Solar cell and method for the manufacture thereof
AssigneeThomson-CSF
InventorsAlain Friederich, Mieczylaw Hildebrandt, Daniel Kaplan, Patrick Herbet
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Abstract
A solar cell comprises a first sealed glass envelope on which is deposited a solar radiation-absorbing material and a second sealed envelope placed around the first envelope in such a way that a space is created between the two envelopes in which a very low pressure is established, whereby the solar energy-absorbing material according to the invention is formed by at least one layer of a glass - metal compound covered by a layer of the oxides of the said metal.
Claims12
A solar cell having a first envelope and a second sealed envelope placed around said first envelope in such a way that a space is created between two envelopes and a solar radiation-absorbing means having a coating deposited on one of said faces of said envelope wherein said coating comprises a first layer constituted by a glass-metal compound consisting of fine metal powder mixed with glass powder which is deposited at least on the face of said first envelope supporting said coating;
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- a second layer consisting only of a metal oxide which absorbs solar energy.
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