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公开(公告)号:US20220393125A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-08
申请号:US17776207
申请日:2020-11-25
Applicant: Exeger Operations AB
Inventor: Henrik Lindström , Giovanni Fili
Abstract: The present invention relates to a working electrode (1a) for a photovoltaic device, comprising a light absorbing layer (3) and a conductive layer (6) arranged in electrical contact with the light absorbing layer (3), and the light absorbing layer (3) comprises a light absorbing photovoltaic material consisting of a plurality of dye molecules. The light absorbing layer (3) is formed by a layer of a plurality of clusters (7), whereby each cluster (7) is formed by dye molecules and each dye molecule in the cluster (7) is bonded to its adjacent dye molecules.
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公开(公告)号:US10249445B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-02
申请号:US15585549
申请日:2017-05-03
Applicant: Exeger Operations AB
Inventor: Henrik Lindström , Giovanni Fili
Abstract: The present invention relates to a dye-sensitized solar cell including a working electrode (1), a first conducting layer (3) for extracting photo-generated electrons from the working electrode, a porous insulation substrate (4) made of a microfibers, wherein the first conducting layer is a porous conducting layer formed on one side of the porous insulation substrate, a counter electrode including a second conducting layer (2) arranged on the opposite side of the porous substrate, and electrolyte for transferring electrons from the counter electrode to the working electrode. The porous insulation substrate comprises a layer (5) of woven microfibers and a layer (6) of non-woven microfibers disposed on the layer of woven microfibers. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a dye-sensitized solar cell.
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公开(公告)号:US10043614B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-07
申请号:US14891688
申请日:2014-05-16
Applicant: Exeger Operations AB
Inventor: Henrik Lindström , Giovanni Fili
Abstract: The present invention relates to a dye-sensitized solar cell including a light absorbing layer (1), a first conducting layer (2) for extracting photo-generated electrons from the light absorbing layer, a counter electrode including a second conducting layer (3), a porous insulating layer (5b) disposed between the first and second conducting layers, and a conducting medium for transferring charges between the counter electrode and the working electrode. The solar cell further comprises a third conducting layer (6b) disposed between the porous insulating layer (5b) and the second conducting layer (3) and in electrical contact with the second conducting layer, and the third conducting layer includes a porous substrate (8) made of an insulating material and conducting particles accommodated in the pores of the porous substrate and forming a conducting network (9) through the insulating material.
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公开(公告)号:US20240304397A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-12
申请号:US18277759
申请日:2022-03-08
Applicant: EXEGER OPERATIONS AB
Inventor: Henrik Lindström , Giovanni Fili
CPC classification number: H01G9/2022 , H01G9/0029 , H01G9/2013
Abstract: The present invention relates to a solar cell (1a) comprising a stack of porous layers, a support substrate (2) for supporting the stack, and a charge conducting medium (7) penetrating through the porous layers. The stack comprises a porous light-absorbing layer (3), a porous first conductive layer (4) including conductive material for extracting photo-generated 5 electrons from the light-absorbing layer, a porous counter electrode (6) including conductive material, and a separating layer (5) made of porous electrically insulating material and arranged between the conductive layer (4) and the counter electrode (6), and where the conductive layer (4) is arranged closer to the light-absorbing layer (3) than the counter electrode (6). The support substrate (2) is porous, and the charge conducting medium (7) is penetrating through the support substrate (2).
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公开(公告)号:US11328875B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-10
申请号:US16012216
申请日:2018-06-19
Applicant: Exeger Operations AB
Inventor: Henrik Lindström , Giovanni Fili
Abstract: The present invention relates to a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) comprising a porous isolating substrate (30) having a first surface and a second surface, a first porous layer (14) comprising conducting particles printed on the first surface of the porous isolating substrate to form a conductive porous layer, a second porous layer (16) comprising conducting particles printed on the second surface of the porous isolating substrate to form a conductive porous layer, whereby the porous isolating substrate is disposed between the first and second porous layers, a third porous layer (18) comprising light absorbing dye molecules deposited on the first porous layer, and a charge transfer medium for transferring charges between the third and first porous layers. Each of the porous layers comprise a printed pattern including at least one non-transparent portion (24, 25, 26) and at least one transparent portion (20, 21, 22) and the porous isolating substrate comprises at least one transparent portion (32), whereby said transparent portions of the porous layers and said transparent portion of the porous isolating substrate are positioned relative to each other so they form at least one continuous transparent pathway through the solar cell.
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公开(公告)号:US20190148083A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-16
申请号:US16244237
申请日:2019-01-10
Applicant: Exeger Operations AB
Inventor: Henrik Lindström , Giovanni Fili
Abstract: The present invention relates to a dye-sensitized solar cell unit (1″) comprising a working electrode comprising a light-absorbing layer (10), a porous first conducting layer (12′) for extracting photo-generated electrons from the light-absorbing layer (10), wherein the light-absorbing layer (10) is arranged on top of the first conducting layer (12′), a porous insulating layer (105c) made of an insulating material, wherein the porous first conducting layer (12′) is arranged on top of the porous insulating layer (105c). The dye-sensitized solar cell unit (1″) further comprises a counter electrode comprising a second conducting layer (16) including conducting material, and a porous third conducting layer (106c) disposed between the porous insulating layer (105c) and the second conducting layer (16), and in electrical contact with the second conducting layer. The dye-sensitized solar cell unit (1″) further comprises a liquid electrolyte for transferring charges between the counter electrode and the working electrode. The second conducting layer (16) is non-catalytic and the third conducting layer (106c) comprises catalytic particles (107″) for improving the transfer of electrons to the liquid electrolyte.
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公开(公告)号:US10256047B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-09
申请号:US14879668
申请日:2015-10-09
Applicant: Exeger Operations AB
Inventor: Henrik Lindström , Giovanni Fili
Abstract: The present invention relates to a dye-sensitized solar cell including a working electrode (1), a first conducting layer (3) for extracting photo-generated electrons from the working electrode, a porous insulation substrate (4) made of a microfibers, wherein the first conducting layer is a porous conducting layer formed on one side of the porous insulation substrate, a counter electrode including a second conducting layer (2) arranged on the opposite side of the porous substrate, and electrolyte for transferring electrons from the counter electrode to the working electrode. The porous insulation substrate comprises a layer (5) of woven microfibers and a layer (6) of non-woven microfibers disposed on the layer of woven microfibers. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a dye-sensitized solar cell.
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公开(公告)号:US20190165290A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-30
申请号:US16321547
申请日:2017-01-10
Applicant: EXEGER OPERATIONS AB
Inventor: Henrik Lindström , Giovanni Fili
IPC: H01L51/42 , H01L51/44 , H01L51/00 , H01L31/032 , H01L31/0384 , H01L31/072 , H01L31/18
Abstract: The present invention relates to a light absorbing layer (1a) for a photovoltaic device, comprising a plurality of grains (2) of a doped semiconducting material and a charge conductor (3) made of a charge conducting material in physical contact with the grains. The grains are partly covered with the charge conductor (3) so that a plurality of junctions (4) are formed between the grains and the charge conductor. The present invention also relates to a photovoltaic device comprising the light absorbing layer (1a).
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公开(公告)号:US10026561B2
公开(公告)日:2018-07-17
申请号:US15117306
申请日:2015-01-13
Applicant: Exeger Operations AB
Inventor: Henrik Lindström , Giovanni Fili
Abstract: The present invention relates to a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) comprising a porous isolating substrate (30) having a first surface and a second surface, a first porous layer (14) comprising conducting particles printed on the first surface of the porous isolating substrate to form a conductive porous layer, a second porous layer (16) comprising conducting particles printed on the second surface of the porous isolating substrate to form a conductive porous layer, whereby the porous isolating substrate is disposed between the first and second porous layers, a third porous layer (18) comprising light absorbing dye molecules deposited on the first porous layer, and a charge transfer medium for transferring charges between the third and first porous layers. Each of the porous layers comprise a printed pattern including at least one non-transparent portion (24, 25, 26) and at least one transparent portion (20, 21, 22) and the porous isolating substrate comprises at least one transparent portion (32), whereby said transparent portions of the porous layers and said transparent portion of the porous isolating substrate are positioned relative to each other so they form at least one continuous transparent pathway through the solar cell.
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公开(公告)号:US11832460B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-28
申请号:US17776207
申请日:2020-11-25
Applicant: Exeger Operations AB
Inventor: Henrik Lindström , Giovanni Fili
CPC classification number: H10K30/83 , H10K30/151 , H10K30/65
Abstract: The present invention relates to a working electrode (1a) for a photovoltaic device, comprising a light absorbing layer (3) and a conductive layer (6) arranged in electrical contact with the light absorbing layer (3), and the light absorbing layer (3) comprises a light absorbing photovoltaic material consisting of a plurality of dye molecules. The light absorbing layer (3) is formed by a layer of a plurality of clusters (7), whereby each cluster (7) is formed by dye molecules and each dye molecule in the cluster (7) is bonded to its adjacent dye molecules.
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