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US 2016/0260848 A1Published application
Method for Laser Curing of Anti-Reflective Coatings
AssigneeFirst Solar, Inc.
InventorNathan Martin Schuh
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Abstract
A method of curing anti-reflective coatings, and photovoltaic modules produced using the method, are described.
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A method of curing an anti-reflective coating on glass, the method comprising exposing an uncured anti-reflective coating on glass to electromagnetic radiation from a laser to cure the anti-reflective coating on the glass.
A method of assembling a photovoltaic module, the method comprising:
- providing a glass substrate over a solar cell semiconductor;
- coating the glass substrate with a wet anti-reflective coating to produce a coated glass surface, the anti-reflective coating comprising a suspension of particles in a solvent;
- allowing a substantial amount of the solvent to evaporate, thereby forming a substantially dry anti-reflective coating on the glass surface;
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- exposing the substantially dry anti-reflective coating to electromagnetic radiation from a CO2 laser at a sufficient intensity and for a sufficient amount of time to cure the anti-reflective coating on the glass substrate and produce a photovoltaic module.
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A photovoltaic module comprising:
- a glass substrate on top of a semiconductor layer;
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- an antireflective coating cured on the glass substrate;
- wherein the antireflective coating is cured by exposure to a laser.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.