Device components with surface-embedded additives and related manufacturing methods
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1. A solar device comprising:
- a front cover;
a back cover;
a photoactive layer disposed between the front cover and the back cover; and
an encapsulant layer disposed between the front cover and the back cover and adjacent to the photoactive layer, wherein the encapsulant layer includes metallic nanowires at least partially embedded into the encapsulant layer.
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Abstract
Active or functional additives are embedded into surfaces of host materials for use as components in a variety of electronic or optoelectronic devices, including solar devices, smart windows, displays, and so forth. Resulting surface-embedded device components provide improved performance, as well as cost benefits arising from their compositions and manufacturing processes.
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33 Claims
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1. A solar device comprising:
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a front cover; a back cover; a photoactive layer disposed between the front cover and the back cover; and an encapsulant layer disposed between the front cover and the back cover and adjacent to the photoactive layer, wherein the encapsulant layer includes metallic nanowires at least partially embedded into the encapsulant layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A solar device comprising:
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a photovoltaic cell; and a luminescent solar concentrator optically connected to the photovoltaic cell, wherein the luminescent solar concentrator includes; a front cover; a back cover; and an interlayer disposed between the front cover and the back cover, wherein the interlayer includes a phosphor at least partially embedded into the interlayer and localized within an embedding region of the interlayer, such that a thickness of the embedding region is no greater than 40% of an overall thickness of the interlayer, and a remainder of the interlayer is substantially devoid of any phosphor, and wherein the embedded phosphor is configured to absorb incident solar radiation and emit radiation that is guided towards the photovoltaic cell. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device with surface-embedded additives, comprising:
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a first cover; a second cover; and an interlayer disposed between the first cover and the second cover, wherein the interlayer includes; a host material; and metallic nanowires at least partially embedded into the host material and localized within an embedding region of the host material, wherein a thickness of the embedding region is no greater than 50% of an overall thickness of the host material, and a remainder of the host material is devoid of any metallic nanowire. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A device component with surface-embedded metallic nanowires, comprising:
an encapsulant including; a host material; and metallic nanowires at least partially embedded into the host material and localized within an embedding region of the host material, wherein a thickness of the embedding region is no greater than 50% of an overall thickness of the host material, and a remainder of the host material is devoid of any metallic nanowire. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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