See-through type photovoltaic module including 3-dimensional photonic crystal, manufacturing method thereof, and insulated glass unit including the same
AssigneeIntellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.
InventorSeung-Yeop Myong
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Abstract
Disclosed is a see-through type photovoltaic module that includes: a first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate; a first transparent electrode and a second electrode, all of which are placed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate; a photoactive layer being placed between the first transparent electrode and the second electrode and converting light into electrical energy; and a protective layer placed between the second electrode and the second transparent substrate, wherein a 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer is formed on the surface of the second transparent substrate facing the first transparent substrate.
Claims12
A see-through type photovoltaic module comprising:
- a first transparent substrate;
- a second transparent substrate;
- a first transparent electrode and a second electrode placed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate;
- a photoactive layer being placed between the first transparent electrode and the second electrode and converting light into electrical energy;
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- a protective layer placed between the second electrode and the second transparent substrate,
- wherein a 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer is formed on the surface of the second transparent substrate facing the first transparent substrate,
- wherein the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer comprises an inverse opal structure and an empty space inside of the inverse opal structure,
- wherein the protective layer contacts with the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer, and
- wherein a material of the protective layer is filled within a portion of the empty space.
A triple insulated glass unit comprising:
- a first transparent substrate;
- a second transparent substrate;
- a first transparent electrode and a second electrode placed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate;
- a photoactive layer placed between the first transparent electrode and the second electrode and converting light into electrical energy;
- a protective layer placed between the second electrode and the second transparent substrate;
- a third transparent substrate;
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- a thermal insulating layer separating the second transparent substrate from the third transparent substrate,
- wherein a 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer is formed on at least one of the front surface of the second transparent substrate facing the first transparent substrate,
- wherein the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer comprises an inverse opal structure and an empty space inside of the inverse opal structure,
- wherein the protective layer contacts with the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer, and
- wherein a material of the protective layer is filled within a portion of the empty space.
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