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US 2013/0153031 A1Published application
Photovoltaic device with an anti-reflective surface and methods of manufacturing same
AssigneeFirst Solar, Inc.
InventorsYu Yang, Jigish Trivedi
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Abstract
A photovoltaic device comprising a substrate which has a porous first surface and a transparent conductive oxide layer located on a second surface opposite the first surface. A method of manufacturing the device is also described.
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A photovoltaic device comprising:
- a substrate comprising:
- a porous first surface as an antireflective surface;
- a second surface opposite the first surface;
- and
- a transparent conductive oxide layer on the side of the second surface of the substrate.
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An article of manufacture comprising:
- a substrate with a first etchable surface and second surface;
- a transparent conductive oxide layer adjacent to the second surface;
- and
- an etchant resistant protective layer adjacent to the transparent conductive oxide layer.
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A method for manufacturing a photovoltaic module comprising:
- providing a light transmitting sheet, the sheet comprising:
- a first surface configured to be illuminated, and
- a second surface opposite the first surface;
- forming a transparent conductive oxide layer adjacent to the second surface;
- and
- contacting the first surface of the sheet with an etchant, thereby making at least a portion of the first surface porous.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.