Photovoltaic device including front electrode having titanium oxide inclusive layer with high refractive index
First Claim
1. A photovoltaic device comprising:
- a front substrate;
a front electrode;
a semiconductor film, wherein the front electrode is located between at least the front substrate and the semiconductor film; and
wherein the front electrode of the photovoltaic device comprises a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, wherein the second conductive layer is located between at least the first conductive layer and the semiconductor film, and wherein the second conductive layer comprises titanium zinc oxide doped with aluminum and/or niobium.
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Abstract
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to an electrode (e.g., front electrode) for use in a photovoltaic device or the like. In certain example embodiments, a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) of the front electrode for use in a photovoltaic device is of or includes titanium oxide doped with one or more of Nb, Zn and/or Al. Additional layers may also be provided in the front electrode in certain example embodiments. It has been found that the use of transparent conductive TiOx(:Nb) or TiZnOx(:Al and/or Nb), in a front electrode of a photovoltaic device, is advantageous in that such materials have a high refractive index (n) and have a higher transparency than conventional titanium suboxide (TiOx). Thus, the use of such materials in the context of a front electrode of a photovoltaic device reduces light reflection due to the high refractive index, and increases transmission into the active semiconductor film due to the higher transmission characteristics thereof, thereby improving the efficiency of the device.
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23 Claims
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1. A photovoltaic device comprising:
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a front substrate; a front electrode; a semiconductor film, wherein the front electrode is located between at least the front substrate and the semiconductor film; and wherein the front electrode of the photovoltaic device comprises a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, wherein the second conductive layer is located between at least the first conductive layer and the semiconductor film, and wherein the second conductive layer comprises titanium zinc oxide doped with aluminum and/or niobium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A photovoltaic device comprising:
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a front glass substrate; a front electrode; a semiconductor film, wherein the front electrode is located between at least the front substrate and the semiconductor film; and wherein the front electrode of the photovoltaic device comprises a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, wherein the second conductive layer is located between at least the first conductive layer and the semiconductor film, and wherein the second conductive layer comprises titanium oxide doped niobium. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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