g. mobile telephone and note book personal computer, mounting on an electric vehicle, a hybrid vehicle and a fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The system does not increase full charge and over discharge to the lithium ion battery, and suppresses advancing of deterioration, and performs electric charging control of the battery module according to the completion voltage and the charging current with long-term utilization rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a charge system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a battery system. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Battery module (110)    Calculating part (130)    Deterioration degree estimation part (132)    Charge sequence calculation part (133)    Charging and discharging indication part (134)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module has a lens which collects external lights, and another lens which brings together the collected light in a photovoltaic cell (4). A reflector reflects the light emitted from one lens to other lens. A condensing lens unit (1) is integrally formed with the lens and the reflector. A support substrate (2) supports the condensing lens unit by the adhesive agent (5). The reflector in the condensing lens unit is in contact with the adhesive agent. The photovoltaic cell is arranged at the surface side of the support substrate.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module can arrange the optical elements in the accurate position, when the several optical elements are used. The escape of the light from the side portion of the cell holder can be prevented. The cells can be fastened in the predetermined position, even if the softening arises in the acrylic adhesive layers, and thus the optical characteristics of the solar cell module is maintained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell module.    Condensing lens unit (1)    Support substrate (2)    Aluminum frame (3)    Photovoltaic cell (4)    Adhesive agent (5)
NOVELTY - The film laminated housing (1) has a protective film (3) that is attached to a surface of a glass film (2). The width direction dimension of protective film is smaller than the width direction dimension of glass film so that the ends (2a) of the width of glass film are protruded from the protective film. The bulge width of the glass film is provided to satisfy a specific expression representing gravitational acceleration, Young's-modulus of glass film, density of glass film, thickness of glass film, and thickness of protective film.    USE - Film laminated housing of glass substrate for use in flat panel display such as LCD and organic electroluminescent display. Can also be used in solar cell, touch panel and digital signage.    ADVANTAGE - The surface of the glass film can be protected efficiently. The mechanical polishing process and chemical process with respect to the end surface of the glass film can be performed efficiently without peeling of the protective film. The damage of the glass film can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing glass film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the film laminated housing.    Film laminated housing (1)    Glass film (2)    Ends of width of glass film (2a)    Center portion of glass film (2b)    Protective film (3)
NOVELTY - A sputtering target comprises 27.4-32 wt.% gallium, and remainder of copper including unavoidable gap. The area ratio of gap of surface parallel to solidification direction of 50 mu m or more is 0.05% or less with respect to gaps in sputtering target.    USE - Sputtering target is used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sputtering target does not have space defect of 50 mu m or less, and reduced in-plane concentration distribution difference.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of sputtering target.
NOVELTY - A two-component-type antifog additive contains liquid including (meth)acrylic-type polymer formed by polymerizing monomer component including silicon-containing monomer (I) and nitrogen-containing monomer (II). The (meth)acrylic-type polymer includes repeating unit (III), and has alkoxy silyl group (IV) at the terminal.    USE - Two-component-type antifog additive is used for anti-fogging base material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to glass of motor vehicle, mirror, solar cell panel, window glass or residence, packaging material for foodstuff, advanced medical instrument, artificial organ and liquid crystal display.    ADVANTAGE - The two-component-type additive has excellent anti-fog property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A two-component-type antifog additive contains (meth)acrylic-type polymer liquid formed by polymerizing monomer component including silicon-containing monomer of formula: H2C=C(-R1)-C(=O)-X-R2-Si(-R3)(-R5)-R4 (I), and nitrogen-containing monomer of formula: H2C=C(-R1)-C(=O)-X-R2-N+(-R6)(-R7)-R8-COO- (II). The (meth)acrylic-type polymer includes repeating unit of formula: -(C(-R11)(-C(=O)-O-R12)-CH2)- (III), and has alkoxy silyl group of formula: R14-Si(-R13)(-R15)-R16- (IV) at the terminal.    R1,R11=H or methyl;    R2=1-6C alkylene;    R3-R5,R13-R15=1-4C alkyl or 1-4C alkoxy, in which at least one of R3-R5 and R13-R15 are 1-4C alkoxy;    X=O or -NH-;    R6,R7=1-4C alkyl;    R8=1-4C alkylene;    R12=hydrophilic group;and    R16=1-12C alkylene.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for anti-fogging base material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of anti-fogging base material.    Base material (1)    Films (2,3)
NOVELTY - The glass roll (1) has a glass film (2) that is wound up on an outer periphery of a core (4) in a roll shape. The glass film and a protective film (3) are mutually non-bonded. The protective film is covered on a center portion (2b) of the glass film. The ends (2a) of the glass film are protruded from the protective film along width direction.    USE - Glass roll for glass film used as glass substrate for flat panel display such as LCD and organic electroluminescent display, solar cell, organic electroluminescent illumination device, touch panel and digital signage.    ADVANTAGE - The glass film can be effectively and easily manufactured, and the surface of a glass film can be reliably protecting using the protective film. The glass film can be conveyed stably without receiving to the influence of the glass film protruded from the protective film. Also the damage to the glass film can be avoided. Since the glass film and the protective film are mutually non-bonded, the glass film and the protective film can be separated easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing glass film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the glass roll.    Glass roll (1)    Glass film (2)    Ends of glass film (2a)    Center portion of center portion (2b)    Protective film (3)    Core (4)
NOVELTY - The transparent optical panel (100) has a main portion whose primary side end (104) is arranged on an active surface of a solar module. A secondary side end (102) of main portion is provided to receive sunlight. The surface structures (110,112) are arranged in secondary side end of main portion, to obtain non-uniform reflection of impinging sunlight towards the viewer. The surface structures are provided with grooves, ridges, recesses and protrusions. The width of grooves or ridges and diameter of recesses or protrusions are set in specific range.    USE - Transparent optical panel such as thermal solar collector and electrical photovoltaic panel for use as front panel of solar module (claimed) mounted on roof tile and brick wall of building.    ADVANTAGE - The image can be visible effectively to the viewer, since width of grooves or ridges and diameter of recesses or protrusions are set in specific range. The manufacturing cost of transparent optical panel can be reduced. The operating efficiency of solar module can be improved. The undesired scattering of impinging sunlight can be prevented by the smooth grooves, ridges, recesses and protrusions of surface structures. The outcoupling of light towards the solar module can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing transparent optical panel; and    (2) a method for equipping solar module on building.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the transparent optical panel.    Transparent optical panel (100)    Side end of main portion (102,104)    Image (106)    Subarea (108)    Surface structure (110,112)
NOVELTY - A selenium layer is formed using selenium target in the upper layer of copper-indium-gallium layer formed using laser scribing apparatus. A molybdenum layer is formed on the exposed portion of the substrate. The substrate is placed in a vacuum chamber and copper indium gallium selenide thin film solar cell is formed. The ratio of copper, indium and gallium is 0.7-0.75, 1.2-1.4 and 0.2-0.25, respectively.    USE - Manufacture of copper indium gallium selenide thin film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The copper indium gallium selenide thin film solar cell is manufactured with improved productivity.
NOVELTY - Process for extending the life of coolant fluids employed in heat exchanger systems which employs treating parts in a heat exchanger system which have, at least in part, a brazed metal surface which chemically and detrimentally interacts with additives in coolant fluids in the heat exchanger system, comprises contacting the metal surface with a phosphate-containing solution, which contains 0.005-30 g/l of phosphate ions and has a pH of 4-12, where the phosphate-containing solution passivates the metal surface for subsequent contact with the coolant fluids.    USE - The process is useful for extending the life of coolant fluids employed in heat exchanger systems including radiators, water pump, thermostats, engine head, cylinder liners, separator plates in fuel cells, and heater cores (claimed), where the heat exchanger systems are useful in fuel cell assemblies, appliances and engine applications including automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, aircrafts, trains, tractors, generators, compressors, and marine engine applications.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a phosphate-containing solution having a pH of 4-12 and containing 0.005-30 g/l of phosphate ions for treating parts in the heat exchanger system, where the phosphate ions in the phosphate-containing solution reduce chemical activity of the metal surface for subsequent contact with the coolant fluid.
NOVELTY - The method involves etching semiconductor substrate (15) using aqueous alkali solution (16) containing surfactant (17). The semiconductor substrate is made to immerse in the aqueous alkali solution. An electric field is produced by applying the voltage of 2.3-20 V during etching treatment, such that the electric filed is orthogonal to the etching surface of semiconductor substrate.    USE - Method for wet-etching semiconductor substrate such as silicon substrate for photovoltaic cell such as solar cell using alkaline etching liquid.    ADVANTAGE - Since the electric field produced during etching treatment is orthogonal to the etching surface of semiconductor substrate, the precise corrugations can be regularly formed on the semiconductor substrate. Hence the photoelectric conversion efficiency of photovoltaic cell is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of etching apparatus for wet-etching semiconductor substrate.    Anode (12)    Cathode (13)    Semiconductor substrate (15)    Aqueous alkali solution (16)    Surfactant (17)
NOVELTY - The film-forming apparatus (10) has processing chamber (12) that is accommodated with to-be-processed object (P). A primary nozzle (16b) is used to spray gas containing vapor deposition material and carrier gas for vapor-depositing film (56a,56b) on to-be-processed object. A secondary nozzle (18) is used to spray inert gas (G1) on film. A temperature regulator is used to adjust temperature of inert gas.    USE - Film-forming apparatus such as face-down type film-forming apparatus, linear source type film-forming apparatus and face-up type film-forming apparatus used for manufacturing electronic device such as semiconductor device, solar cell and optical device, of XYZ rectangular coordinate system.    ADVANTAGE - The surface of the film vapor-deposited on the surface of the to-be-processed object is easily adjusted to desired temperature by using the film-forming apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a film-forming method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the film-forming apparatus of the XYZ rectangular coordinate system.    Film-forming apparatus (10)    Processing chamber (12)    Primary nozzle (16b)    Secondary nozzle (18)    Vapor-depositing films (56a,56b)    Inert gas (G1)    To-be-processed object (P)
NOVELTY - A polybutylene-terephthalate-resin composition comprises polybutylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, core-shell-type elastomer and flame retardant. The core and shell in the core-shell-type elastomer is styrene butadiene-type rubber and alkyl (meth)acrylate, respectively. The content of core-shell-type elastomer is 5-20 %mass, with respect to total content of composition.    USE - Polybutylene-terephthalate-resin composition is used for resin molded product used as outdoor-type electricity component e.g. component for solar cell, outdoor breaker, outdoor switch, connector for electric vehicles and electronic component housing for electric vehicles (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The resin molded product formed using polybutylene-terephthalate-resin composition has excellent mechanical characteristics, flame resistance, weather resistance, heat resistance and impact resistance at room temperature or low temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for resin molded product, which is formed by molding the polybutylene-terephthalate-resin composition.
NOVELTY - A polybutylene terephthalate resin composition comprises polybutylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, core-shell type elastomer, and a flame retardant. The mass ratio of polybutylene terephthalate to polycarbonate is 6/4 or more and 9/1 or less. The content of the elastomer is 5 %mass or more and 20 %mass or less. The content of the flame retardant is 10 %mass or more and 15 %mass or less. The core-shell type elastomer contains glycidyl group-containing vinyl type copolymer or acrylic type rubber as core and vinyl polymer as shell.    USE - Polybutylene terephthalate resin composition used for resin molding e.g. outdoor type electricity components such as components of solar cells, outdoor breaker, outdoor switch, connector for electric vehicles and electronic component housing for electric vehicles (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polybutylene terephthalate resin composition has excellent flame retardance, weather resistance, heat resistance and low temperature and room temperature impact resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for resin molding formed by molding the polybutylene terephthalate resin composition.
NOVELTY - An active-energy ray curable resin composition comprises (meth)acrylate compound (A) having (meth)acryloyl group and polyester structural unit, and weight average molecular weight of 5000-30000, polyester resin (B) having acid value of 40-90 mg potassium hydroxide/g, and a polymerization initiator (D). The polyester structural unit is obtained by reacting aliphatic polyhydric alcohol, and aliphatic or aromatic polybasic acid. The polyester resin (B) is obtained by reacting aliphatic polyhydric alcohol and an aliphatic or an aromatic polybasic acid.    USE - Active-energy ray curable resin composition for adhesive agent used for forming laminated film (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to reflective film, antireflection film, anti-glare film, retardation film, polarizing film, brightness improving film, diffusion film, solar cell, liquid crystal display device, personal computer and solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The active-energy ray curable resin composition provides laminated film having excellent interlayer adhesive strength even under wet-heat conditions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for laminated film, which is formed by laminating the covering base material comprising adhesive agent containing the active energy ray curable resin composition on a film-covering base material. The coated base material or covering base material is poor-adhesive film.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming level difference in hard mask layer (12) formed in substrate (11). A resist layer is formed in the hard mask layer. A uniform pattern is formed in the resist layer. An anisotropic etching is performed in hard mask layer by setting the patterned resist layer as etching mask. The anisotropic etching is performed to substrate by setting patterned hard mask layer as etching mask. The region in which resist pattern is formed is made larger than region of level difference formed in the hard mask layer.    USE - Method of forming pattern using imprint mold. Uses include but are not limited to manufacturing process of semiconductor device, optical element, wiring circuit, hard disk, optical media, tip for assay, biochip, microneedle, biosensor, cell culture substrate, test probe, sample holding structure, display panel, solar cell, fuel cell, microchannel, microreactor and micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS).    ADVANTAGE - The region where resist pattern is formed is made larger than region of level difference formed in hard mask layer, so that portion of the substrate surface is exposed, fogging correction process becomes unnecessary and electrical charging of substrate can be suppressed, thus fine and uniform formation of the pattern can be ensured effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a pattern forming structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross sectional view illustrating the pattern forming process.    Substrate (11)    Hard mask layer (12)    Resist materials (13,16)    Resist pattern masks (14,17)    Hard mask material (15)
NOVELTY - A composite structure has a layer (y) laminated on a base material (x) and base material (x). The layer (y) contains reaction product formed by reacting metal oxide (A) and sulfur compound. The ratio of number-of-moles of metal atom of metal oxide (A) and number-of-moles of sulfur atom of sulfur compound is 0.6-4.    USE - Composite structure is used for packaging material for molded article e.g. vertical bag-filling seal bag, vacuum-packaging bag, pouch with spout, laminated tube container, infusion solution bag, cover material for container, paper container and vacuum-insulation material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to substrate film for liquid crystal display device, organic electroluminescent device, and electronic paper, integrated circuit tag, solar cell backsheet, sealing film for fuel cell, packaging material for foodstuffs, agrochemical and garments, and flexible film for electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The composite structure having excellent gas barrier property, acid resistance and external appearance is easily manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of composite structure.
NOVELTY - The solar cell comprises two semiconductor layers (100,200), three transparent conductive layers (300,500,600), a finger line (400), a metal line (700), and two line junction layers (450,750). The semiconductor layer comprises a silicon wafer, n-type silicon wafer or p-type silicon wafer. The former semiconductor layer has concavo-convex structure that is formed on surface of the latter semiconductor layer. The latter semiconductor layer is formed on upper side of the former semiconductor layer.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell comprises two semiconductor layers, three transparent conductive layers, a finger line, a metal line and two line junction layers, and thus increases collection efficiency of the electric charge and photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Semiconductor layers (100,200)    Transparent conductive layers (300,500,600)    Finger line (400)    Line junction layers (450,750)    Metal line (700)
NOVELTY - The light control apparatus (100) has a solar battery unit (110) receiving the sunlight and converting the optical energy into the electric power, a charge unit (120) that supplies the power source for charging the electric power and a light emitting diode controller (130) that controls illumination of the light radiating by light emitting diode. An optical fiber is arrayed and fixed according to the decoration line. The light is received from the light emitting diode controller. A solar controller is provided. The charge unit comprises a 3.7 Voltage lithium ion battery.    USE - Light control apparatus for use in the sunlight light emitting diode paper.    ADVANTAGE - Life maintenance cost is reduced. Inconvenience toward the construction of facilities of the lamp is prevented. It is environment-friendly. Lighting effect of the road bottom is enhanced against the night time. Maintenance and repair due to the frequent malfunction of the lamp is avoided. Logo and slogan, inducing sentence outlet, the warning sentence outlet and the direction phrase are provided during night time. Cost required to dismantle the lighting apparatus is prevented. Pedestrian street bottom surface is provided with the effect like the safety, conduction, visibility and direction indicator light.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a lamp control method for the sunlight light emitting diode paper of the electric lamp device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a light control apparatus. (Drawing includes a non-English language text).    Light control apparatus (100)    Solar battery unit (110)    Charge unit (120)    Light emitting diode controller (130)    Optical fiber array (140)
NOVELTY - Fabricating crystalline silicon ingot involves forming silicon melt (20) in crucible defining vertical direction (V); controlling thermal control parameter of the silicon melt such that multiple silicon crystal grains in silicon melt nucleate on an inner wall of a bottom of the crucible and grow along the vertical direction; and controlling the thermal control parameter continually until entirety of silicon melt solidifies to become crystalline silicon ingot that has a bottom with silicon crystal grain having first average crystal grain size of less than 12 mm.    USE - For fabricating a crystalline silicon ingot (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The crystalline silicon ingot is formed with reduction of an increasing rate of defects, and thus the crystalline silicon ingot has a better crystal quality. Also, subsequently-formed solar cells provide higher photo-electron conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for crystalline silicon ingot having a bottom and a vertical direction, comprising multiple silicon crystal grains growing along the vertical direction, where the bottom has a silicon crystal grain with a first average crystal grain size of less than 12 mm.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of method for fabricating a crystalline silicon ingot.    Directional solidification system crystal growth furnace (1)    Furnace body (10)    Inert gas duct (11)    Heat insulating cage (12)    Heater (14)    Crucible (16)    Silicon melt (20)    Vertical direction (V)
NOVELTY - The method involves irradiating ultrashort pulses of light on metal nanoparticles (40) coated onto a substrate (50) such as glass substrate, silicon wafer or organic film substrate, by ultrashort pulse laser such as femtosecond laser (11). A transparent thin macromolecular film (30) is arranged between objective lens (10) and nanoparticle. The focus of ultrashort pulses of light irradiated on metal nanoparticles is concentrated using emulsion oil (20) applied between lens and macromolecular film, such that sintering of nanoparticles is performed.    USE - Method for laser sintering of ultra-fine metal nanoparticles used in manufacture of optical product, solar cell, secondary battery, lighting device and display device.    ADVANTAGE - The sintered metal pattern of nano-size can be manufactured by a single process using the laser scan, so that the work efficiency can be improved. The heat affected zone of the laser can be minimized. The laser energy required for the sintering of the metal nanoparticle can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for apparatus for laser sintering of ultra-fine metal nanoparticles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the process for laser sintering of metal nanoparticles.    Objective lens (10)    Femtosecond laser (11)    Emulsion oil (20)    Macromolecular film (30)    Metal nanoparticles (40)    Substrate (50)
NOVELTY - Quartz furnace door comprises a quartz door body. The inner wall of the quartz door body is adhered with a layer of stable chemical properties under the condition of high temperature in the boron diffusion process. A thermal expansion and contraction coefficient of a protective film is less than the thermal expansion and contraction coefficient of the quartz door body material.    USE - The furnace door is useful for boron diffusion process (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The furnace door has strong stability under a high temperature condition; avoids the direct contact between the inner wall of the borosilicate glass and quartz door body; solves the problems of large stress of the inner wall of the quartz door due to strong thermal expansion and contraction phenomenon, and damaged quartz door; improves the service life; prolongs maintenance period; reduces the frequent trimming loss; saves manpower and material resources; improves the production efficiency and the production quality of the solar battery sheet to greatly reduce the solar battery chip production cost.
NOVELTY - The device has a temperature sensor fixed with an outlet of a liquid storage tank. An inner wall of the liquid storage tank is provided with a heat absorbing part. The heat absorbing part is fixed at a lower part of a working medium inlet. An upper part of the working medium inlet is provided with a working medium outlet. A heat sink/heat component outlet is connected with a pump inlet. A pump outlet is connected between the working medium inlet and a connecting pipe. The temperature sensor is utilized to control speed of an optical storage medium.    USE - Electrolyte temperature control device for a vanadium redox flow battery storage device.    ADVANTAGE - The device is simple and reasonable in structure, reliable to use and energy-saving, and ensures safety and improves stability.
NOVELTY - The system has a main body provided with a vanadium redox liquid supply end and an electric stack. The vanadium liquid supply end is located on the electric stack. The vanadium liquid supply end is provided with a positive liquid supply end and a negative liquid supply end. The electric stack is connected with a solvent recycling end.    USE - Passive vanadium battery safety power supply system.    ADVANTAGE - The system has high stability, and ensures safety and reliability of a main power supply station.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has base portion (1) which is provided with front zinc oxide layer (21) and back zinc oxide layer (22) whose thicknesses are set in range of 10-50nm. The front zinc oxide layer is provided on front amorphous silicon containing H layer (31). The back zinc oxide layer is provided on back amorphous silicon containing H layer (32). A back amorphous silicon containing H p-type layer (42) is deposited on aluminum oxide thin film layer (52). The front and back transparent conductive oxide (TCO) window opening layers (61,62) is coated with silver.    USE - Laminated silicon heterojunction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The light absorption effect of the solar cell is increased. The thickness and photo-induced attenuation effect of the amorphous silicon are reduced, so stability and battery efficiency of the solar cell can be improved effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the laminated silicon heterojunction solar cell.    Base portion (1)    Front zinc oxide layer (21)    Back zinc oxide layer (22)    Front amorphous silicon containing H layer (31)    Back amorphous silicon containing H layer (32)    Back amorphous silicon containing H p-type layer (42)    Aluminum oxide thin film layer (52)    Front TCO window opening layer (61)    Back TCO window opening layer (62)
NOVELTY - The distribution layer has an amorphous silicon photo-absorption layer (6) provided with an optical band gap width. A set of amorphous silicon light absorption sub-layer and a layer structure are provided to form a set of sub-cell in an amorphous silicon solar cell. A transparent glass substrate (2) is provided with a pump spectrum system (1) dividing sunlight into different wavelengths. A set of parts are projected to a sub-battery that is matched with wavelength of an incident light. A non-crystal material is doped with a doping element made of germanium, carbon, nitrogen, chlorine or Fluorine.    USE - Multi-absorbing layer transverse distribution layer for an amorphous silicon solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The distribution layer can enhance the solar spectrum utilization rate of the amorphous silicon solar battery. The distribution layer realizes the solar energy conversion efficiency, while reducing the light to fading effect. The distribution layer eliminates the influence of N-P type reverse.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a multi-absorbing layer transverse distribution layer.    Pump spectrum system (1)    Transparent glass substrate (2)    Transparent conductive film (3)    P-type semiconductor layer (4)    Buffer layer (5)    Amorphous silicon photo-absorption layer (6)
NOVELTY - The method involves using phosphorus oxychloride liquid source for etching silicon wafer, to form PN junction having uniform thickness. The etched silicon wafer is provided in quartz boat. The heating process and feeding process are carried out by using oxygen and nitrogen materials having desired flow rates.    USE - Diffusion method for producing SE junction in crystal silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the diffusion method for producing the SE junction in the crystal silicon solar cell is improved. The etching SE rear resistance uniformity is improved by using the diffusion method for producing the SE junction in the crystal silicon solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating the diffusion method for producing the SE junction in the crystal silicon solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging silicon chip in acidic or alkaline solution for cleaning silicon chip after etching silicon wafer provided in graphite boat. The hydrogen ion passivation process is carried out by putting silicon chip into tube-type plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) device, without introducing silane and ammonia gas having certain flow rate.    USE - Method for improving surface passivation of crystalline silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell is improved by using the method for improving surface passivation of the crystalline silicon solar battery. The efficiency of the method for improving surface passivation of the crystalline silicon solar battery is improved.
NOVELTY - A ternary catalyst contains nano platinum (Pt), iridium (Ir), and tin oxide (SnO2) and carbon (C) carrier.    USE - The catalyst is used as anode catalyst for direct ethanol fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Compared with other catalysts such as Pt/C and Pt-SnO2/C, the ethanol electrochemical oxidation reaction speed and reaction resistance are greatly increased, as well as the current density which is increased 6 times. Durability is also increased.
NOVELTY - Preparing middle hole of the high ratio surface active graphene, involves peeling off the graphite oxide graphene obtained with phosphoric acid solution impregnation, and then activated to obtain the middle hole of the high ratio surface active graphene through washing, filtering and drying.    USE - For preparing middle hole of the high ratio surface active graphene useful for super capacitor, fuel cell, nano-electronic device, high frequency circuit, sensor, electronic gene sequencing and reduce noise.    ADVANTAGE - The method has low production cost, simple technical steps, less production equipment corrosion; prepares graphene has high specific activity, good conductivity, good chemical stability and proper hole structure; and remarkably improves the capacitance and cycle performance of the capacitor.
NOVELTY - The device has multiple groups of film plating chambers formed with groups of key metal layers. The first group of film plating chambers is formed with a copper-indium-gallium nitride layer. The copper-indium-gallium nitride layer is utilized for forming a selenide layer in a copper-indium-gallium-selenide device body. The second group of film plating chambers is integrally connected to the third group of film plating chambers to form a zinc oxide layer. The selenide device body is connected with a copper indium gallium selenide film solar battery device body.    USE - Continuous production copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) film solar battery device.    ADVANTAGE - The device has high production efficiency, low production cost and high performance.
NOVELTY - The method involves performing etching process, diffusion process, wet etching process, film deposition process, screen printing process and sintering process. The silicon nitride anti-reflecting film is formed by depositing the plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition silicon nitride on the anti reflecting film in the main grid line position on the silicon wafer. The material of the shielding component is graphite.    USE - Method for preparing crystal silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The processing cost of the solar cell can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the shielding structure of the solar battery.    Cover strip (21)    Shielding frame (22)
NOVELTY - A slurry comprises bi-cellulose, organic solvent and mixed acid solution. The content of organic solvent in the slurry is 5-20 %mass. The mass ratio of bi-cellulose, organic solvent and mixed acid solution is 1:1-1:10.    USE - Slurry is used for removing solar battery film layer edge (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery processed using the slurry has excellent insulation effect and conversion efficiency, and reduced leakage current.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of slurry, which involves adding bi-cellulose to organic solvent, and further adding mixed acid solution; and    (2) solar battery film layer edge removing method.
NOVELTY - The p-type single crystal surface of silicon wafer is etched and ion implantation of phosphorus is carried out to form PN junction. The surface is annealed and an oxide layer is grown. A passivation and antireflection film is formed on N-type surface. The main grid and secondary grid position is cleaned using ion injection method for heavy doping and annealing. The surface is cleaned and protective film is removed. Back electrode is screen printed using silk screen printing device or electroplating method to form electrode, and sintered to obtain selective emitting electrode.    USE - Manufacture of selective emitting electrode of monocrystalline silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode having excellent flexibility and uniformity is manufactured under controlled reaction conditions, at low temperature, with excellent repeatability.
NOVELTY - A silicon wafer is immersed in hydrofluoric acid solution for 2-3 minutes and washed with deionized water. The cleaned wafer is subjected to etching. Hexafluorosilicic acid solution is added into silicon dioxide powder, and mixed with deionized water and boric acid powder to prepare silicon dioxide deposition solution. The pre-treated silicon wafer is immersed in the deposition solution at 20-80 degrees C and illuminated for 5-6 hours to form a layer of silicon dioxide film on the surface of the silicon wafer to form passivation film.    USE - Manufacture of surface passivation layer of single crystal silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The passivation layer improves the lifetime and open circuit voltage of the solar cell. The solar cell with improved photoelectric conversion efficiency is manufactured economically.
NOVELTY - Preparation of sulfur-doped titanium dioxide involves adding absolute ethanol (30-50ml), tetrabutyl titanate (8-12ml) as titanium source, and stirring to obtain solution; adding absolute ethanol (30-50ml) and thiourea as sulfur source; mixing the solutions and stirring with magnetic stirrer to obtain sol-like mixed system; decompressing sol for vapor removal of ethanol and water to obtain viscous liquid; putting the viscous liquid in air till liquid turns into powder; and calcining the powder, then cooling to room temperature to obtain sulfur-doped titanium dioxide photocatalyst powder.    USE - For environment purification of metal-oxide semiconductor used in manufacturing of solar energy material.    ADVANTAGE - The method is low in cost, saves consumption and is convenient to use. The sulfur-doped titanium dioxide provides features of controllable particle size and has good response to visible light, good catalytic activity, and good stability.
NOVELTY - A block copolymer consists of blocks (A, B). The block (A) contains polymer having functional group chosen from imide group and amide group, vinyl polymer having polyalkylene oxides grafted, vinyl polymer substituted by carboxy group or vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon polymer substituted by hydroxy group. The block (B) contains vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon polymer substituted by hydroxy group.    USE - Block copolymer for electrolyte.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the block copolymer.
NOVELTY - Preparing a solution of n-doped organic low molecular semiconductor with alkali metals, where the ionization potential of the alkali metal is lower than electron affinity of the semiconductor, comprises: (a) dissolving an organic semiconductor in an aprotic solvent; (b) adding the alkali metal or a solution of the alkali metal in a Solvent to the semiconductor solution; and (c) optionally separating or purifying the n-doped semiconductor solution under inert gas atmosphere.    USE - The process is useful for producing a solution of n-doped organic low molecular semiconductor, where the solution of n-doped organic low molecular semiconductor is useful for producing thin layers of the low molecular n-doped organic semiconductor material. The layer of low molecular n-doped organic semiconductor material is useful as a charge carrier transport or adaptation layer in organic solar cells, as an electron-injecting layer in organic LED, in organic photodetectors in thermoelectric generators, in organic laser or semiconductor material in organic FET (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process rapidly produces n-doped semiconductor layers without using an expensive vacuum engineering.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) producing thin layers of the low molecular n-doped organic semiconductor material comprising preparing the solution of n-doped organic low molecular semiconductor as above per se, and applying the solution on a substrate; and    (2) thin layer of the n-doped organic semiconductor material produced by the method.
NOVELTY - The formation involves delivering a semiconductor precursor gas from a gas source through a gas distribution showerhead to a processing region. A dopant precursor gas is delivered from the gas source through the gas distribution showerhead to the processing region. A VHF power is delivered to the gas distribution showerhead to generate plasma from the semiconductor precursor gas and dopant precursor gas to form a first layer on one or more substrates.    USE - Formation of semiconductor layer within plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus in manufacture of heterojunction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Enables performing very high frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (VHF-PECVD) of semiconductor thin-films having low process-induced damage and a high degree of uniformity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preferably, the dopant precursor gas is selected from a group consisting of phosphine, arsine, diborane, trimethylboron gas, and boron trifluoride.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic cross-sectional view of a heterojunction solar cell.    Heterojunction solar cell (150)    Crystalline silicon layer (160)    First interface layer (170)    Second interface layer (171)    Transparent conductive oxide layers (190,191)
NOVELTY - The device has a semiconductor nanohole superlattice superimposed on a portion of a surface of a planar substrate (102). The semiconductor nanohole superlattice comprises a set of sheets with an array of structural nanoholes characterized by band gaps or band gap ranges, where the sheets form edges. Leads (106, 108) comprise electrically conductive materials and form junctions i.e. schottky barriers, with the edges. Metal protective coating covers a surface of each lead. An optically transparent insulator (2012-1) overlays the semiconductor nanohole superlattice.    USE - Electrical device e.g. LED (claimed) such as multiple-band gap LED, for emitting white light in response to external current or battery, a multiple-band gap photovoltaic device and a multiple-band gap photodetector for converting incident light into detectable signals. Can also be used for a photovoltaic solar cell for converting light into power.    ADVANTAGE - The device utilizes same or similar semiconducting material to construct a set of nanoribbons that have band gaps, so that lattice constant matching is eliminated, thus simplifying fabrication process, and hence improving efficiency and reducing manufacturing cost of the device. The device is designed such that the band gaps for the nanoribbons are achieved by controlling or modifying nanoribbon width, thickness and an edge state or doping parameter. The device applies the coating on a lead to protect the lead from oxidation or corrosion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a nanohole superlattice device.    Planar substrate (102)    Leads (106, 108)    Nanoribbons (110-1-110-3)    Elements (116-1-116-3, 118-1-118-3)    Optically transparent insulators (2012-1-2012-2)
NOVELTY - The III-nitride based device (600) has III-nitride layers overlying a semi-polar or non-polar gallium-nitride substrate, and one or more III-nitride device layers provided above, below, and above and below the III-nitride layers. The III-nitride layers include a defected layer, a blocking layer and an active region (610). The blocking layer is between the active region and defected layer. The blocking layer has a larger band gap than the surrounding layers to prevent carriers from escaping the active region to the defected layer.    USE - III-nitride based device used in optoelectronic and electronic devices. Can be used as aluminum-indium-boron-gallium nitride based device in e.g. laser diodes, LEDs, solar cells, transistors such as high electron mobility transistors.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a hole blocking layer (HBL) for preventing hole overflow and non-radiative recombination at defects outside the active region. Ensures that the thickness of the blocking layer can be optimized to prevent carriers from overflowing and reaching the defective layer, without being so thick as to introduce additional defects or impair carrier injection. Ensures that the tensile strain in the HBL acts to reduce the excess compressive stress, and prevent defect formation in the active region.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the nonpolar or semipolar III-nitride based optoelectronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic cross-sectional view of the laser structure with misfit dislocations (MD) formation at the negative-type or n-type indium-gallium nitride/gallium-nitride and positive-type or p-type gallium-nitride/indium-gallium nitride interface.    III-nitride based device (600)    Gallium-nitride layers (602,616)    Indium-gallium-nitride layers (604,614)    Active region (610)    Lower relaxation interface (618)    Upper relaxation interface (620)
NOVELTY - Support for gold catalyst of the formula: CeO2-MOx/Al2O3, where the support comprises 60-90% w/w of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and 10-40% w/w of cerium oxide (CeO2) and MOx.    USE - The support, catalyst and process are useful for the reaction of water gas shift. Also, the catalyst is useful in fuel processors connected to the fuel cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The gold catalyst is environment friendly, highly efficient, and versatile.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Support for gold catalyst of the formula: CeO2-MOx/Al2O3, where the support comprises 60-90% w/w of aluminum oxide (Al2O3), and 10-40% w/w of cerium oxide (CeO2) and MOx.    M=Fe, Zn, Co, Ni, Zr or mixture of them.    c INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) gold catalyst comprising a carrier; and    (2) a process for gas shift reaction where water using a gold catalyst.
NOVELTY - Ammonia as fuel source is introduced into a reactor and ammonia is reacted with metal and/or metal-containing compound, to form intermediate and optionally hydrogen. The obtained intermediate is decomposed, to form hydrogen and to regenerate the metal and/or metal-containing compound, hydrogen is removed, and resultant regenerated metal and/or metal-containing compound is reacted with further ammonia. Thus, the hydrogen is produced.    USE - Production of hydrogen used in vehicle, prime mover, combustion engine and fuel cell (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to street lighting, traffic light, backup power supply for hospital and data centre, boilers, oven, refrigerator, washing machine, dishwasher, lighting and computer.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical and effective production of hydrogen.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) apparatus; and    (2) vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the hydrogen production process.
NOVELTY - A nanostructure comprises ordered stacked sheets comprising: at least one first sheet of an inorganic layered compound; and at least one second sheet of an inorganic layered compound, where the stacked first and second sheets have mismatched lattice structure.    USE - As nanostructure selected from a nanotube, nanoscroll and/or a nanocage, used in an article selected from a transistor, solar cell, an electrode, or a photo-catalyst (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process produces nanostructures in large amounts using a variety of metallic catalysts, and the nanostructure produced has ordered superstructure with precise stoichiometry.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nanostructure comprises ordered stacked sheets comprising: at least one first sheet of an inorganic layered compound of general formula M'X'n; and at least one second sheet of an inorganic layered compound of formula M''X'm, where the stacked first and second sheets have mismatched lattice structure.    M' and M''=Sn, In, Ga, Bi, Ta, W, Mo, V, Zr, Hf, Pt, Re, Nb, Ti and Ru;    X'=S, Se or Te;    n and m=1 or 2.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a process for the preparation of a nanostructure comprising multiple ordered stacked sheets, involving: a) providing at least one inorganic compound selected from M'X'n and M''X'm; b) vaporizing the inorganic compound in the presence of at least one first catalyst at a vaporizing temperature (Ta1); c) maintaining the vaporized inorganic compound in a temperature gradient formed between a hot zone of temperature Ta1 and a cold zone of temperature Tb1, thus forming the nanostructure in the cold zone.
NOVELTY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery (100) has positive electrode and negative electrode. Positive electrode has positive electrode active material layer containing positive electrode active material as main component. Negative electrode has negative electrode active material layer containing negative electrode active material as main component. Ratio of linseed oil absorption amount (B) (mL/100 g) of the negative electrode active material with respect to dibutyl phthalate oil absorption amount (A) (mL/100 g) of positive electrode active material is 1.27-1.79.    USE - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is used for vehicle (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle, personal computer and portable terminal.    ADVANTAGE - The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has favorable charging/discharging characteristics.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the secondary battery.    Battery case (10)    Cover component (14)    External positive electrode current collection terminal (38)    External negative electrode current collection terminal (48)    Secondary battery (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a thin film on a silicon substrate (300), where the thin film includes metal with higher electronegativity than silicon and a set of openings is formed by a gas phase method. The silicon substrate is soaked in hydrofluoric acid with an oxidizer. The silicon substrate is soaked in aqueous solution of ammonia containing an oxidizer, where alloy includes the metal or oxide including the metal and the thin film is simple substance of the metal and formed of silver or silver alloy.    USE - Method for manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device i.e. solar cell device, in a light-receiving surface of a silicon substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables processing the silicon substrate that reduces reflectance of a surface of the silicon substrate in a possible and efficient manner. The method enables manufacturing the photoelectric conversion device in the light-receiving surface of the silicon substrate in an efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a structure for manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device.    Silicon substrate (300)    Insulating layers (321, 322)    Electrodes (370, 390)
NOVELTY - The substrate processing apparatus (1) comprises a chamber (2) and a substrate holding unit (3). The chamber has an interior space (S1). A substrate (W) is maintained within the chamber by the holding unit. The substrate to the circumference of a rotation axis (A1) is rotated by a substrate rotation unit that intersects a main surface center unit of the substrate maintained at the holding unit. The main surface of the substrate is opposed by an opposing element (4) arranged in the chamber. An inert gas is supplied by a gas supply unit (5) between the opposing element and the substrate.    USE - Apparatus for processing substrate for for use in liquid crystal display devices, field emission display, optical disks, magnetic disks, magneto optical disk and the solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Etching amount of the substrate throughout surface Inside is reduced by processing apparatus to avoid the deterioration of the quality of the device created from the substrate. Consumption of an inert gas is reduced by atmosphere substitution process on a substrate in a short time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a substrate processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a substrate processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Substrate processing apparatus (1)    Chamber (2)    Substrate holding unit (3)    Opposing element (4)    Gas supply unit (5)    Rotation axis (A1)    Space (S1)    Substrate (W)
NOVELTY - A sputtering target comprises copper-gallium alloy having gallium content of 27-30 wt.%, and is formed in to cylindrical shape by melt casting.    USE - Sputtering target is used for manufacture of copper-indium-gallium selenide solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sputtering target is economically manufactured with high yield and quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of sputtering target.
NOVELTY - The method involves growing (S301) a gallium nitride (GaN) substrate on a growth substrate. The growth substrate is made of sapphire substrate and aluminum nitride substrate. The growth substrate and gallium nitride substrate are separated (S302). A stress concentration layer is etched to the predetermined depth from the surface of the separated gallium nitride substrate.    USE - Method for manufacturing semiconductor substrate structure used in light emitting device, solar cell, optical sensor including light receiving element and transistor, power device, electronic device including LED and laser diode.    ADVANTAGE - The high quality of the semiconductor substrate structure can be obtained, by reducing the bending of the gallium nitride substrate while separating from the sapphire substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the manufacturing process of the semiconductor substrate structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for growing gallium nitride substrate on growth substrate (S301)    Step for separating growth substrate and gallium nitride substrate (S302)
NOVELTY - Preparing a flat carbon based nanostructured material, comprises: subjecting a particulate graphite to a mechanical attrition treatment in the presence of an alkaline reactant or a mixture comprising the alkaline reactant; exposing the graphite particles to an intercalating solvent to cause the solvent to penetrate between carbon layers of the graphite; and delivering an ultrasonic energy into a dispersion of the graphite particles for a period of time to form the nanostructured material.    USE - The process is useful for preparing a flat carbon based nanostructured material (claimed) preferably foliated, fine graphite particles that are useful for electrochemical applications in batteries and fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The process provides uniform foliated fine graphite particles with: small thickness (4-20 nm), high aspect ratio, tending not to cohere, and being uniform in shape; and excellent properties such as high chemical compatibility with plastic matrices, and high electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the flat carbon based nanostructured material obtained by the process.
NOVELTY - A polyimide film is manufactured by casting solvent solution of polyimide precursor (A) on support body, removing solvent in solution, peeling from support body as self-supportive film, and heating and imidating self-supportive film. Solvent containing polyimide precursor (B) is interposed between solvent solutions of support body and polyimide precursor (A) by coating or spraying and casting. Coating method is tie-coat method, gravure coat method, spin coat method, silk-screen-printing method, dip-coating method, spray-coating method, bar-coat method, or knife-coat method.    USE - Manufacture of polyimide film for base materials used as substrates for electronic/electrical devices, object for LCDs, object for organic electroluminescence displays, object for electronic paper, solar cells, and tape base materials.    ADVANTAGE - Productivity of thin film is improved, and tear and crack are suppressed from surface-modified film during production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyimide film is manufactured by casting solvent solution of polyimide precursor (A) on support body, removing solvent in solution, peeling from support body as self-supportive film, and heating and imidating self-supportive film. Solvent containing polyimide precursor (B) is interposed between solvent solutions of support body and polyimide precursor (A) by coating or spraying and casting. Coating method is tie-coat method, gravure coat method, spin coat method, silk-screen-printing method, dip-coating method, spray-coating method, bar-coat method, knife-coat method, roll-coating method, blade-coat method, die-coat method, sponge, or cloth.
NOVELTY - A transparent composite comprises zirconia particles, halogen element, alkali metal and nitrogen, and is formed by dispersing zirconia particles in resin. The zirconia particles have average primary particle size of 1-20 nm, and mean dispersion particle size of 1-30 nm. The content of a halogen element is 6000 ppm or less with respect to total content of zirconia. The content of alkali metal and each nitrogen is 200 ppm or less, with respect to total content of zirconia. The sum total content of alkali metal and nitrogen is 400 ppm or less, with respect to the mass of the zirconia.    USE - Transparent composite. Uses include but are not limited to sealing material of light-emitting diode, substrate for liquid crystal display device, substrate for organic electroluminescence display, substrate for color filter, touch panel substrate, substrate for solar cell, transparent plate, optical lens, optical element, optical waveguide, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent composite has high refractive index, excellent transparency, mechanical characteristics, and suppressed coloring.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A transparent composite comprises zirconia particles, halogen element, alkali metal and nitrogen, and is formed by dispersing zirconia particles in resin. The zirconia particles have average primary particle size of 1-20 nm, and mean dispersion particle size of 1-30 nm. The content of a halogen element is 6000 ppm or less with respect to total content of zirconia. The content of alkali metal and each nitrogen is 200 ppm or less, with respect to total content of zirconia. The sum total content of alkali metal and nitrogen is 400 ppm or less, with respect to the mass of the zirconia. The content of the zirconia particles is 1-80 %mass. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of transparent composite.
NOVELTY - A polyester polycarbodiimide copolymer comprises polyester segment (A) having number average molecular weight of 5000-30000, and polycarbodiimide segment (B) containing chemical structure connected by the urethane bond and having number average molecular weight of 5500-50000.    USE - Polyester polycarbodiimide copolymer is used for resin composition for product for adhesive agents, coating and coating materials (all claimed) for building material and solar-cell panel material.    ADVANTAGE - The resin composition formed using the polyester polycarbodiimide copolymer has excellent hydrolysis resistance, workability, heat-and-moisture resistance, adhesiveness, ultraviolet-ray resistance and folding process property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for resin composition, which contains polyester polycarbodiimide copolymer and polyisocyanate compound.
NOVELTY - A polyethylene terephthalate composition comprises 1-3 mol/t alkali-metal element, 3-15 mol/t elemental calcium, 1.5-5 mol/t elemental phosphorus and mol/t carboxylic acid terminal group. The intrinsic viscosity of the polyethylene terephthalate composition is 0.7-0.9 dl/g or less. The rate of cyclic trimer in the polyethylene terephthalate composition is more than 0.025 wt.%/minute.    USE - Polyethylene terephthalate composition is used for electrical material for capacitor, magnetic material, packaging application and film for solar cell, metal lamination and electric insulation.    ADVANTAGE - The film obtained by the polyethylene terephthalate composition has excellent hydrolysis resistance, and ductility.
NOVELTY - Electroplating of galvanic emitter contact involves using nickel and/or cobalt electrolyte composition. The nickel and/or cobalt electrolyte composition is fluoride-containing nickel and/or cobalt electrolyte composition.    USE - Electroplating of galvanic emitter contact used for silicon-based wafer for solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides galvanic emitter contact. The solar cell formed using the galvanic emitter contact has high efficiency and high series resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar cell;    (2) fluoride-containing nickel and/or cobalt electrolyte composition;    (3) fluoride-containing nickel electrolyte composition;    (4) fluoride-containing cobalt electrolyte composition; and    (5) usage of electrolyte composition.
NOVELTY - Adhesive comprises: at least one copolymer containing at least one isobutylene or butylene as comonomer type and at least one comonomer type having a softening temperature of greater than 40 degrees C, when it is a hypothetical homopolymer; at least one type of at least partly-hydrogenated adhesive resin; at least one type of a reactive resin based on acrylate or methacrylate with a softening temperature of less than 40 degrees C, preferably less than 20 degrees C; and at least one type of a photoinitiator for initiating a radical curing.    USE - The adhesive is useful for encapsulating electronic device against permeability. The adhesive or adhesive band formed by adhering one or both sides by the adhesive is useful for encapsulating (opto)electronic devices (all claimed) e.g. organic or polymer LED, electrical luminescence lamps, organic solar cells, inorganic solar Cells, organic field-effect transistors, organic laser diodes and organic or inorganic sensors.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive exhibits low permeability against oxygen and water vapor, good sealing properties, high shearing and peeling strength, chemical and aging resistance, transparency, flexibility, processability, and ductility; and provides (opto)electronic device with high service life.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) an electronic device comprising an electronic structure (3), preferably an organic electronic structure, and the adhesive, where the electronic structure is at least partly encapsulated by the adhesive; and    (2) the adhesive or adhesive band (5) formed by adhering one or both sides by the adhesive is useful for encapsulating (opto)electronic devices (1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of a first (opto)electronic device.    (Opto)electronic device (1)    Substrate (2)    Electronic structure (3)    Cover (4)    Adhesive band. (5)
NOVELTY - A laminated gas-barrier film has film (7) including metal oxide layer (2) provided on base film (1), aromatic crosslinked resin adhesive bond layer (8) containing 1-20 wt.% zeolite (3), and film (9) having metal oxide layer (5) provided on base film (6). The layer (8) is provided towards the metal oxide layers of films (7) and (9).    USE - Laminated gas-barrier film is used for electronic paper, organic electroluminescent element, solar cell and exterior film of vacuum heat insulating material.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated gas-barrier film high gas barrier performance and suppressed generation or bubbles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of laminated gas-barrier film.    Base films (1,6)    Metal oxide layers (2,5)    Zeolite (3)    Aromatic crosslinked resin (4)    Films (7,9)    Adhesive bond layer (8)
NOVELTY - A semiconductor element has tungsten disulfide. The semiconductor element has semiconducting properties.    USE - Semiconductor element e.g. transistor for electronic component and electric equipment e.g. liquid crystal display element, panel for organic electroluminescent displays, solar cell and light emitting diode element.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell comprising semiconductor has improved electric power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) sputtering target;    (2) transistor;    (3) manufacture of sintered compact;    (4) manufacture of transistor;    (5) electronic component or electric equipment ;    (6) liquid crystal display element;    (7) panel for organic electroluminescent displays;    (8) solar cell;    (9) semiconductor element; and    (10) light emitting diode element.
NOVELTY - The method involves cutting out (S01) semiconductor wafer by cutting off crystalline ingot formed on wafer surface by core wire used to carry out dispersion fixation of abrasive grain, by using fixed abrasive system. A damage layer is formed (S03) in surface of semiconductor wafer by injecting slurry of liquid and abrasive grain with respect to single side of semiconductor wafer, after cutting semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer is dried (S04), after forming damage layer.    USE - Manufacturing method of semiconductor wafer (claimed) such as polycrystal silicon wafer for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing cost of the semiconductor wafer for the solar cells is reduced. The generation of the crack at time of cutting the semiconductor wafer is prevented. The formation of the uniform texture of the semiconductor wafer is attained even if the etching process is performed by the acid, such that the surface reflectance of the solar cell is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a semiconductor wafer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the manufacturing process of the semiconductor wafer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for cutting out semiconductor wafer by cutting off crystalline ingot formed on surface by core wire (S01)    Step for peeling cut-out semiconductor wafer (S02)    Step for forming damage layer in surface of semiconductor wafer (S03)    Step for drying semiconductor wafer (S04)
NOVELTY - A metal substrate with insulating layer has a porous insulation oxide film (20) formed by anodic oxidation on a metal substrate (10) and having hydrophobically treated surface.    USE - Metal substrate with insulating layer for photoelectric conversion element e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The metal substrate with insulating layer has excellent electric insulation property, and excellent tolerance with respect to stress or crack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the partial schematic view of substrate with insulating layer.    Metal substrate (10)    Porous insulation oxide film (20)
NOVELTY - Fluorescent particles comprise polymer of metal complex of silicon compound in which ligand contains rare-earth metal complex having polymerizable functional group, or polymer of metal complex in which ligand containing rare-earth metal complex having metal alkoxide, or copolymer of hydrolytic condensation with alcohol with functional group.    USE - Fluorescent particles. Uses include but are not limited to nuclear magnetic resonance shift reagent, fluorescent probe, fluorescent label agent and solar cell module material.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorescent particles have excellent luminous efficiency and durability, and high light intensity emitted by light scattering at the time of ultraviolet irradiation.
NOVELTY - Purification of atom-encapsulated fullerene involves heating and sublimating atom-encapsulated fullerene cation salt containing atom-encapsulated fullerene cation bonded with anion, in a vacuum vessel, depositing thin film on deposition substrate, separating atom-encapsulated fullerene cation and anion using difference sublimation temperature of the cation and the anion, and concentrating atom-encapsulated fullerene in the thin film.    USE - Purification of atom-encapsulated fullerene used for forming thin film (claimed) for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient purification of atom-encapsulated fullerene with high purity and excellent processing capacity, by simple method.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing (S12) and coating (S14) the electroconductive intermediate layer composition to a collector in layered form. The positive electrode active material layer composition is prepared (S22) and coated (S24) to electroconductive intermediate layer in layered form. The positive electrode active material layer composition and electroconductive intermediate layer composition are dried (S16,S26). The composition for electroconductive intermediate layer is included with thermoplastic polymer with the average molecular weights of 630,000-1 million.    USE - Manufacturing method of electrode (claimed) for secondary battery e.g. lithium secondary battery used for personal computer, portable terminal or vehicle such as motor vehicle, hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle or fuel cell vehicle. Can also be used in nickel-hydrogen battery.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode for secondary battery can be manufactured with multilayer structure, and thus, the drying time can be shortened.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electrode for secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the manufacturing process of the electrode. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for preparing the composition for electroconductive intermediate layer (S12)    Step for coating the composition for electroconductive intermediate layer (S14)    Step for drying the composition for electroconductive intermediate layer (S16)    Step for preparing the composition for positive electrode active material (S22)    Step for coating the composition for positive electrode active material layer (S24)    Step for drying the composition for positive electrode active material layer (S26)
NOVELTY - The lithium secondary battery (100) has a positive electrode that is equipped with positive electrode collector. A positive electrode compound material layer is formed on the positive electrode collector. The positive electrode compound material layer is provided with positive electrode active material and the polyvinylidene fluoride as a binder. The mass ratio of lithium secondary battery is 0.42 or more and 0.56 or les.    USE - Lithium secondary battery used as drive power supply of vehicle (claimed) such as plug-in hybrid motor vehicle (PHV), hybrid vehicle (HV), electric vehicle (EV) and fuel cell electric vehicle (FCV).    ADVANTAGE - The lithium secondary battery having high energy density can be manufactured efficiently. The performance of the lithium secondary battery can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of lithium secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the assembled battery.    Positive electrode terminal (70)    Negative electrode terminal (72)    Lithium secondary battery (100)    Cooling plate (110)    End plate (120)
NOVELTY - Electroconductive particles contain a catalyst which accelerates fuel cell reaction, and base particles having electroconductivity which supports the catalyst on outer surface. The base particles have a bulky group with fluorine atom at terminal.    USE - Electroconductive particles are used for catalyst ink for catalyst electrode of fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive particles have excellent dispersibility with respect to catalyst electrode, and suppressed generation of crack and aggregation. The fuel cell comprising the electroconductive particles has excellent electric power generation characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) catalyst ink, which contains electroconductive particles and an ionomer;    (2) fuel cell (100); and    (3) manufacture of electroconductive particles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the fuel cell.    Electrolytic membrane (1)    Electrodes (2,3)    Membrane electrode assembly (5)    Separators (7,8)    Fuel cell (100)
NOVELTY - Electroconductive composition comprises electroconductive particles (A), solder powder (B) and solvent (C). 25-100 %Mass of the electroconductive particles (A) are in form of silver coat metal powder (a). The content of the solder powder (B) is 1-100 parts mass with respect to 100 parts mass of electroconductive particles (A).    USE - Electroconductive composition is used for photovoltaic cell for solar-cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film of composition has favorable solder adhesiveness and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photovoltaic cell (10), which has surface electrode, semiconductor substrate and back surface electrode at side of light-receiving surface. The surface electrode and/or back surface electrode are formed using the electroconductive composition; and    (2) solar-cell module, in which photovoltaic cells are joined in series using interconnector whose surface is covered with solder.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the photovoltaic cell containing the composition.    Surface electrode (1)    Anti-reflective film (2)    N-layer (3)    P-layer (5)    Photovoltaic cell (10)
NOVELTY - A charge-transporting polyester resin (I) is new.    USE - New charge-transporting polyester resin is used for charge-transporting polyester resin solution for electrophotographic photoreceptor and photoelectric conversion device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescent element, organic solar cell, organic transistor and image forming apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The charge-transporting polyester resin has excellent electric property, machine tolerance, solvent resistance and hole transportability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A charge-transporting polyester resin of formula: -(O-T-A-T-O-C(=O)-CH2-C(=CH2)-C(=O)n)- (I) is new.    A=charge transporting divalent organic group;    T=1-10C linear or branched bivalent hydrocarbyl;and    n=5-5000.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) charge-transporting polyester resin solution;    (2) photoelectric conversion device, which has film containing charge-transporting polyester resin (I) and polyester crosslinked polymer of formula (II); and    (3) electrophotographic photoreceptor.
NOVELTY - The electrochemical cell has a negative electrode (3) that is arranged opposite way with respect to a positive electrode (2). The negative electrode and positive electrode are immersed in the electrolyte solution. The positive electrode and/or the negative electrode are equipped with one side of tab for current collection (11a,11b), so that slit shaped penetration section is formed toward the tab for current collection, and penetrated in thickness direction of coating layer (9a,9b) formed in electrode.    USE - Electrochemical cell used for electrochemical capacitor such as hybrid capacitor and electrical double layer capacitor, and secondary battery such as lithium ion battery mounted in vehicle such as fuel cell vehicle, hybrid vehicle and motor vehicle. Can also be used in notebook personal computer and mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The gas emitted by oxidative decomposition of electrolytic solution can be removed by using penetration section without electron circumventing the penetration section in electrode, so that the output characteristic of the hybrid capacitor can be improved and internal resistance can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of the hybrid capacitor.    Positive electrode (2)    Negative electrode (3)    Coating layers (9a,9b)    Penetration section (10)    Tab for current collection (11a,11b)
NOVELTY - A contact layer (2) which consists of silicon oxycarbide (I) is formed on surface(s) of a plastic film (1) by plasma chemical vapor deposition using organic silane-type monomer gas. A gas-barrier layer (3) is formed on the surface of the contact layer, to obtain gas-barrier film. The contact layer is formed using contact layer-formation unit which applied downstream from the upstream of the plastic film, and reducing flow volume of the silane-type monomer gas.    USE - Manufacture of gas-barrier film used for packing solar cell, foodstuff and pharmaceutical, and backsheet of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides gas-barrier film having high adhesiveness with respect to base material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A contact layer which consists of silicon oxycarbide of formula: SiOxCy (I) is formed on surface(s) of a plastic film by plasma chemical vapor deposition using organic silane-type monomer gas. A gas-barrier layer is formed on the surface of the contact layer, to obtain gas-barrier film. The contact layer is formed using contact layer-formation unit which applied downstream from the upstream of the plastic film, and reducing flow volume of the silane-type monomer gas.    x=0.5-2.2;and    y=0.2-1.2.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic cross-sectional view of barrier film.    Plastic film (1)    Contact layer (2)    Gas-barrier layer (3)    Protective layer (4)
NOVELTY - A barrier film (10) is equipped with gas-barrier layer (2) and ion-barrier layer (3) having inorganic skeleton on a base material (1). The gas-barrier layer is a layer formed by irradiating and modifying vacuum-ultraviolet light with respect to the coating film containing polysilazane. The ion-barrier layer is a layer formed by the irradiating and modifying vacuum-ultraviolet light with respect to the coating film containing polysiloxane.    USE - Barrier film is used for solar cell, organic electroluminescent element and liquid crystal display element for liquid crystal display panel.    ADVANTAGE - The barrier film has excellent barrier property, durability, ion-elution prevention property and sealing effect of the electronic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of barrier film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the barrier film.    Base material (1)    Gas-barrier layer (2)    Ion-barrier layer (3)    Barrier film (10)
NOVELTY - A polycrystalline silicon-manufacturing apparatus has power supply (15) for supplying electricity to silicon core wire (12), and bypass circuit (17) which supplies electric power from power supply to primary wire of n pairs of silicon core wires such that m number of wires are switched in serial connection state with power-supplied wire, where n is 2 or more and m is integer which is less than n. The apparatus deposits polycrystalline silicon by supplying source gas to surface of n pairs of electroheated torii gateway-type silicon core wires.    USE - Apparatus is used for manufacturing polycrystalline silicon (claimed) used as raw material for single crystal silicon for semiconductor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polycrystalline silicon is manufactured using the apparatus, with reduced electricity supply damage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of polycrystalline silicon, which involves sequentially preheating n pairs of silicon core wire from primary silicon core wire by supplying electricity, electroheating silicon core wire at predetermined temperature, supplying source gas and depositing polycrystalline silicon on surface of n pairs of silicon core wires.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the reactor of the apparatus.    Silicon core wire (12)    Heater (13)    Power supply (15)    Switch (16)    Bypass circuit (17)
NOVELTY - Silicon nitride powder has particle size distribution D50 of 1.6-3 mu m, D90 of 3.9-14 mu m, and D100 of 11-68 mu m.    USE - Silicon nitride powder for mold release agents (claimed) used for crucible used in manufacture of polycrystalline silicon ingot for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Diffusion of impurity from a mold release agent can be suppressed, and polycrystalline silicon ingot with small amount of impurity can be manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of silicon nitride powder which involves performing direct nitridation process and pulverization process using vibration mill or jet mill.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photograph illustrating crucible inner wall using the silicon nitride powder and silicon ingot surface.
NOVELTY - A silicon sludge is mixed with calcium hydroxide and iron powder. Water glass and starch are mixed with mixed silicon sludge. The mixed silicon sludge is molded by compressing. The molded component is dried using dryer under vacuum or inert gas atmosphere, to obtain molded silicon deoxidizer.    USE - Manufacture of molded silicon deoxidizer used for semiconductor and solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of molded silicon deoxidizer, without environmental pollution.
NOVELTY - A polycrystalline silicon is manufactured by 1st process which makes silicon tetrachloride and zinc react in a reactor generating polycrystalline silicon, and 2nd process which supplies silicon tetrachloride and zinc by supply amount which supplies only silicon tetrachloride in the reactor or to which the zinc molar ratio with respect to silicon tetrachloride becomes smaller than the molar ratio in the 1st process at 907-1200 degrees C.    USE - Manufacture of polycrystalline silicon for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Recovery time of the polycrystalline silicon can be shortened, productivity is high and manufacturing cost is low.
NOVELTY - The glass substrate (100) has a chamfer that is provided between main surfaces (100a) and end surfaces (100c,100d). Several recessed portions are formed in the end surface and the chamfer. Each recessed portion is formed with the plane direction width of 10-200 nm. The substrate main portion is formed using alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal, magnesium, and aluminum.    USE - Glass substrate used for manufacturing of film silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The glass substrate is formed with smooth and continuous surface even on the boundary between chamfer and mirror finished surface, thus the rupture tolerance in the chamfer of the glass substrate is improved. Hence, the film in the boundary portion of the chamfer and main surface is prevented from peeling caused by thermal stress, so that the electric power generation efficiency of the glass substrate is improved. The increase in number of manufacturing processes of the glass substrate is suppressed, thus the productivity of the glass substrate is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of glass substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the glass substrate.    Glass substrate (100)    Main surface (100a)    End surfaces (100c,100d)
NOVELTY - An optical element sealing agent has organopolysiloxane composition consists of polyhedral structure polysiloxane (A) with alkenyl group (a), polyhedral structure polysiloxane modified body obtained by hydrosilylation reaction of organosilicon compound (a') which has an alkenyl group in 1 molecule and compound (b) which has hydrosilyl group, and organopolysiloxane (B) which has greater than or equal to 2 alkenyl groups. Local maximum loss tangent of cured material of the composition at 10 Hz is -10-50 degrees C. Storage elastic modulus is less than or equal to 10 MPa in 120 degrees C.    USE - Optical element sealing agent for molding used in next-generation light and electronic function organic material, next generation digital versatile disk (DVD), organic electroluminescent (EL) element peripheral material, organic photorefractive element, optical amplification element, optical operational element, substrate material of organic solar cell periphery, fiber material, sealing agent of an element, and adhesive agent.    ADVANTAGE - The optical element sealing agent is excellent in transparency, heat resistance, light resistance, blue laser-proof property, and moldability.
NOVELTY - A hose has at least one layer of layers which consist of resin composition containing polyvinyl alcohol-type resin (A) having structural unit (I), and polyamide resin (B) which has solubility parameter of 22-28 MPa1/2.    USE - Hose is used for high-pressure-gas transfer component (claimed) e.g. hydrogen gas-supply hose for supplying hydrogen gas to fuel cell for motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The hose has high gas-barrier property, flexibility and durability, and reduced hydrogen solubility. The generation of blister and fall of mechanical characteristics are suppressed by hose when continuous supply of hydrogen is carried out.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hose has at least one layer of layers which consist of resin composition containing polyvinyl alcohol-type resin (A) having structural unit of formula: -C(-R1)(-R2)-C(-R3)(-X(-C(-R4)(-OH)-C(-R5)(-OH)-R6))- (I), and polyamide resin (B) which has solubility parameter of 22-28 MPa1/2.    R1-R6=H, or organic group;and    X=single bond or joint chain.
NOVELTY - An optoelectronic or photovoltaic nanomaterial comprises quantum dot layer(s) in which each quantum layer contains semiconductor material (a), quantum dots including quantum dot material, bottom capping material, top capping material, and spacer layer of semiconductor material (b) which is doped such that quantum dots have built-in charge and is disposed between adjacent quantum dot layers. The quantum dots are disposed on the bottom capping material and the top capping material is disposed on the quantum dots.    USE - Nanomaterial is used for optoelectronic device e.g. sensor, phototransistor, infrared photodetector device and terahertz photodetector device, and photovoltaic device e.g. solar cell and thermophotovoltaic device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nanomaterial is manufactured efficiently with excellent durability, photoelectric conversion efficiency and sensitivity with respect to detectors.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An optoelectronic or photovoltaic nanomaterial comprises quantum dot layer(s) in which each quantum layer contains semiconductor material (a), quantum dots including quantum dot material, bottom capping material, top capping material, and spacer layer of semiconductor material (b) which is doped such that quantum dots have built-in charge and is disposed between adjacent quantum dot layers. The quantum dots are disposed on the bottom capping material and the top capping material is disposed on the quantum dots. The capping material has a wider band gap than that of the quantum dot material and semiconductor material (b), and covers at least a portion of a surface of 30% or more of the quantum dots. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of nanomaterial; and    (2) device.
NOVELTY - An alkaline solution comprises: an aqueous solution of hydroxide (0.5-3 wt.%); and dissolved silicon (10-45 g/l).    USE - For forming pyramidal texture on mono-crystalline silicon substrate (claimed), in the manufacture of solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The solution for texturing monocrystalline silicon wafers, improves solar cell performance and lowering manufacturing costs. The light trapping effectiveness of the silicon wafer surface textured is better than that obtained by conventional texturing chemicals. The alkaline solution exhibits faster rate of texturing. The used texturing solution is not disposed but is refreshed by adding fresh hydroxide solution. The shorter process time and refreshing of used texturing solution contribute to lowering the overall cost of manufacturing solar cells. The texturing solution substitutes the conventional texturing chemical with only minor changes, if any, to the existing manufacturing processes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for texturing a mono-crystalline silicon wafer, involving: immersing the mono-crystalline silicon wafer in an aqueous solution of a hydroxide with dissolved silicon for a time of 4-9 minutes to produce generally a pyramidal texture size of 2-4 microns, with the dissolved silicon having a concentration of 10-45 g/l; and maintaining the aqueous solution at 65-95 degrees C.
NOVELTY - The guided electroless etching method involves steering the composite etching structure (127) into the substrate (111) during the etching by an applied magnetic field that creates a force on the guide layer (124) to direct a direction of the etching. The steering defines the shape of the sliced region (136) of the etched substrate. Removing (140) the etched material, the patterned mask, and the composite etching structure from the substrate to produce a sliced material (141).    USE - Guided electroless etching method used for forming cut in material e.g. semiconductor material used in fabrication of e.g. microneedle, photovoltaic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces or prevent mechanical damages to the silicon and increase the throughput and productivity in fabricating lower cost devices by the magnetically guided parallel chemical slicing techniques. Allows rapid production of regularly or randomly positioned nanowires and microwires or nanopores and micropores since magnetically guided etching can be fast and the direction of the chemical etching can maintain accurate vertical direction, or any selected angle direction if desired. Enables fabrication of very tall, high-aspect-ratio silicon microneedles. configurations. Reduces materials cost by implementing massively parallel and accelerated slicing by magnetic guidance for significant reduction in material waste during saw cutting while enabling convenient thinner-wafer fabrication.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the patterned substrate illustrating the slicing and shaping step by magnetically guided electroless etching.    Substrate (111)    Guide layer (124)    Composite etching structure (127)    Sliced region (136)    Removing step (140)    Sliced material (141)
NOVELTY - Copper-indium-gallium-selenide solar cell substrate selenylation and vulcanization reaction device comprises substrate provided with outer cavity having inlet and outlet respectively provided with gas separation device. The outer cavity is provided within reaction chamber, which is also provided with substrate having inlet and outlet connected with reaction chamber gas separation device. The reaction chamber is provided with selenium steam pipe or sulfur steam pipe, and several heaters covered on reaction chamber heat reflecting layer.    USE - Copper-indium-gallium-selenide solar cell substrate selenylation and vulcanization reaction device.    ADVANTAGE - The reaction chamber realizes selenylation reaction of substrate to ensure technical requirement of selenizing and vulcanizing.
NOVELTY - The target element has a crystal grain whose area ratio is provided in greater than or equal to 65.1% and linear grain boundary is provided in greater than or equal to 50 micrometer in a sputter surface of the linear region. The surface of the crystal grain is heated at 80-150 degree C in a straight line for 10 minutes. The total rolling-reduction ratio of the 65-90% of heated crystal grain is provided in less than 0.1 mm, when plastic working operation is performed in heated crystal grain, so that the pressed crystal grain is protruded in perpendicular direction of line segment.    USE - Sputtering target element used for forming light absorption layer for copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) type thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The total rolling-reduction ratio of the 65-90% of heated crystal grain is provided in less than 0.1 mm, when plastic working operation is performed in heated s crystal grain, so that the pressed crystal grain is protruded in perpendicular direction of line segment, hence the film forming rate can be improved effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) sputtering target element made from indium; and    (2) manufacturing method of sputtering target element made from indium.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic view illustrating the surface of the linear grain. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The substrate (1) has preset transparent layer (2) and specific transparent layer (3) that are mutually abutted with each other, and are laminated on surface of a substrate main portion. The ratio of the refractive index of preset transparent layer and the refractive index of specific transparent layer is within the range of 0.9 to 1.1. The substrate main portion is made of plastic film or glass.    USE - Substrate for touch panel of electronic device (all claimed). Can also be used in LCD, electroluminescent display, plasma display, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the ratio of the refractive index of preset transparent layer and the refractive index of specific transparent layer is within the range of 0.9 to 1.1, the reflection between preset and specific transparent conductive layers is suppressed. The invisibility of the patterned transparent conductive layer is improved. The manufacturing cost of the electronic device is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the substrate.    Substrate (1)    Transparent layers (2,3)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of tetracyanoborate salt involves reacting boron compound (I) and cyanide compound.    USE - Manufacture of tetracyanoborate salt. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, lithium-ion secondary battery, primary battery, lithium-ion capacitor, electrical double layer capacitor, lubricating agent, carbon dioxide-gas absorbent and electroconductive imparting agent.    ADVANTAGE - The tetracyanoborate salt is manufactured efficiently and economically with excellent thermal stability, gas-absorption property and electrochemical characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacture of tetracyanoborate salt involves reacting boron compound of formula: B-(X-Y'-R)3 (I) and cyanide compound.    X=S or O;    Y'=CO or SO2;and    R=1-10C hydrocarbyl, halogenated hydrocarbyl or halo.
NOVELTY - A hardening resin comprises photoresist and/or thermosetting resin (A), and silicone elastomer particles and/or polytetrafluoroethylene particles (B).    USE - Hardening resin is used for flexible substrate and reflective sheet (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to flexible wiring board, printed wiring board, solder resist film, solar cell back sheet and cover of back sheet of light emitting diode element.    ADVANTAGE - The hardening resin has excellent flexibility, color fastness and discoloration resistance for long period of time. The hardening resin is capable of attaining excellent reflectance without impairing flexibility and low curvature property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) flexible substrate, which has cured coating film of hardening resin; and    (2) reflective sheet.
NOVELTY - A photosensitive resin composition comprises carboxyl group-containing photosensitive resin (A), crystalline epoxy compound (B) having melting point of 130-150 degrees C, solvent (C), photoinitiator (D) and reactive diluent (E).    USE - Photosensitive resin composition is used for printed wiring board and reflective sheet (all claimed). Can also be used for coating of soldering resist, solar cell back sheet and coating of back sheet of light emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The photosensitive resin composition has excellent coating-film hardness and solder dip resistance, and ensure the margin of predrying time and leaving time after preliminary drying to long term, and prevents ball up to the negative film after exposure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for printed wiring board or reflective sheet, which has a cured coating film of photosensitive resin composition.
NOVELTY - Aligning a nanomaterial in a polymeric film, comprises adding at least one nanomaterial into a mesophase comprising at least one surfactant and at least one monomer, applying a magnetic field to the mesophase, where the surfactant and nanomaterial are partially aligned in response to the magnetic field, and polymerizing the mesophase to form a film containing partially aligned surfactant and nanomaterial.    USE - The method is useful for aligning a nanomaterial in a polymeric film and for fabricating a nanocomposite (all claimed). The nanocomposite is useful in reinforced polymeric materials, solar cells and aligned carbon nanotube membranes.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simple and efficient alignment of the nanomaterial in the polymeric film, and provides nanocomposite with excellent compatibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for: (1) a polymeric film formed by the method; (2) a nanocomposite comprising at least one nanomaterial, at least one surfactant, at least one monomer, at least one crosslinker, and at least one photoinitiator, where the nanomaterial and surfactant are at least partially aligned via exposure to a magnetic field and the monomer is polymerized via exposure to UV light after the nanomaterial and surfactant are at least partially aligned; and (3) fabricating a nanocomposite, comprising adding at least one nanomaterial into the mesophase comprising dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), poly(ethylene glycol)-400 dimethacrylate and Darocur TPO (RTM: 2,4,6-Trimethylbenzoyl-diphenylphosphine oxide), raising the temperature of the mesophase such that the mesophase is present in a disordered state, applying a magnetic field having a strength of less than 6 Tesla to the mesophase, controlling the rate of cooling of the mesophase as it returns to an ordered state, and polymerizing the mesophase to form a polymeric film containing the nanomaterial.
NOVELTY - A composition contains fluoroolefin/vinyl alcohol copolymer, an alkoxysilane compound (I) and/or its oligomer, a solvent and hydrolytic condensation catalyst. The solvent is chosen from 3-10C ketone compound, 2-10C nitrile compound, 3-10C amide compound in which hydrogen atom bonded with nitrogen atom is optionally substituted by 1-5C alkyl group and ether compound (II).    USE - Composition is used for hardened material for manufacturing film (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to optical material, gas/liquid separation membrane material, gas barrier material, sealing material for solar cells, surface-protection-sheet material, hydrophilic porous material, liquid crystal display device, solar cell, transparent flexible substrate and Fresnel lens.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has excellent heat resistance and weather resistance. The film having excellent transparency, mechanical characteristics and toughness is manufactured, using the composition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composition contains fluoroolefin/vinyl alcohol copolymer, an alkoxysilane compound of formula: R2xSi(OR3)4-x (I) and/or its oligomer, a solvent and hydrolytic condensation catalyst. The solvent is chosen from 3-10C ketone compound, 2-10C nitrile compound, 3-10C amide compound in which hydrogen atom bonded with nitrogen atom is optionally substituted by 1-5C alkyl group and ether compound of formula: R4-(OCHR6CH2)n-OR5 (II).    x=0-2;    R2=HH, 1-10C alkyl, 2-10C fluoroalkyl or 6-12C aryl;    R3=1-6C alkyl or cycloalkyl;    R4=1-5C alkyl;    R5=H or 1-5C alkyl;    R6=H or hydroxy;and    n=1-5.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) hardened material;    (2) film;    (3) manufacture of film; and    (4) manufacture of composition.
NOVELTY - A spherical fluorescent substance (05) is spherical transparent material containing at least 1 fluorescent dye.    USE - Spherical fluorescent substance for wavelength conversion filter used for color conversion light emitting device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, plasma display panel, audio apparatus, video apparatus, car navigation, telephone, mobile terminal device, illumination device, photoelectric conversion element, fluorescent lamp, solar cell, light emitting diode and agricultural material.    ADVANTAGE - The spherical fluorescent substance has high durability, and converts absorbed wavelength and emits strong fluorescence.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) wavelength conversion filter having wavelength conversion ability and containing spherical fluorescent substance; and    (2) color conversion light-emitting device having light emission portion and the wavelength conversion filter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of optical functional layer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Spherical fluorescent substance (05)    Optical function layer (120)
NOVELTY - A curable silicone composition comprises a polyorganosiloxane, a polyorganohydrogensiloxane, a platinum-based catalyst, and a silicone crude rubber. The polyorganosiloxane has an average of 0.2 or more of alkenyl groups bonded with silicon atom, and phenyl group bonded with silicon atom. The polyorganosiloxane has 1-35 mol% of organic groups bonded with silicon atom. The polyorganohydrogensiloxane has 0.2-10 mol of hydrogen atom bonded with silicon atom. The polyorganosiloxane has a viscosity of 0.05-1000 Pa.second at 25 degrees C.    USE - Curable silicone composition is used for sealing agents (claimed) of optical semiconductors e.g. LEDs, photocouplers, photo-transistors, photodiodes, charge coupled devices, solar cell modules, and erasable programmable read only memory. Can also be used as potting agent, adhesive agent, and coating agent.    ADVANTAGE - The curable silicone composition has excellent bubble removal property, provides cured material having excellent transparency and reliability, and can be manufactured economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A curable silicone composition comprises a polyorganosiloxane (100 parts weight), a polyorganohydrogensiloxane, a platinum-based catalyst (0.1-1000 ppm by platinum element conversion), and a silicone crude rubber (0.0001-10 parts weight). The polyorganosiloxane has a viscosity of 0.05-1000 Pa.second at 25 degrees C. The polyorganosiloxane has an average of 0.2 or more of alkenyl groups bonded with silicon atom in 1 molecule, and phenyl group bonded with silicon atom. The polyorganosiloxane has 1-35 mol% of organic groups bonded with silicon atom. The polyorganohydrogensiloxane has 0.2-10 mol of hydrogen atom bonded with silicon atom, and 2 or more hydrogen atoms bonded with silicon atom in 1 molecule with respect to 1 mol of alkenyl group bonded with silicon atom of polyorganosiloxane.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a vacuum chamber in which the deposition and sealing process of the substrate (10) are performed. A heating unit (120) is arranged in the lower side of the substrate to heat the substrate in the inside surface of the vacuum chamber. A lifting unit (230) is arranged in the lower side of the heating unit, and is moved up and down to the vertical direction of vacuum chamber. A pad element (140) prevents the thermal transformation generated due to high temperature in the heating unit.    USE - Apparatus for manufacturing board such as silicon wafer and glass substrate used for manufacturing thin film transistor (TFT) and solar cell used in semiconductor device using for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) equipment.    ADVANTAGE - The deflection phenomenon of the heating portion can be reduced by intensifying the structure of the lifting unit which is moved up and down in the substrate. The dropping of the heating portion in the state of high temperature can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the apparatus for manufacturing board.    Substrate (10)    Heating unit (120)    Pad element (140)    Lifting unit (230)    Elevating unit (231)
NOVELTY - The assembly has a back plate installed with a junction box. The back plate is made of glass. Front and back electrode layers are arranged in transparent conductive oxide parts. A photo-electric conversion layer is connected with a silicon-based thin film layer, a cadmium telluride thin film layer and a copper indium-gallium-selenium thin film layer/laminated film structure.    USE - Low radiation transparent film solar energy battery assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly easily realizes high visible light transmittance and reflectivity, reduces energy consumption and indoor and outdoor temperatures, and is simple in structure.
NOVELTY - A composite structure has base layer, reflective layer, ion injection layer which is provided between base layer and reflective layer, and protective layer which is provided on the surface of the reflective layer.    USE - Composite structure is used for flexible solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The composite structure has high reflectivity, stability and durability.
NOVELTY - Bromomethylated derivative is new.    USE - As intermediate for the preparation of 1,4-bis-((E)-styryl)-benzene derivative or 1-methyl-4-((E)-propenyl)-benzene derivative (all claimed) which is used in solar cells, light emitting diodes or lasers; or as a dye for detection and analysis of biomolecules.    ADVANTAGE - The prepared compound (III) using the compound (I) can be rendered soluble in water by changing the degree of protonation; and also interacts with biological molecules (e.g. proteins).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Bromomethylated derivative of formula (I), (II) or (V) is new.    Y1=NH2, NH-C(O)C(X)3, OH, O-C(O)C(X)3, SH or S-C(O)C(X)3;    R1=alkyl;    X=F, Cl, or Br;    Y2=compound of formula -Z2R4;    Z2=O, N, or S;    R4=H or -C(O)R1a;    R1a=alkyl or C(X')3;    R3=H or -CH2Br;    X'=halo.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation (M1) of compound (I);    (2) preparation (M2) of the compound (II);    (3) 1,4-bis-((E)-styryl)-benzene derivative of formula (III) or (IIIa) or 1-methyl-4-((E)-propenyl)-benzene derivative of formula (IV);    (4) preparation (M3) of the compound (III) involving: reacting the compound (I) with phosphorus compound to produce the intermediate compound of formula (Ia) and reacting the compound (Ia) with benzene-1,4-dicarbaldehyde to obtain compound (III); and    (5) preparation (M4) of the compound (IV) involving: reacting the compound (II) with a phosphorus compound to produce the intermediate compound of formula (IIa) and reacting the compound (IIa) with benzene-1,4-dicarbaldehyde to obtain the compound (IV).    R2=triphenylphosphine (PPh3) or P(O)(OR1)2;    n=2-1000.
NOVELTY - The method involves placing a silicon wafer in a tube type furnace. The nitrogen gas is introduced into the tubular furnace. The plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition is carried out to form a silicon nitride film layer on the silicon chip under the protection of nitrogen atmosphere. The silicane and ammonia gas are introduced into the tubular furnace.    USE - Method for preparing silicon nitride film used in solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness and the refractive index of the surface of the silicon wafer can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a preparation method of solar energy battery chip; and    (2) a solar energy battery.
NOVELTY - Crystal silicon raw material is cleaned by etching, diffusion or plasma etching, and phosphorus silicon glass is removed. The resultant material is subjected to enhanced chemical vapor deposition method in presence of silicon hydride and ammonia as main reaction gas. Nitrogen is uniformly charged as dispersant, and secondary reacting gas is used during deposition process to obtain silicon nitride antireflection film.    USE - Manufacture of silicon nitride antireflection film for crystal silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides silicon nitride antireflection film having high compactness, passivation effect, uniformity and anti-reflection effect. The crystal silicon solar battery using the silicon nitride antireflection film has photoelectric conversion efficiency of 0.2%.
NOVELTY - A silicon wafer is maintained at 300 degrees C in a reaction chamber and nitrogen is introduced into the chamber. Ammonia gas is supplied into the chamber at a rate of 3 L/minute in order to pre-process the surface of silicon wafer. Ammonia gas and silane are supplied into the chamber at a flow rate of 800 sccm and 650 sccm, and silicon nitride layer is formed. The flow rate of ammonia gas is adjusted to 400 sccm to form growth layer on the surface. The flow of silane and ammonia gas is stopped and temperature is reduced to less than 100 degrees C to form a passivation film.    USE - Manufacture of crystal silicon solar battery passivation film.    ADVANTAGE - Since silicon nitride films of different refractive index are deposited, the passivation effect of the battery and photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell are improved. The solar cell with high quality is obtained.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing (S1) a to-be-processed sheet. The two layers of silicon nitride antireflection film are deposited on the silicon sheet surface. The antireflection film layer is deposited in a reaction chamber for vacuum processing, when the silane is uniformly mixed with the ammonia gas and the plasma gas for deposition.    USE - Method for manufacturing multilayer silicon nitride antireflection film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell can be improved. The light reflection on the surface of the silicon chip can be reduced. The absorption efficiency of light can be improved. The thickness of anti-reflection film can be controlled precisely, when the anti-reflection film is deposited to the concentration of the reaction gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart illustrating the process for manufacturing multilayer silicon nitride antireflection film solar battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for providing to-be-processed silicon wafer (S21)    Step for forming silicon chip on the light receiving surface for depositing the first antireflection film (S22)    Step for depositing second layer antireflection film on the first layer antireflection film (S23)    Step for depositing third layer antireflection film on the second layer antireflection film (S24)
NOVELTY - Preparation of nanocarbon-based fuel battery catalyst comprises stirring raw material for 10-20 minutes to uniformly disperse in a container filled with organic solvent i.e. dimethyl formamide; transferring the uniformly dispersed mixture to a grinding container; mechanically grinding for 10-30 minutes under wet condition; filtering the ground product; respectively washing the filtered product with ethanol solution and distilled water for 5-10 times; removing the organic solvent i.e. dimethyl formamide; placing the washed product in vacuum drying box; and drying for 10-12 hours at 120 degrees C.    USE - Preparation of nanocarbon-based fuel battery catalyst (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method does not use strong oxidizing solvent, thus, eliminating environmental pollution and high temperature processing and saving the energy. The prepared nanocarbon-based fuel battery catalyst is improved from two-step two-electron process of the prior art to one-step four-electron catalytic process, so that the property is excellent.
NOVELTY - 4-(4-(12,17-Bis(4-(3,4-dicyanophenoxy)phenyl)-24-(4-((37-imino-3-methyl-2,11,20,29,38,39,40-heptaaza-1-zincaundecacyclo(19.17.1.11,12.02,10.04,9.013,18.022,27.028,39.030,38.031,36.019,460)tetraconta-2,4(9),5,7,12,14,16,18,20,22(27),23,25,28(39),29,31(36),32,34-heptadecaen-16-yl)oxy)phenyl)-2,22,23,25-tetraaza-1-zincaoctacyclo(11.9.1.11,8.13,21.02,6.016,23.018,22.011,25)pentacosa-2,4,8,10,12,14,16(23),17,19,21(24)-decaen-7-yl)phenoxy)benzene-1,2-dicarbonitrile, is new.    USE - New porphyrin-phthalocyanine is used in manufacture of organic solar battery (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of porphyrin-phthalocyanine, which involves mixing tetra((3,4)phenoxy)phenyl porphyrin, phthalocyanine and zinc acetate in dimethyl sulfoxide, stirring and heating to 60-160 degrees C, cooling, adding deionized water to the mixture at room temperature and filtering.
NOVELTY - Gallium-indium-arsenic/gallium-arsenic/germanium/germanium solar battery consists of sequentially laminated supporting substrate, bonding layer, germanium sub-battery (b), tunnel junction (a), germanium sub-battery (a), tunnel junction (b), gallium-arsenic sub-battery, tunnel junctions (c), gallium-indium-phosphorus sub-battery and gallium-arsenic contact layer.    USE - Gallium-indium-arsenic/gallium-arsenic/germanium/germanium solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gallium-indium-arsenic/gallium-arsenic/germanium/germanium solar battery.
NOVELTY - A gallium indium phosphate-gallium arsenide- indium gallium nitrogen arsenide-germanium four-junction solar battery has silicon support substrate, germanium or gallium indium arsenide-substrate surface arranged on silicon substrate, contact layer (a1), germanium subcell, tunneling junction (b1), indium gallium nitrogen arsenide-subcell, tunneling junction (b2), gallium arsenide-subcell, tunneling junction (b3), gallium indium phosphide, indium gallium arsenide or gallium arsenide-subcell and contact layer (a2).    USE - Gallium indium phosphate-gallium arsenide-indium gallium nitrogen arsenide-germanium four-junction solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of gallium indium phosphate-gallium arsenide-indium gallium nitrogen arsenide-germanium four-junction solar battery.
NOVELTY - A gallium indium phosphide-gallium arsenide-indium gallium arsenide-germanium four-junction solar battery has a germanium subcell, germanium sub battery, tunnel junction (a1), gradual transition layer (b1), tunnel junction (a2), gradual transition layer (b2), germanium arsenide-subcell, tunnel junction (a3) and gallium arsenide contact layer.    USE - Gallium indium phosphide-gallium arsenide-indium gallium arsenide-germanium four-junction solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of gallium indium phosphide-gallium arsenide-indium gallium arsenide-germanium four-junction solar battery.
NOVELTY - A gallium indium phosphide-gallium arsenide-germanium-germanium four-junction solar battery has a germanium under layer, germanium-substrate layer, tunnel junction (a1), germanium sub battery (b2), tunnel junction (a2), germanium arsinide-subcell, tunnel junction (a3) and contact layer.    USE - Gallium indium phosphide-gallium arsenide-germanium-germanium four-junction solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of gallium indium phosphide-gallium arsenide-germanium-germanium four-junction solar battery.
NOVELTY - Inorganic copper salt is completely dissolved in alcohol at 30 degrees C, to obtain inorganic copper salt alcohol solution (0.03-0.05 mol/L). Then, sulfur source is added to obtained solution at 30 degrees C, stirred and aged. The obtained mixture is subjected to solvo-thermal reaction in autoclave at 70-120 degrees C for 4-12 hours and then naturally cooled , to obtain black copper sulfide precipitate. The black copper sulfide precipitate is washed using anhydrous ethanol and then centrifuged. The washed product is dried in an oven, to obtain flower-shaped hollow copper sulfide structure.    USE - Preparation of flower-shaped hollow copper sulfide structure is used for solar battery, electrochemical cell and catalyst.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides flower-shaped hollow copper sulfide structure having high photocatalytic activity and large surface area.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Inorganic copper salt is completely dissolved in alcohol at 30 degrees C, to obtain inorganic copper salt alcohol solution (0.03-0.05 mol/L). Then, sulfur source is added to obtained solution at 30 degrees C, stirred with speed of 100-300 rpm for 10-30 minutes and aged for 12-36 hours. The obtained mixture is subjected to solvo-thermal reaction in autoclave lined with polytetrafluoroethylene at 70-120 degrees C for 4-12 hours and then naturally cooled to 25-30 degrees C, to obtain black copper sulfide precipitate. The black copper sulfide precipitate is washed using anhydrous ethanol for 2-5 times and then centrifuged with 3000-4000 rpm for 5-30 minutes. The washed product is dried at 30-70 degrees C for 5-24 hours in an oven with vacuum pressure of -0.02 Mpa, to obtain flower-shaped hollow copper sulfide structure.
NOVELTY - A silicon crystal epitaxial layer is prepared by using a crystalline silicon substrate and a metal paste comprising a first metal particle and first auxiliary agent. The metal paste is covered on full-surface of the substrate by printing process. The resultant substrate is formed with a silicon thin film, where the first metal particle is silicon eutectic pure metal such as aluminum, copper, gold, tin, gallium, indium, lead, alloy of aluminum-copper, aluminum-gallium, aluminum-indium, aluminum-tin or aluminum-silicon alloy particle and/or pure metal.    USE - Silicon crystal epitaxial layer for use as crystal substrate structure and silicon crystal solar battery structure (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silicon crystal epitaxial layer is prepared by using a crystalline silicon substrate with resistance of 0.05 ~0. cm or more and thickness of 120.0-220.0 mu m and a metal paste comprising (in wt.%) a first metal particle (70-90) with purity of 99.9-99.9999% and particle size of 0.01-20.0 mu m and first auxiliary agent (10-30). The metal paste is covered on full-surface of the substrate by printing process. The resultant substrate is formed with a silicon thin film with thickness of 6.0 mu m or more, resistance of 0.0001-1.0 gamma m, where the thickness and viscosity of the metal paste printed on the substrate is 5.0-300.0 mu m and 10-500 Pas, respectively, the first metal particle is silicon eutectic pure metal such as aluminum, copper, gold, tin, gallium, indium, lead, alloy of aluminum-copper, aluminum-gallium, aluminum-indium, aluminum-tin or aluminum-silicon alloy particle and/or pure metal. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a crystal silicon substrate structure    (2) a silicon crystal solar energy battery structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a silicon crystal epitaxial layer.
NOVELTY - The battery has a silicon bottom cell constructed on a P-type silicon substrate. A germanium tunneling junction is connected to the silicon bottom cell and a gallium arsenide middle cell. An aluminum gallium arsenide/indium gallium phosphide tunneling junction is connected with the gallium arsenide middle cell and an indium gallium phosphide top cell. A contact layer is arranged on the indium gallium phosphide top cell. The gallium arsenide middle cell comprises a back electric field layer, a gallium arsenide base region, a gallium arsenide emitting area and a window layer from bottom to top.    USE - Silica-based three-junction solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery improves crystal quality and energy conversion efficiency of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a silica-based three-junction solar battery.
NOVELTY - Multi-junction III-V compound semiconductor photovoltaic cell devices are presented. The multi-junction III-V compound semiconductor photovoltaic cell device includes a substrate structure and a multi-junction stacked solar cell structure on the substrate structure. The substrate structure includes a heavily doped germanium base, a lightly doped epitaxial germanium layer on the heavily doped germanium base, and an inverse type heavily doped region disposed on the lightly doped epitaxial germanium layer, wherein a shallow junction is created between the inverse type heavily doped region and the lightly doped epitaxial germanium layer.
NOVELTY - Embodiments of the present invention provide an isolation membrane, including a high fibrous material and chlorophyll material; the chlorophyll material and the high fiber material are disposed in contacting manner. An embodiment of the present invention also provides a method of manufacturing the isolation membrane and an organic cell having the isolation membrane. The isolation membrane and organic battery disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention are characterized by advantages of simple process and cost low, in addition, due to using natural environment-protecting substances to replace the conventional battery contamination components, no environment pollution will be incurred even if discarded after use. Thus, the present invention is moreenvironmentally-friendly than conventional batteries and solar cells.
NOVELTY - Preparing porous storage of active ammonia mixture containing clay comprises mixing anhydrous calcium chloride salt powder, industrial ball clay, activated carbon, deionized water and industrial ethanol, and uniformly mixing them into uniform mixture of wet material, filling in the tank, adding the mixture, mechanical shaking, slowly heating, removing water and ethanol to the mixture constant weight, and taking out the tank body, a sealing feeding port, clay containing ammonia-storing active mixture monolithic porous solid block, and absorbed ammonia mixture.    USE - Method for preparing porous storage of active ammonia mixture containing clay.    ADVANTAGE - The method has fast and good ammonia-storage performance, can fast release ammonia gas, and has high absorption and desorption characteristics. The ammonia gas can be recycled to use. The method is suitable for gas adsorption storage for selective catalyst reduction and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle system to satisfy future vehicle industry.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing porous storage of active ammonia mixture containing clay comprises mixing (pts.wt.) anhydrous calcium chloride salt powder (45-92), industrial ball clay (15), activated carbon (21), deionized water (3-17) and industrial ethanol (2-15), and uniformly mixing them into uniform mixture of wet material, filling in the tank, adding the mixture which is not greater than 80 vol.% of the tank body, mechanical shaking for 5-10 minutes, removing air gap, putting the whole body into the vacuum oven, slowly heating at normal pressure, controlling at 65-160 degrees C, removing water and ethanol to the mixture constant weight, constant-temperature and constant-pressure at 550 mbar for 0.5-3 hours, and taking out the tank body, a sealing feeding port, clay containing ammonia-storing active mixture monolithic porous solid block at 0.05-0.1 pt.wt. filling ammonia gas to the tank body at 0.05-0.8 MPa, and the absorbed ammonia mixture.
NOVELTY - Active ammonia-storing porous mixture containing magnesium salt, comprises (in wt.%) industrial anhydrous magnesium chloride salt powder (45-90), silica sol (2-15), molecular sieve (1-8), deionized water (4-15), and industrial ethanol (3-15).    USE - The porous mixture is useful for ammonia adsorption storage in selective catalytic reduction- and fuel cell electric vehicle systems.    ADVANTAGE - The porous mixture: 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 porous mixture containing magnesium salt, comprising: mixing the industrial anhydrous magnesium chloride salt powder with a provided amount of molecular sieve, silica sol, 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 monolithic 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 - The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a zinc oxide-based transparent conductive thin film in which a Group III element is doped to have waveforms having periods in a thickness direction.    USE - The semiconductor light emitting device including a transparent conductive thin film is useful in flat panel displays such as a thin film transistor-LCD, a plasma display panel, a field emission display and an organic light emitting diode and in a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor light emitting device including the transparent conductive thin film exhibits excellent light transmittance and conductivity in a visible light region and a near infrared region.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for fabricating a semiconductor light emitting device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of a semiconductor light emitting device.    Substrate (101)    P-type electrode (102)    P-type semiconductor layer (103)    Active layer (104)    N-type semiconductor layer. (105)
NOVELTY - A fabrication method of catalyst support for fuel cell includes following steps. First, forming a carbon film on the surface of a Zirconium oxide (ZrO2) particle. Then, forming a plurality of Nickel (Ni) particles on the carbon film to generate a structure of Ni/ZrO2 on the surface of the Zirconium oxide particle. Then, forming a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the surface of the plurality of Nickel particles to generate a structure of CNT/Ni/ZrO2 on the surface of the Zirconium oxide particle. Then, forming a plurality of Platinum (Pt) particles (CNT) on the surface of the plurality of carbon nanotubes to generate a structure of Pt/CNT/Ni/ ZrO2 on the surface of the Zirconium oxide particle. Accordingly, corrosion resistance of the catalyst support for fuel cell can be enhanced.
NOVELTY - The plate has gas guiding channels for reaction gas and running parallel to each other. The channels comprise a meander-like structure for guiding the gas in a short flow direction. The channels are designed such that short individual channel lengths and minimum value of channel length-specific pressure drop are provided during predetermined minimal-gas flow over a fuel cell. The channels comprise a channel cross-sectional surface of preferably 0.5-1 millimeter-square during middle parallelization degree, where surfaces of the channels are designed in a water-repellent manner.    USE - Gas distribution field plate for a fuel cell i.e. polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The channels are designed such that short individual channel lengths and minimum value of channel length-specific pressure drop are provided during predetermined minimal-gas flow over the fuel cell, thus ensuring simple and safe discharge of condensate produced in the fuel cell during low pressure drop over the fuel cell, and avoiding damages to the fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a gas distribution field plate for a fuel cell.
NOVELTY - A sputtering target contains 0.1-10 wt.% of element chosen from hafnium, rhenium, tantalum, tungsten, niobium, zirconium, vanadium, aluminum, indium, tin, gallium, zinc, silicon, germanium, manganese, nickel, iron, cobalt, copper, silver, yttrium, scandium, magnesium and calcium, and remainder of molybdenum sulfide and unavoidable impurities.    USE - Sputtering target is used for manufacturing transistor for electronic component or electric equipment e.g. liquid crystal display element, organic electroluminescent display panel, solar cell, semiconductor element and light-emitting-diode element (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The transistor is economically manufactured, using the sputtering target.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) transistor;    (2) manufacture of sintered compact; and    (3) manufacture of transistor.
NOVELTY - Preparation of intrinsically-conductive ceramic product involves performing sintering and/or heat-treatment processes by exposing ceramic product to heat-treatment process at elevated temperature and/or under surrounding atmosphere containing reduced oxygen concentration.    USE - Preparation of intrinsically-conductive ceramic product used for coating layer on substrate used for thin-film solar cell, semiconductor device, electronic component, printed circuit board and thin-film transistor display device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The layer formed using the ceramic product has high transparency and reduced electric conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) intrinsically-conductive ceramic product;    (2) method for coating substrate;    (3) layer on substrate; and    (4) substrate having layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the layer structure of thin-film solar cell.    Molybdenum layer (11)    Absorber layer (12)    Cadmium sulfide layer (13)    Buffer layer (14)    Aluminum-doped zinc oxide layer (15)
NOVELTY - The metal mold (10) has a stamper (15), and a stamper fixing element (11) which fixes the stamper in a metal mold casing (20), such that a predetermined gap is formed between the stamper and metal mold casing. A filling material (16) is filled in the gap formed between the stamper and metal mold casing. A molten resin pressed into the stamper, is solidified by cooling so as to form a microstructure.    USE - Metal mold used for manufacturing microstructure (claimed) such as fuel cell separator.    ADVANTAGE - A smooth microstructure having nanosize or large aspect-ratio can be manufactured easily and efficiently. The penetration of molten resin into the gap formed between the stamper and stamper clamp can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a microstructure manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic and sectional views of the metal mold.    Metal mold (10)    Stamper fixing element (11)    Stamper (15)    Filling material (16)    Metal mold casing (20)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaics-concentrating article has substrate (500) comprising silicon and solar cells (200-400) disposed on the substrate. The solar cell has a semiconductor layer having layer (s1) containing semiconductor material disposed on the substrate, and a germanium-containing layer having layer (s2) containing germanium-containing material and layer (s3) containing semiconductor material disposed on the substrate.    USE - Article is used for concentrating photovoltaic system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The article is economical. The concentrating photovoltaic system comprising the article has excellent optical-electrical energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for concentrating photovoltaics.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the integrated solar cell.    Optical element (100)    Solar cells (200-400)    Substrate (500)
NOVELTY - The substrate has laminating laminated film (2) whose refractive indexes are 1.05-1.3 on the single surface and both surfaces of the light transmission base material (1). The central-line average surface roughness at the side of a light-receiving surface is 0.3-10 micrometers. The largest height of surface roughness is in 0.1-50micrometers. The largest height of the surface roughness at the side of the light receiving surface of the light transmission base material is in 11.73-50micrometers.    USE - Lamination cover substrate for solar cell for solar cell module (claimed) for roof and wall surface.    ADVANTAGE - The high reflection preventing performance and anti-glare property of the laminated cover substrate can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of lamination cover substrate for solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the laminated cover substrate.    Light transmission base material (1)    Laminated film (2)
NOVELTY - A crosslinkable fluororubber composition comprises fluororubber (A), a fluororesin (B) containing copolymer having a vinylidene fluoride unit, and a crosslinking agent (C).    USE - Crosslinkable fluororubber composition is used for fluorine rubber molding product e.g. sealing material, sliding material and non-adhesive material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to copier, roll components in printer, wiper blade of motor vehicle, pull cloth of outdoor tent, fuel cell, gasket for magnetic-recording apparatus, solar cell substrate, ashing device, cleaning apparatus and dry etching apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorine rubber molding product having excellent non-adhesiveness and low friction property, is obtained using the crosslinkable fluororubber without forming fluorine resin layer in rubber surface by laminating or coating.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fluorine rubber molding product, which is obtained by crosslinking the crosslinkable fluororubber composition.
NOVELTY - The system (1) has pair of supporting portion (20,21) which supports resin-made segmentation liners (10,11) coaxially, so as to oppose junction portions (10a,11a). A pair of ring portion (22,23) is arranged to enclose the segmentation liners to the surroundings of supporting portions. A moving mechanism (24) is configured to move the supporting portions and ring portions to axial direction. A laser irradiation portion (27) is configured to irradiate the laser beam to the junction portions, so as to join the segmentation liners.    USE - Tank manufacturing system of gas holder for fuel cell system mounted in vehicle such as motor vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle, and hybrid vehicle. Can also be used for moving object such as boat, ship, airplane, and robot, and fixed installation such as residence and building.    ADVANTAGE - The laser irradiation portion irradiates the laser beam to the junction portions to join the segmentation liners, so that the distortion of liners can be reduced, and the strength of gas holder can be improved efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of gas holder.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the tank manufacturing system.    Tank manufacturing system (1)    Segmentation liners (10,11)    Junction portions (10a,11a)    Supporting portions (20,21)    Ring portions (22,23)    Moving mechanism (24)    Laser irradiation portion (27)
NOVELTY - The system (10) is provided with a work line (L1) which includes positioning stations (30) are arranged along longitudinal axis (X1) to perform processing operations of the photovoltaic module (11). A work line (L2) includes positioning station is aligned with longitudinal axis (X2) that is parallel to longitudinal axis (X1). The positioning station is adapted to perform processing operations of the photovoltaic module.    USE - System for producing photovoltaic module e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The linear length and footprint of the photovoltaic module producing system is small, so that the cost of the photovoltaic module production system can be reduced. The production capacity of the system can be increased. The formation process of the photovoltaic module can be simplified easily. The quality and accuracy of the positioning of the photovoltaic cells and ribbons can be improved. The durability of the module can be increased. The occurrence of moisture and contamination in the components of the photovoltaic module can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a method of forming photovoltaic modules; and    (2) an apparatus for the production of photovoltaic modules.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the system for producing photovoltaic modules.    System for producing photovoltaic module (10)    Photovoltaic module (11)    Positioning stations (30)    Work lines (L1,L2)    Longitudinal axis (X1,X2)
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film (10) comprises plastic base material (1) and inorganic layer (3), and organic layer (2) provided between plastic base material (1) and inorganic layer (3). The refractive index difference which is obtained by deducting refractive index of organic layer from refractive index of inorganic layer is 0.15 or less.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for apparatus (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescent element, liquid crystal display element, touch panel, electronic paper and solar cell element.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has excellent weather resistance and hydrolysis resistance. The apparatus formed using gas-barrier film has favorable transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) apparatus, which is a display apparatus or electric power generating apparatus formed using gas barrier layer (4) of gas-barrier film; and    (2) manufacture of gas-barrier film, which involves sequentially forming organic layer and organic layer on contact with upper surface of plastics base material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas-barrier film.    Plastic base material (1)    Organic layer (2)    Inorganic layer (3)    Gas barrier layer (4)    Gas-barrier film (10)
NOVELTY - Formation of conductive pattern involves irradiating actinic light to pattern shape on photosensitive layer (4) containing photosensitive resin layer (3) provided on substrate (20), and electroconductive film (2) provided in surface on opposite side to the substrate of the photosensitive resin layer, irradiating actinic light to one portion or all portion of the unexposed portion of the resultant photosensitive layer in presence of oxygen and forming conductive pattern (2a) by developing the resultant photosensitive layer.    USE - Formation of conductive pattern used for conductive pattern substrate for touch panel sensor (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to flat panel display, solar cell, illumination, personal computer, television, car navigation, mobile telephone, electronic dictionary, and office automation-factory automation apparatuses.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides conductive pattern having excellent compatibility, transparency and electroconductivity. The touch panel sensor obtained by the conductive pattern substrate containing the conductive pattern has excellent visibility and external appearance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for conductive pattern substrate (40).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the formation of conductive pattern.    Electroconductive film (2)    Conductive pattern (2a)    Photosensitive resin layer (3)    Photosensitive layer (4)    Substrate (20)    Conductive pattern substrate (40)
NOVELTY - An organic-inorganic composite component comprises inorganic substance and para-orientation aromatic polyamide. The para-orientation aromatic polyamide contains (in mol%) amine group-containing structural unit (A) (more than 30 to less than 50) (I), biphenyl-type structural unit (B) (more than 0 to less than 20) (II), amine group-containing structural unit (C) (more than 0 to less than 5) (III) and carbonyl group-containing structural unit (D) (more than 49 to less than 51) (IV).    USE - Organic-inorganic composite component is used for display material substrate. Uses include but are not limited to laminate, liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, inorganic electroluminescent display, plasma display, field emission display, solar cell, optical recording medium, magnetic recording medium, electronic paper, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The organic-inorganic composite component has excellent thermal dimensional stability and light transmittance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic-inorganic composite component comprises inorganic substance and para-orientation aromatic polyamide. The para-orientation aromatic polyamide contains (in mol%) amine group-containing structural unit (A) (more than 30 to less than 50) of formula (I), biphenyl-type structural unit (B) (more than 0 to less than 20) of formula (II), amine group-containing structural unit (C) (more than 0 to less than 5) of formula: (asterisk-NH-R2-NH-asterisk)c (III) and carbonyl group-containing structural unit (D) (more than 49 to less than 51) of formula: (asterisk-C(=O)-R3-C(=O)- asterisk)d (IV). Common metal atom or semimetal atoms is included in the structural unit of para-orientation aromatic polyamide and inorganic substance.    R1=SO2 or O-Ph-SO2-Ph-O;    R3=phenyl, biphenyl or biphenyl ether;and    R2=group containing metal atom or semimetal atom.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of film.
NOVELTY - The material has a perovskite structure solid oxide fuel cell cathode material made of a mixture of AFehMxO3, where A is Calcium, strontium or barium and M is copper, cobalt or nickel.    USE - Perovskite structure middle-temperature solid oxide fuel cell cathode material.    ADVANTAGE - The material has better polarization resistance, electric potential, conductivity, oxygen permeability, thermal stability and chemical stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a perovskite structure middle-temperature solid oxide fuel cell cathode material preparation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating characteristics of a perovskite structure middle-temperature solid oxide fuel cell cathode material. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'