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US 7,932,124 B2Granted
Methods of preparing photovoltaic modules
AssigneeKonarka Technologies, Inc.
InventorsChristoph Brabec, Robert D. Eckert, Robert L. Graves, Jr., Jens Hauch, Karl Pichler, Igor Sokolik, Lian Wang
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Abstract
Methods of preparing photovoltaic modules, as well as related components, systems, and devices, are disclosed.
Claims21
A method, comprising:
- forming a first multilayer device on a substrate, the first multilayer device comprising a first electrically conductive layer and a photoactive layer, the first electrically conductive layer being between the photoactive layer and the substrate, and the photoactive layer comprising an organic electron donor material and an organic electron acceptor material;
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- after forming the first multilayer device, treating the first electrically conductive layer to form a plurality of electrodes, thereby converting the first multilayer device into a first photovoltaic cell.
A method, comprising:
- forming a first electrically conductive layer, a photoactive layer, and a hole carrier layer on a substrate, the first electrically conductive layer being between the substrate and the photoactive layer, the photoactive layer being between the first electrically conductive layer and the hole carrier layer, and the photoactive layer comprising an organic electron donor material and an organic electron acceptor material;
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- treating the first electrically conductive layer, the photoactive layer, and the hole carrier layer to form a plurality of discrete multilayer devices, each of which contains a first electrode, a photoactive layer, and a hole carrier layer.
A method, comprising:
- forming a multilayer device on a substrate, the multilayer device comprising a first electrically conductive layer and a second layer, the first electrically conductive layer being between the substrate and the second layer, and the electrically conductive layer comprising an electrically conductive metal, an electrically conductive alloy, an electrically conductive polymer, or an electrically conductive metal oxide;
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- after forming the multilayer device, forming the first electrically conductive layer into a plurality of discrete electrodes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.