Solar Cell Company Case Study
ULTRA THIN-FILM ALKALINE SOLAR CELLS
Solar Cell Company Case Study
Solar Cell Case Study- S. Galioğlu- 2012
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Outline
• Introduction to Solaris Photonics Ltd. and Their Novel
Product : “Ultra Thin-Film Alkaline Solar Cells”
• Technology Behind the Ultra Thin-Film Alkaline Solar Cell
• Explanation of the Patent (UK Patent GB2468526)
Solar Cell Case Study- S. Galioğlu- 2012
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Sectional view of the structure of an ultra thin photovoltaic device with alkali metal active region
Sectional view of the structure of an ultra thin film photovoltaic device with alkali metal active region. [1] Galbiati, « a thin film photovoltaic device with alkali metal active region», patent GB2468526A, (2010)
Solar Cell Case Study- S. Galioğlu- 2012
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Description of New Technology
• A breakthrough technology utilizing:
• External Photoelectric Effect (Einstein, Nobel 1921),
• Tunnel Junction Quantum Wall Nanotechnology
• Alkaline Solar Cell technology stems from the idea of using the
synergy of two different technologies already in industrial use:
The alkali photocathode photomultiplier tube technology (the highest sensitivity light detectors) 2. Thin-film deposition technology
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Solar Cell Case Study- S. Galioğlu- 2012
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Description of New Technology
• The quantum efficiency for alkali photocathode technology
is between 10% and 30% under solar light irradiation. This means up to 3 times the efficiency oftraditional commercial silicon solar cells.
• Alkaline
Solar Cells are able to have guaranteed efficiency between 10% and 30% without any external voltage applied (as in alkali photocathode technology), moreover their design allows for a solid state photomultiplier stage that allows for multiplication of the electric charge produced by “avalanche effect”, this in practical terms means that quantum efficiency is higher than 30%, as Alkaline Solar Cells can be also thought as “a photovoltaic phototransistor".
Solar Cell Company Case Study
Solar Cell Case Study- S. Galioğlu- 2012
2
Outline
• Introduction to Solaris Photonics Ltd. and Their Novel
Product : “Ultra Thin-Film Alkaline Solar Cells”
• Technology Behind the Ultra Thin-Film Alkaline Solar Cell
• Explanation of the Patent (UK Patent GB2468526)
Solar Cell Case Study- S. Galioğlu- 2012
3
Sectional view of the structure of an ultra thin photovoltaic device with alkali metal active region
Sectional view of the structure of an ultra thin film photovoltaic device with alkali metal active region. [1] Galbiati, « a thin film photovoltaic device with alkali metal active region», patent GB2468526A, (2010)
Solar Cell Case Study- S. Galioğlu- 2012
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Description of New Technology
• A breakthrough technology utilizing:
• External Photoelectric Effect (Einstein, Nobel 1921),
• Tunnel Junction Quantum Wall Nanotechnology
• Alkaline Solar Cell technology stems from the idea of using the
synergy of two different technologies already in industrial use:
The alkali photocathode photomultiplier tube technology (the highest sensitivity light detectors) 2. Thin-film deposition technology
1.
Solar Cell Case Study- S. Galioğlu- 2012
5
Description of New Technology
• The quantum efficiency for alkali photocathode technology
is between 10% and 30% under solar light irradiation. This means up to 3 times the efficiency oftraditional commercial silicon solar cells.
• Alkaline
Solar Cells are able to have guaranteed efficiency between 10% and 30% without any external voltage applied (as in alkali photocathode technology), moreover their design allows for a solid state photomultiplier stage that allows for multiplication of the electric charge produced by “avalanche effect”, this in practical terms means that quantum efficiency is higher than 30%, as Alkaline Solar Cells can be also thought as “a photovoltaic phototransistor".