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US 8,263,860 B2Granted
Silicon photovoltaic device with carbon nanotube cable electrode
AssigneesTsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsHai-Lin Sun, Kai-Li Jiang, Qun-Qing Li, Shou-Shan Fan
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Abstract
A photovoltaic device includes a silicon substrate, a doped silicon layer, a first electrode and a second electrode. The silicon substrate has a plurality of cavities defined therein. The doped silicon layer is formed in contact the silicon substrate. The first electrode including a plurality of carbon nanotube cables is adjacent to the silicon substrate. The second electrode is attached to the silicon substrate.
Claims18
A photovoltaic device, comprising:
- a silicon substrate having a plurality of cavities defined therein;
- a doped silicon layer formed in contact the silicon substrate;
- a first electrode comprising a plurality of carbon nanotube cables adjacent to the silicon substrate;
- wherein at least some of the carbon nanotube cables are suspended above and span some of the cavities and each of the plurality of carbon nanotube cables comprises a plurality of carbon nanotube wires interlaced with a plurality of metal threads;
- a second electrode attached to the silicon substrate;
- and
- a pair of third electrodes, spaced from each other, disposed above the silicon substrate and electrically connected to the first electrode, wherein at least some of the plurality of carbon nanotube cables extend from one of the pair of third electrodes to another one of the pair of third electrodes.
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A photovoltaic device, comprising:
- a silicon substrate having a plurality of cavities defined therein;
- a doped silicon layer formed in contact the silicon substrate;
- a first electrode comprising a plurality of carbon nanotube cables adjacent to the silicon substrate;
- wherein each of the plurality of carbon nanotube cables comprises a plurality of carbon nanotube wires interlaced with a plurality of metal threads;
- a second electrode attached to the silicon substrate;
- and
- a pair of third electrodes, spaced from each other, disposed above the silicon substrate and electrically connected to the first electrode, wherein at least some of the plurality of carbon nanotube cables extend from one of the pair of third electrodes to another one of the pair of third electrodes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.