NOVELTY - The method involves coating a film product line after etching a silicon chip. The chip is orderly arranged with first, second, third, fourth and fifth quartz tubes. Temperature of the fourth quartz tube is about 400 degree Celsius. Microwave power of the fourth quartz tube is about 4000-4300 W. A silane and ammonia gas flow rate ratio of the fourth quartz tube is about 1:4 - 1:5.5. Temperature of the fifth quartz tube about is 400 degree Celsius. Microwave power of the fifth quartz tube is about 4000-4300 W. A silane and ammonia gas flow rate ratio of the fifth tube is about 1:5 to 1:6.    USE - Crystal silicon solar battery plating film forming method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables enhance five-color film uniform reflection rate so as to improve vibration penetrate effect, thus improving incidence rate and effectively improving crystal silicon solar energy battery chip conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - A catalyst comprises cobalt, nickel and/or iron as active metal element, which uses mineral salt and organic salt together as raw material.    USE - Catalyst is used for manufacturing hydrogen from ammonia-containing gas (claimed), for use as hydrogen source for fuel cells and general chemical reactions.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has excellent ammonia decomposition property and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for production of hydrogen from ammonia-containing gas using the catalyst.
NOVELTY - A sheet-like composition (1) comprises epoxy resin (A) having a weight average molecular weight of 20000-200000, alicyclic epoxy compound (B), and photocationic polymerization initiator (C) having a glass transition temperature of 30-90 degrees C.    USE - Sheet-like composition is used for forming sealing sheet (claimed) for electronic device e.g. organic electroluminescent device such as electronic paper and solar cell, light-emitting diode device, and liquid crystal display device. Can also be used for lens, refractive index-adjusting layer, optical extraction layer, and dark portion bonding adhesive agent.    ADVANTAGE - The sheet-like composition has excellent handling property, plasticizing property, workability, and curability even at low temperature, and reduced volume change during hardening, and provides cured material with excellent damp-proof property and degradation-proof property, and is manufactured with high productivity and quality.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of organic electroluminescent element.    Sheet-like composition (1)    Release film (2)    Glass substrate (3)    Organic electroluminescent element (4)    Cured material (5)
NOVELTY - The device (900) has multiple epitaxial materials grown from a common substrate. The epitaxial materials define a heterojunction region (110) between the epitaxial materials. Conductive regions (111, 112) are placed adjacent the heterojunction region that provides an electrical current through the heterojunction region. The heterojunction region is electrically isolated from any parasitic conduction paths of the common substrate. A carrier (920) is coupled to the epitaxial materials and supports the epitaxial materials when the common substrate is removed.    USE - Semiconductor device e.g. solid-state device and FET device such as high electron mobility transistor, for use in high-power and high-voltage applications. Uses include but are not limited to power supply, electric car, solar cell and large solid state transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The device reduces or eliminates parasitic conduction between the conductive regions by removing material from an epitaxial substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partially schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor device.    Heterojunction region (110)    Conductive regions (111, 112)    Semiconductor device (900)    Carrier (920)    Bond material (956)
NOVELTY - The multi-junction photovoltaic device (100) has a germanium layer having pyramidal shapes with facets exposed to form a textured surface. The first p-n junction formed on or over the textured surface. The other p-n junction formed over the first p-n junction and following the textured surface. The germanium layer includes one of bulk germanium or a germanium layer formed on a silicon substrate (102). The second and third p-n junction includes doped portion of the GaAs and GaP containing layer.    USE - Multi-junction photovoltaic device used for solar cells or panels to provide power to electronic devices, homes, buildings, vehicles etc.    ADVANTAGE - The multi-junction solar cells composed of a stack of semiconductor materials with different band gaps offer higher cell efficiency. The use of GaAs gives rise to greater flexibility in material selection. The structures provide two tandem junctions having lattice matching and compatible band gap energies which improve the efficiency of the device. The larger band gap difference between two different junctions is better to prevent the light spectra from being shared. The overall textured surface is configured to trap and absorb light to increase efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the structure of photovoltaic device after doping a portion of the second semiconductor layer.    Device (100)    Substrate (102)    Layer (110)    Semiconductor layer (112)    Bottom cell (130)
NOVELTY - A polymer film laminated material is obtained by temporarily attaching a polymer film to a hard support material through an adhesive agent at a temperature higher than the room temperature by 20 degrees C or more. The absolute value of the trapezium-distortion rate of the polymer film is 0.05% or less. The laminated material is used for a flexible electronic device or forming the component, using printing technique.    USE - Polymer film laminated material used for manufacture of flexible electronic device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to sensor device, light emitting component, liquid crystal display, electrophoretic display, self-light-emission display, operational element, memory element, micro-electro mechanical system element, solar cell and thin-film transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer film laminated material prevents trapezoidal distortion during peeling of polymer film, and manufacture of high definition flexible electronic device without trouble in alignment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of flexible electronic device, which involves temporarily attaching the polymer film to the hard support material using single wafer bonding apparatus with difference in temperature of the polymer film of adhesion starting point portion during starting of adhesion and temperature of the polymer film of adhesion end point portion during completion of adhesion of less than 20 degrees C, forming electronic device or component of electronic device on the polymer film of the polymer film laminated material using printing technique, peeling the polymer film from the support material.
NOVELTY - An electroconductive graphite is obtained by performing solution plasma process to thin layer graphite in which average number of layers is 2-30 and amount of oxygen in elemental analysis is less than or equal to 20 wt.%.    USE - An electroconductive graphite for transparent conductive film (claimed) used for display apparatuses, solar cell, ultra-high mobility transistor, and monomolecular detection gas sensor.    ADVANTAGE - Electroconductive graphite with high electroconductivity can be easily manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) manufacturing method of electroconductive graphite which involves performing solution plasma process with respect to thin layer graphite dispersed in solution; and    (2) transparent conductive film formed by laminating electroconductive graphite on substrate.
NOVELTY - Silicate glass is manufactured using tin oxide powder having a median particle size D50 of 0.3-2 mu m, as clarifier.    USE - Manufacture of silicate glass e.g. alkali-free glass or lithia-alumina-silica (LAS) system crystallized glass (all claimed) used for glass substrates of LCDs, solar cells, and flat lamps, glassware for electronic components, and cover glass of organic light-emitting device, plasma display panel, and field emission display.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical manufacture of silicate glass excellent in bubble quality, electrical property, heat resistance, chemical resistance, devitrification resistance, and durability, by using tin oxide powder which can be easily and homogeneously dispersed in a batch due to small particle diameter. Since the median particle size is small, reactivity of clarifier is high during glass melting and sufficient clarification effect is achieved.
NOVELTY - A silicon-containing composition comprises hydroxy acid or polyhydric carboxylic acid, and high-molecular weight compound obtained by hydrolytically condensing silane compounds (I)-(V).    USE - Silicon-containing composition is used as resist material. Uses include but are not limited to sealing agent for display device, material for packing light-emitting diode, solar cell, thin-film transistor, liquid crystal display device and organic electroluminescence display device, printing ink, dental composition, holography recording material, magnetic-recording material, optical switch material, mask for metal plating, stencil for screen printing, decorative sheet material, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon-containing composition has excellent storage stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silicon-containing composition comprises hydroxy acid or polyhydric carboxylic acid, and high-molecular weight compound obtained by hydrolytically condensing silane compounds of formulae: SiX4 (I), R1SiX3 (II), R2SiX3 (III), R3R4SiX2 (IV) and R5SiX3 (V).    R1=H or 2-6C alkenyl;    R2=1-6C alkyl;    R3-R5=unsubstituted phenyl;and    X=hydroxy, 1-6C alkoxy or halo.    At least one methyl of R2, R3 and R4 is substituted by 1-6C alkyl.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1) has a conveyance unit (2) which conveys a base material along the hypothetical conveyance path surface passing through the inside of the chamber. The base material is conveyed along the conveyance path surface by the conveyance unit. A plasma film-forming is performed by the plasma processing unit. The film-forming is carried out to the second location which is not opposed mask element (80) while film-forming is not carried out to the first location facing the mask element among each location of the main surface of the base material.    USE - Plasma film-forming apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The increase in cost is suppressed and the film-forming technique which suppresses the damage to a main surface and improves a through-put is provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a plasma film-forming method; and    (2) a manufacturing method of a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view illustrating the structure of plasma film-forming apparatus.    Plasma film-forming apparatus (1)    Conveyance unit (2)    Inductive coupling type antenna (41)    High frequency electric-power (44)    Mask element (80)
NOVELTY - A transparent resin composition comprises resin (A) which contains isobutylene skeleton(s) and filler (B) which does not contain metal atom. The content of filler (B) is 20 wt.% or less with respect to total content of composition.    USE - Transparent resin composition is used for forming sealing layers for resin sheet used for sealing organic electroluminescent element used for image display apparatus (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescent display device, organic electroluminescent illumination, organic semiconductor and organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The resin composition has excellent gas-barrier property and handleability. The image-display apparatus has excellent long-term reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) resin sheet (1), which comprises sealing layer (3) formed using the transparent resin composition; and    (2) organic electroluminescent element, which is sealed using the resin sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of resin sheet.    Resin sheet (1)    Base material sheet (2)    Sealing layer (3)    Release film (4)
NOVELTY - An aluminum paste comprises conductive powder as a main conductive component, and 1.3-23.6 pts. wt. glass frit, 0.7-11.7 pts. wt. boron component and 0.7-21.8 pts. wt. silicon component with respect to 100 pts. wt. conductor powder. The aluminum paste is used in fire-through process for forming back surface connected to silicon substrate (12) to erode passivation film (22) on back surface of solar cell element (10). The molar ratio of glass with respect to total of boron and silicon is 0.17-7.    USE - Aluminum paste is used for solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The aluminum paste has excellent fire-through property, and provides solar cell element having low electric resistance. The aluminum paste enables easy formation of back surface field layer having excellent electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of solar cell element.    Solar cell element (10)    Silicon substrate (12)    Anti-reflective film (18)    Light-receiving surface electrode (20)    Passivation film (22)
NOVELTY - This new utility model relates to one of all-vanadium liquid flow battery electrolyte and electrolytic device, comprising at least one of electricity, the electric stack and direct flow power source connected with the electric reactor by pipeline and the positive pole liquid storage tank connected with the galvanic pile and between positive pole liquid storage tank through pipeline set with the first cooling device, the galvanic pile and between positive pole liquid storage tank through pipeline set with positive pump, and positive pole pump between galvanic pile by pipe set with the first filtering device, the electric reactor by pipeline and cathode liquid storage tank connected with the galvanic pile and between the cathode liquid storage tank through pipeline set with the second cooling device, between pile and negative liquid pump through pipeline set with cathode pump, pile and negative pump through pipeline set with between the second filtering device. The utility model has new electrolytic effect is good, the structure is simple, convenient control, simple operation and safety equal.
NOVELTY - Method of doping semiconductor substrate involves applying a composition (A) containing n-type dopant (d1) to one or more areas of the surface of semiconductor substrate, applying a composition (B) containing p-type dopant (d2) to surface of substrate such that coated areas are different and are not overlapped, partially or completely activating coated regions, oxidizing non-activated regions, and heating to temperature at which dopant is diffused.    USE - Method of doping semiconductor substrate for solar cell module (claimed).
NOVELTY - The battery has a silicon chip main body (1) whose surface is deposited with a reflection reducing film. The reflection reducing film is provided with a three-layer structure. An inner layer is coated with a silicon oxy-nitride film (2). A middle layer is coated with a silicon nitride film (3). An outer layer is adhered with another silicon oxy-nitride film (4). Thickness of the inner silicon oxy-nitride film is 5 -15nm. Thickness of the middle silicon nitride film is 40-60nm. Thickness of the outer silicon oxy-nitride film is 15-30nm.    USE - Crystal silicon solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has low refractive rate and better heat stability, and provides anti-metal ion erosion characteristics, and ensures better machine performance. The battery enhances absorption rate of the silicon surface shortwave UV part, and improves silicon photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a crystal silicon solar energy battery manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a crystal silicon solar energy battery.    Silicon chip main body (1)    Silicon oxy-nitride films (2, 4)    Silicon nitride film (3)
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing a cell chip. A lead transmission structure is formed by depositing a transparent electric conduction substrate on a laminated solar battery core. A laying film layer is adhered with a connecting film layer by a laying back board. The connecting film layer is connected with the battery core for forming a complete cell component. A finished product is obtained by mounting a connection box on the battery core, where lamination temperature is 160-165 degrees, lamination time is 6-8 min, vacuumize control time is 3-5 min and atmospheric pressure is 0.4-0.6.    USE - Thin film photovoltaic module lamination method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables laminating a photovoltaic module with high qualified rate, production efficiency, working stability and reliability and realizing prolonged service life and better consistency of a thin film photovoltaic module.
NOVELTY - Formation of gallium arsenide thin-film involves providing gallium arsenide powder source and dopant source, and depositing gallium arsenide thin-film on a deposition substrate by vapor transport method using chemical transport agent. The gallium arsenide thin-film includes n-type gallium arsenide thin-film having hall mobility of 1000-4200 cm2/V.second, and/or p-type gallium arsenide thin-film having hall mobility of 50-240 cm2/V.second.    USE - Formation of gallium arsenide thin-film used for photovoltaic device e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical formation of gallium arsenide thin-film having excellent electronic property, and physical and electrochemical characteristics using nontoxic powder, with high productivity and without producing toxic gas and pyrophoric intermediate. The gallium arsenide thin-film provides efficient photovoltaic device having excellent energy conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - A glass laminate (10) is equipped with layer of support base material (12), silicone resin layer (14) and layer of glass substrate (16), sequentially. The peeling strength of the interface of the layer of the support base material and the silicone resin layer is more than the peeling strength of the interface of the layer of the glass substrate and the silicone resin layer. The silicone resin of the silicone resin layer is a crosslinked material of crosslinked organopolysiloxane and crosslinking agent. The crosslinked organopolysiloxane includes siloxane unit (A) (I).    USE - Glass laminate. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell and liquid crystal panel, organic electroluminescent panel, plasma display panel and field emission panel for smartphone and tablet-type personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The disassembly of the silicone resin layer in the glass laminate is suppressed even after high-temperature heat-processing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A glass laminate is equipped with layer of support base material, silicone resin layer and layer of glass substrate, sequentially. The peeling strength of the interface of the layer of the support base material and the silicone resin layer is more than the peeling strength of the interface of the layer of the glass substrate and the silicone resin layer. The silicone resin of the silicone resin layer is a crosslinked material of crosslinked organopolysiloxane and crosslinking agent having 2 or more hydrosilyl groups. The crosslinked organopolysiloxane has alkenyl group and includes siloxane unit (A) of formula (I).    R1-R4=monovalent hydrocarbyl optionally containing hetero atom;and    Ar'=bivalent aryl optionally having substituent.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of glass laminate.    Glass laminate (10)    Support base material (12)    Silicone resin layer (14)    Glass substrate (16)    Support base material with silicone resin layer (18)
NOVELTY - The method involves using water-absorbing material in the catalyst. The adsorption of the catalyst precursor solution is performed in the carbon fiber paper. The high temperature decomposing reaction is carried out. The nitrogen gas and the hydrogen mixture gas are introduced to carry out reduction reaction. The nitrogen gas and the carbon source gas mixed gas are introduced by gas phase growth carbon nanometer fiber to obtain coal fiber paper single face in gas phase growth carbon nano fiber composite structure.    USE - Method for preparing carbon nano-fiber composite structure for preparing fuel battery (all claimed). Can also be used for vehicle electric motor car.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of the carbon nano-fiber film is effectively controlled. The three-phase transmission performance and the electrochemical performance of the fuel cell are effectively improved. The generation cost of the fuel cell is reduced. The operation is simplified with high efficient.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating the process for preparing carbon nano-fiber composite structure for preparing fuel battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A quantum well structure based cadmium telluride thin film solar cell comprises cadmium telluride absorber layer and cadmium sulfide window layer that form a pn junction, where the pn junction of absorber layer comprises quantum well structure formed by cycles comprising same crystal structure and energy gaps of different upper and lower levels, the upper layer is high energy gap layer, the lower layer is a low energy gap layer, the energy gap of high energy gap layer is 1.4-1.6 eV and low energy gap layer is 1.3-1.5 eV between the doped or non-doped cadmium telluride.    USE - Quantum well structure based cadmium telluride thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The quantum well structure avoids the formation of abnormal growth of grains and pores and cracks, prepares uniform dense grain size and improves efficiency of the cadmium telluride thin-film solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A quantum well structure based cadmium telluride thin film solar cell comprises cadmium telluride absorber layer and cadmium sulfide window layer that form a pn junction, where the pn junction of absorber layer comprises quantum well structure formed by cycles comprising same crystal structure and energy gaps of different upper and lower levels, the upper layer is high energy gap layer, the lower layer is a low energy gap layer, the energy gap of high energy gap layer is 1.4-1.6 eV and low energy gap layer is 1.3-1.5 eV between the doped or non-doped cadmium telluride (CdxTey) layer, and x is 0-1 and y is 2-x. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a quantum well structure based cadmium telluride thin film solar cell.
NOVELTY - A quantum well structure based copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film solar cell comprises CIGS absorber layer and cadmium sulfide buffer layer that form a pn junction, where the pn junction of absorber layer comprises quantum well structure formed by cycles comprising same crystal structure and energy gaps of different upper and lower levels, the upper layer is high energy gap layer, the lower layer is a low energy gap layer, the energy gap of high and low energy gap layers is 1-1.65 eV between the doped or non-doped copper indium gallium selenide layer.    USE - Quantum well structure based copper indium gallium selenide thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The quantum well structure avoids the formation of abnormal growth of grains and pores and cracks, prepares uniform dense grain size and improves efficiency of the CIGS thin-film solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A quantum well structure based copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film solar cell comprises CIGS absorber layer and cadmium sulfide buffer layer that form a pn junction, where the pn junction of absorber layer comprises quantum well structure formed by cycles comprising same crystal structure and energy gaps of different upper and lower levels, the upper layer is high energy gap layer, the lower layer is a low energy gap layer, the energy gap of high and low energy gap layers is 1-1.65 eV between the doped or non-doped copper indium gallium selenide (Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2) layer, and x, y are 0-1. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a quantum well structure based copper indium gallium selenide thin film solar cell.
NOVELTY - An organic semiconductor compound (I) having phosphine oxide group, is new.    USE - Organic semiconductor compound for forming active layer of organic solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic semiconductor compound has high solubility, and provides solar cell having desired short-circuit current and high electron density.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic semiconductor compound of formula (I) having phosphine oxide group, is new.    Z1-Z3=S or Se;    R1,R2=H or 1-30C alkyl optionally substituted by substituent (S) chosen from 2-20C alkenyl, 2-20C alkynyl, 1-30C alkoxy, 6-30C aryl, 3-30C heteroaryl, amino, hydroxy or halo;    A=6-30C aryl or 3-30 heteroaryl (both optionally substituted by substituent (S)) and heteroaryl has heteroatoms chosen from O, S and Se;and    n=1-1000.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of organic semiconductor compound.
NOVELTY - Copper indium gallium selenide thin film solar cell scoring device comprises optical path scoring device (50), mechanical scoring device (60), support base, y-axis mobile unit, x-axis mobile unit, laser, processing platform, thin film layer, scoring modules, copper indium gallium selenide layer, conductive layer, solar cell and control unit. Processing platform is mounted on y-axis mobile unit. X and y-axis mobile units are controlled by mechanical scoring device.    USE - Copper indium gallium selenide thin film solar cell scoring device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of copper indium gallium selenide thin film solar cell scoring device.    Optical path scoring device (50)    Mechanical scoring device (60)
NOVELTY - Oxygen and phosphorus oxychloride are doped at 810-870 degrees C on silicon surface, to form PN junction.    USE - Manufacture of PN junction used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of PN junction, at low temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.
NOVELTY - A polyester film has intrinsic viscosity (IV) of 0.54 dl/g or less and shrinkage percentage in film length direction after heat processing at 150 degrees C for 30 minutes of 0.7% or less.    USE - Polyester film. Uses include but are not limited to ferromagnetic film tape, photographic film, packaging film, film for electronic components, metal laminate film, film for liquid crystal displays, solar cell back surface protective film, base film of transparent conductive film of touchscreen type display apparatus, base film for prism sheets used for liquid crystal display device and film for protection of various components.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film is manufactured with high productivity and economically without process malfunction.
NOVELTY - The method involves rotating a substrate (W) in a periphery of a predetermined axis line i.e. rotation axis (A1). Sulfuric acid/hydrogen peroxide mixture (SPM) is discharged from a nozzle (21) in a parallel manner toward a predetermined region that is fixed with a surface center part of the substrate, where the SPM comprises sulfuric acid and hydrogen-peroxide solution. A heating region is heated by an infrared heater (58) with respect to a surface of the substrate that is moved between the regions in a parallel manner.    USE - Method for processing a substrate. Uses include but are not limited to a semiconductor wafer, an LCD device substrate, a plasma display substrate, a field emission display (FED) substrate, an optical disk substrate, a magnetic disk substrate, a magneto optical disk substrate, a photomask substrate, a ceramic substrate and a solar cell substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables removing resist from the surface of the substrate in a favorable manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a substrate processing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a substrate processing apparatus. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Rotation axis (A1)    Substrate (W)    Nozzle (21)    Rinse agent piping (47)    Infrared heater (58)
NOVELTY - Copper indium gallium selenide based film manufacturing involves heat-treating copper indium gallium selenide film for absorbing sulfur and selenium containing gas. The gas absorbed copper indium gallium selenide film is attached with a thermal processing box, and then dipped in an electrolyte solution including elements precursor.    USE - Method for manufacturing copper indium gallium selenide based film used in solar cell for use in photoactive layer (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method manufactures the copper indium gallium selenide based film in a simple, precise and cost-effective manner with excellent performance and maintained long wave region absorption capacity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic field emission scanning electron microscopic image of the copper indium gallium selenide based film.
NOVELTY - A photosensitive resin comprises polysilsesquioxane copolymer (I).    USE - Photosensitive resin is used for negative-type photosensitive resin composition for forming organic insulating film for organic light-emitting device and thin film transistor-type liquid crystal display device, and resin pattern on substrate (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to manufacture of semiconductor device, organic electroluminescent display device, solar cell, flexible display device and touchscreen.    ADVANTAGE - The photosensitive resin improves insulating property, planarity, chemical resistance, heat resistance and adhesiveness of negative-type photosensitive resin composition. The device containing the film formed using the composition has excellent reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photosensitive resin comprises polysilsesquioxane copolymer of formula (I).    R1=optionally substituted 1-20C alkylene;    R2,R3=group chosen from groups of formulae (a)-(c);    R2a,R2b=optionally substituted 1-30C alkyl, 3-30C allyl, 6-30C aryl, 7-30C aralkyl or 3-30C cycloalkyl;    R4=optionally substituted 2-10C hydrocarbyl containing ethylene bond;    R5=3-10C cyclic ether-containing group, 1-10C alkyl or 6-20C hydrocarbyl (all optionally substituted);    p=1-3;    l,z=2-100;and    m,n,x,y=0-100.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) negative-type photosensitive resin composition, which comprises photosensitive resin, cross-linking compound having ethylenically unsaturated bond, organic solvent, and additive chosen from photopolymerization initiator, antioxidant, adhesiveness-improving agent, viscosity-adjustment agent and surfactant; and    (2) substrate, which includes a resin pattern formed using composition.
NOVELTY - A solution comprising precursor (I), precursor (II), thiol and amine is prepared. The solution is heated to temperature (I) suitable to incorporate sulfur into the quantum dots, to obtain quantum dots.    USE - Manufacture of quantum dots used for photovoltaic device, solar energy device, lighting device, full-color display, bio-labeling device, biological imaging device, solar cell, light-emitting diode, photosensor, nanostructured electronic array, thin-film display, field-effect transistor or device comprising flexible electronics (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of quantum dots with high and stable photoluminescence quantum yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of composition, which involves dissolving selenium and a cation precursor in a mixture of 1-20C aliphatic thiol and 1-20C aliphatic amine to form solution (I), heating solution (I) to temperature (I) of 140-230 degrees C in 15 minutes or less, maintaining solution (I) at temperature (II) of 210-240 degrees C for 1-60 minutes to form quantum dot cores of a selected size, dissolving a shell precursor in mixture (II) of the aliphatic thiol and aliphatic amine to form solution (II), mixing solution (II) and quantum dot cores to form a mixture, and heating the mixture to temperature (III) of 50-240 degrees C;    (2) composition; and    (3) method of using quantum dots in a photovoltaic, solar energy device, lighting device, full-color display, bio-labeling device, biological imaging device, solar cell, light-emitting diode, photosensor, nanostructured electronic array, thin-film display, field-effect transistor or device comprising flexible electronics.
NOVELTY - Synthesizing a polymer, comprises: providing one of substituted 2,7-bis-(5-methyl-thiophen-2-yl)-9H-carbazole (I) or substituted 2,7-bis(5-methylthiophen-2-yl)-9H-fluorene (II); performing an annulation with the compound (I) or (II) to cause the compound to form a monomer; and polymerizing the monomer and an electron acceptor to form the polymer.    USE - The method is useful for synthesizing a polymer (claimed), which is useful as p-type low-band gap conjugated polymer or as active layer material in organic polymer solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides the polymer, which: exhibits improved optical absorption and electron hole transporting properties; increases the short circuit current and efficiency of the organic solar cell; reduces the band gap; and suppresses the rotational disorder around interannular single bounds to lower the reorganization energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Synthesizing a polymer, comprises: providing one of substituted 2,7-bis-(5-methyl-thiophen-2-yl)-9H-carbazole of formula (I) or substituted 2,7-bis(5-methylthiophen-2-yl)-9H-fluorene of formula (II); performing an annulation with the compound (I) or (II) to cause the compound to form a monomer; and polymerizing the monomer and an electron acceptor to form the polymer.    R = side chain at least comprising a carbon atom.
NOVELTY - A polyester resin composition comprises elemental phosphorus, sulfur element and bivalent metallic element. The content of phosphorus is 2.5-17.5 mol/ton. The total content of elemental phosphorus and sulfur element is 4-28.5. The ratio of bivalent metallic element to total content of phosphorus and sulfur is 0.03-1.3. The weight decreasing rate of polyester resin composition measured by chemical-resistant test is 1 wt.% or less.    USE - Polyester resin composition is used for biaxially-oriented polyester film for electrical insulation (all claimed), magnetic material, solar cell, and packaging material. Uses include but are not limited to motor for air-conditioner for hybrid vehicle, capacitor, building material, and photographic material.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester resin composition has excellent heat resistance and chemical resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for biaxially-oriented polyester film.
NOVELTY - The reactor (1) has a coil (10), a case (30) where the coil is accommodated, and a casting resin (40). The casting resin is provided with curable resin in which the inside of the case is filled. A mold release agent is configured to exist in an inner wall face of the case. The inner all face of the case is provided with polyphenylene sulfide resin, polybutylene terephthalate resin, aromatic nylon resin, or a liquid crystal polymer.    USE - Reactor for power converter device such as direct current-direct current converter mounted in vehicle such as hybrid vehicle, electric train and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The deterioration of the external appearance of the reactor by the crack of the casting resin is suppressed, and handleability of the reactor is improved. The shearing adhesive force between the case inner wall face and the casting resin is restricted to less than predetermined value.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the reactor.    Reactor (1)    Coil (10)    Case (30)    Inner surface (32b)    Casting resin (40)
NOVELTY - Use of nitrogen containing organic molecule in an electronic device, is claimed.    USE - (I) are useful in electronic device, preferably optoelectronic component including organic electroluminescent device, e.g. organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs), light-emitting electrochemical cells, OLED sensors, preferably in non-hermetically outwardly shielded gas- and vapor- sensors, organic solar cells, organic field effect transistors, organic lasers and down-conversion elements, in an emitting layer as a matrix material, preferably for luminescent emitters, and as an electron transport material, a hole injection material and/or as hole-blocking material (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) have high triplet energy, can be used in optoelectronic component which exhibits improved charge carrier mobility, and high efficiency and stability, and provide long service life of components.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Use of nitrogen containing organic molecule in an electronic device, is claimed.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for producing a optoelectronic component using nitrogen containing organic molecule.
NOVELTY - A heat conductive silicone composition comprises 100 parts mass component (A) comprising organopolysiloxane (a1) (I) having an alkoxysilyl-containing group with silicon atom(s) in each molecule or mixture of component (a1) and organopolysiloxane (a2) having two or more alkenyl groups in each molecule and free of alkoxysilyl-containing group, and 400-3500 parts mass thermally conductive filler (B).    USE - Heat conductive silicone composition e.g. grease composition for heat radiating component used for electrical and electronic apparatus (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to power devices, motor control for transport devices, electric power generation system, space transportation system, power train system, air-conditioner control, vehicle-mounted electronic components, machine tool, elevator, electric vehicle, fuel cell power generation, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The heat conductive silicone composition has excellent heat resistance and thermal conductivity, and has reduced viscosity in uncured state, and excellent handleability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A heat conductive silicone composition comprises 100 parts mass component (A) comprising organopolysiloxane (a1) having an alkoxysilyl-containing group with silicon atom(s) of formula (I) in each molecule or mixture of component (a1) and organopolysiloxane (a2) having two or more alkenyl groups in each molecule and free of alkoxysilyl-containing group, and 400-3500 parts mass thermally conductive filler (B).    R1=monovalent hydrocarbyl not having aliphatic unsaturated bond;    R2=alkyl;    R3=alkylene;    a=0-2;and    p=1-50.
NOVELTY - A resin base material comprises graft chain containing perfluoropolyether group or perfluoroalkyl group. The graft chain is present at depth of 0.2-200 mu m from the surface of the resin base material to depth of 95% of thickness of the resin base material.    USE - Resin base material is used for molded product e.g. film-shaped molded product used for manufacture of imprint mold (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid-crystal polarizing plate, protein array, optical shutter, optical memory, light modulator, optical shutter, transistor, solar cell, lens array, microchemical chip, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The resin base material has low surface free energy. The imprint mold obtained using the resin base material has excellent mold release durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for molded product, which is obtained by irradiating ionizing radiation to the surface of the resin base material, obtaining radical and performing graft polymerization process with compound containing perfluoropolyether group or perfluoroalkyl group, and radical and reactive group.
NOVELTY - A benzotriazole derivative (I), is new.    USE - New benzotriazole derivative is used as guest material and host material in light-emitting layer for organic light-emitting element, electrophotographic photoreceptor, photoelectric converter, sensor, dye laser, solar cell device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic light-emitting element provided using the benzotriazole derivative is economical, and has excellent electroluminescence efficiency and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A benzotriazole derivative of formula (I), is new.    R1-R3=H, D, F, Cl, 1-25C alkyl, 1-25C alkoxy, 6-10C aryloxy or donor group chosen from groups of formulae (i)-(iii);    R5-R9=H, D, F, Cl, 1-25C alkyl, 1-25C alkoxy, 6-10C aryloxy or group chosen from groups (i)-(iii);    R1'-R4'=H, D, F, Cl, 1-25C alkyl, 1-25C alkoxy or 6-10C aryloxy;    or R1+R2=group of formula (iv);    or R1'+R2'=group of formula (v);    or R3+R4=group of formula (vi);    or R3'+R4'=group of formula (vii);    or R5+R6=group of formula (viii);    or R8+R9=group of formula (ix);    A1-A16=H, D, F, Cl, 1-25C alkyl or group chosen from groups (i)-(iii);    X1,X2=O, S, N(R15), C(R16)(R17), B(R18) or Si(R19)(R20);    R10-R12,R21,R21'=H, D, F, Cl or 1-25C alkyl;and    R15-R20=H, 1-25C alkyl or 6-14C aryl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for light-emitting layer which comprises compound (I) as host material and guest material.
NOVELTY - Organic-inorganic composite material obtained by supporting substituted silicon oxide compounds (I) on carrier of composite molecular sieve comprising silicon dioxide and/or aluminum oxide, is claimed.    USE - The composite material is useful for removing harmful substances, preferably sulfur compounds (hydrogen sulfide, carbon disulfide, methyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptan, butyl mercaptan, dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, sulfur dioxide, sulfur trioxide, sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid, copper sulfate, magnesium sulfate and tetrahydrothiophene) from exhaust gas (all claimed) by utilizing in air gas separation processes, filter systems and fuel cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Organic-inorganic composite material obtained by supporting substituted silicon oxide compounds of formula (I) on carrier of composite molecular sieve comprising silicon dioxide and/or aluminum oxide, is claimed.    R1=1-10C alkylene;    R=H, SH or 1-6C alkyl;and    M=silver, gold, platinum, iron, cobalt, aluminum, nickel, ruthenium, rubidium or iridium.
NOVELTY - The structure is provided with mutually splicing seed crystal block (1,2) which is adjacent to bottom of crucible in a vertical plane. Seed crystal block is provided with splicing face vertical to vertical column hole (4). The vertical cylindrical hole is formed in strip-shaped cylindrical cavity. A cylindrical rod (6) is inserted in the cavity. Gap of the cylindrical rod and cylindrical inner wall of the hole is less than 0.5mm.    USE - Directionally solidified ingot seed crystal splicing structure used for manufacturing silicon single crystal and poly-crystal applied to solar energy battery and LCD.    ADVANTAGE - The structure is more compact to prevent the seed crystal block edge tilting caused by the gap. The splicing process is simple and is easy to control by operator with a high practical value.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the directionally solidified ingot seed crystal splicing structure.    Seed crystal blocks (1,2)    Column (3)    Vertical column hole (4)    Ground tile (5)    Cylindrical rod (6)
NOVELTY - A cadmium sulfide film or cadmium sulfide nano-structure growing method involves filling the cadmium telluride film into a quartz tube and placing the quartz tube into a sintering furnace to eliminate superfluous gas inside the quartz tube. Mixed gas containing hydrogen sulfide is added, the temperature of the sintering furnace is increased to anneal the cadmium telluride film and cooled. The film is discharged to obtain the finished product.    USE - Method for growing a cadmium sulfide film or cadmium sulfide nano-structure on a cadmium telluride film, for preparing heterostructural photovoltaic solar cells such as copper indium gallium selenide, copper zinc tin sulfide and cadmium telluride solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables growing the cadmium sulfide film or cadmium sulfide nano-structure using simple equipment, in an economical manner, and saving catalyst and formwork.
NOVELTY - Hydrolysis agent comprises borohydride, metal catalyst and acid catalyst. The metal catalyst is cobalt chloride (CoCl2), cobalt boride (Co-B), iron chloride (FeCl2), nickel chloride (NiCl2) and/or copper chloride (CuCl2). The acid catalyst is citric acid, oxalic acid and/or phosphoric acid.    USE - Hydrolysis agent used for producing hydrogen (claimed) useful for mobile or portable hydrogen fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrolysis agent uses porous catalyst having large specific surface area and greatly increased catalytic activity and catalyst life, increases hydrogen production rate, and provides hydrogen, which increases the energy density of mobile hydrogen fuel cell.
NOVELTY - 2,8-Dimethyl-5,11-bis(thiophen-2-yl)-4,10-dithiatricyclododeca-1,3,5,8,11-pentaene compound (I) is new.    USE - 2,8-Dimethyl-5,11-bis(thiophen-2-yl)-4,10-dithiatricyclododeca-1,3,5,8,11-pentaene compound used for preparing organic light emitting diode active layer of photovoltaic device or solar energy battery (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - 2,8-Dimethyl-5,11-bis(thiophen-2-yl)-4,10-dithiatricyclododeca-1,3,5,8,11-pentaene compound of formula (I) is new.    R1-R4, R7-R11=H, 1-30C alkyl, 3-30C cycloalkyl, 1-30C haloalkyl, 3-30C halocycloalkyl or 1-30C haloalkoxy;    R5-R6=H, 1-30C alkyl, 3-30C cycloalkyl, 1-30C alkoxy, 1-30C haloalkyl, 3-30C halocycloalkyl or 1-30C haloalkoxy group;    n,m=1,2,3;    x,y,z=0,1,2 but not 0; and    R12, R13=H, 1-30C alkyl, 3-30C cycloalkyl, 1-30C alkoxy, 1-30C haloalkyl, 3-30C haloalkyl, 3-30C halocycloalkyl or 1-30C haloalkoxy.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of compound (I).
NOVELTY - A catalyst comprises a catalyst component supported on a honeycomb molding. The catalyst component contains a catalytically active component and a heat-resistant oxide. The active component is iron, cobalt and/or nickel. The loading amount of active component is 20-80 g/l honeycomb molding.    USE - Catalyst is used for decomposing ammonia and manufacturing hydrogen (claimed) for use in fuel cells and general chemical reactions.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst enables manufacture of hydrogen with high yield, suppressing catastrophic oxidation heat by aeration. The catalyst exhibits high ammonia decomposition efficiency. Catalyst damage or runaway reaction is inhibited by reducing the heat of combustion of catalyst.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of hydrogen, which involves decomposing ammonia using the catalyst.
NOVELTY - The structure has a transparent thin film solar energy battery panel fixed with six rare earth ternary units that are formed with a composite coating layer. The composite coating layer is arranged on the transparent thin film solar energy battery panel.    USE - Transparent thin film solar energy battery structure for generating infrared light.    ADVANTAGE - The structure increases power generating efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a transparent thin film solar energy battery structure.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a storage tank (9) and a substrate holder (41) which has a first support unit and a second support unit. The first support unit has first support elements for supporting first portions of the substrates in a liquid-tight condition. The second support unit has second support elements for supporting second portions of the substrates. The second support unit has a first portion support unit and a second portion support unit for supporting the remaining portions of the surfaces of the substrate.    USE - Anodizing apparatus for carrying out electrolytic etching treatment on substrates. Uses include but are not limited to semiconductor wafers, substrates for LCD displays, substrates for plasma displays, substrates for organic LED devices, substrates for magnetic disks, substrates for magnetic optical disks, substrates for photomasks, substrates for solar cells, and substrates for micro-electro-mechanical systems.    ADVANTAGE - The substrates are supported by the support units, which allow the transport mechanism to hold the substrates reliably without applying stress to the substrates. The substrates are supported by the second support elements in the position which is prevented from shifting excessively to the first support elements. The degradation of the electrodes is inhibited, contamination of the substrates is prevented, and the operating rate of the apparatus is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the front sectional view of the anodizing apparatus.    Storage tank (9)    Inner tank (11)    Outer tanks (13)    Covers (15)    Substrate holder (41)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing hydrogen containing gas to one chamber which is provided with multiple filaments (310). The current is flowed through the filaments to raise the temperature of the filaments to a process temperature to decompose the hydrogen containing gas. A surface of a substrate (330) is cleaned, by exposing the substrate to hydrogen atoms formed from the decomposed hydrogen containing gas. The hydrogen containing gas is comprised with hydrogen, hydrogen and nitrogen or ammonia.    USE - Method of cleaning surface of substrate such as doped or un-doped silicon substrate, III-V compound substrate, gallium arsenide substrate, silicon germanium substrate, epi-substrate, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate and display substrate such as LCD, plasma display, electro luminescence (EL) lamp display, LED substrate, solar cell array and solar panel for semiconductor device.    ADVANTAGE - The removal of contaminants or undesired layers from the substrate is allowed effectively, without causing damage to the substrate. Since the surface of the substrate is cleaned using the hydrogen atoms, the impurities and instances of the oxidation portions of the substrate are reduced or eliminated. Since the substrate is maintained at specific temperatures, the complete decomposition of the hydrogen containing gas to form hydrogen atoms is facilitated. Hence the throughput and uniformity of the cleaning process are increased. Since the substrate is made of doped materials, the useful life of the substrate is prolonged, and the mechanical, reliability and thermal stability of the substrate are increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a substrate cleaning system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the processing system.    Controller (306)    Filament (310)    Power source (313)    Shield (320)    Substrate (330)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a first dielectric layer over a silicon substrate. An absorbing layer which comprises silicon nitride is formed over the first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is formed over the absorbing layer. Several contact holes are formed (106) through the second dielectric layer and the absorbing layer. The conductive contacts are formed (108) in the contact holes. A polycrystalline layer is formed (102) over the first dielectric layer. The absorbing layer is formed over the polycrystalline layer.    USE - Method of fabricating back-contact solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The contact formation is simplified and an associated cost of manufacture is reduced through reduction of consumables used, reduction of capital expenditure, and reduction of complexity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart representing a method of fabricating a back-contact solar cell.    Step for forming polycrystalline layer over the first dielectric layer (102)    Step for forming dielectric material layer above polycrystalline layer (104)    Step for forming contact holes (106)    Step for forming conductive contacts the contact holes (108)
NOVELTY - The processing method involves depositing a doped laser absorbent passivation layer (16) on the surface of a solar cell substrate (10), in which the doped laser absorbent passivation layer has doped opposite solar cell substrate. The doped laser absorbent passivation layer is patterned using laser ablation, and the solar cell substrate is etched in the laser ablation pattern, and a layer of the solar cell substrate is removed. The solar cell is annealed to form diffused solar cell doped regions corresponding to the doped laser absorbent passivation layer.    USE - Processing method for solar cell, e.g. PV solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Eliminates the laser induced damage to an underlying silicon caused by contact opening when used with nano second lasers, and provides excellent passivation properties despite being annealed at higher temperatures. Prevents damage since the composition of aluminum oxide film changes near the silicon interface to become rich in silicon which serves as an excellent power dump.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a rear contact rear junction solar cell.    Solar cell substrate (10)    Emitter regions (12)    Base regions (14)    Doped laser absorbent passivation layer (16)    Metallization layer (18)
NOVELTY - The film has a transparent electric conduction oxide thin film part that is made of indium titanium ITIO film oxidation, where an atomic number ratio of titanium and indium is 0.2-5.0 %. A substrate of the transparent electric conduction oxide thin film part is n-type single crystal silicon chip. A deposition of an intrinsic passivation layer is heavily doped amorphous silicon thin film that is coated on a velvet surface of pyramid. Thickness of the transparent electric conduction oxide thin film part is 70-120 nanometers.    USE - Crystal silicon hetero-junction solar battery transparent electric conduction oxide thin film.    ADVANTAGE - The film improves open-circuit voltage, fill-factor of solar battery and conversion efficiency, and reduces series resistance losses.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a crystal silicon hetero-junction solar battery and transparent electric conduction oxide thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of a crystal silicon hetero-junction solar battery and transparent electric conduction oxide thin film.
NOVELTY - The reflector has an ITO glass layer structure plated with silver layer with thickness greater than 30nm. A silver reflection layer is covered on an aluminum film with thickness les than or equal to 1 microns.    USE - Solar energy battery back reflector.    ADVANTAGE - The reflector is simple in structure and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar energy battery back reflector. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The solar cell has first, second and third solar sub cells that are provided with first, second and third bandgaps. A graded interlayer is arranged adjacent to the third solar sub cell. The graded intermediate view is provided with fourth bandgap larger than third bandgap. Fourth solar sub cell is arranged adjacent to graded intermediate view. Fourth solar sub cell is provided with fifth bandgap which is smaller than third bandgap, such that fourth solar sub cell is lattice-mismatched with third solar sub cell.    USE - Multi-junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The selection of composition of sub sell and bandgap quantum efficiency is optimized with high temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a conveying apparatus (120) which conveys a substrate toward substrate export outlet (112) from a substrate delivery opening (111). A nozzle (130) is provided inside of an etching tank (110), for spraying a reactive gas on one surface of substrate, and is conveyed by conveying apparatus. An airflow control device (140) is provided inside of tank, for suppressing flowing of external air into clearance gap between rear surface of substrate and nozzle, and external air is flowed into tank from substrate delivery opening and substrate export outlet.    USE - Etching apparatus used in manufacturing process of glass substrate for electronic devices such as flat panel display, LCD, organic electroluminescent display, organic EL illumination, solar cell, and storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - Since the airflow control device is provided inside of tank, for suppressing flowing of external air into clearance gap between rear surface of substrate and nozzle, and external air is flowed into tank from substrate delivery opening and substrate export outlet, the heterogeneity of the relative roughness accompanying inflow of the external air inside the etching tank can be suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) an etching method;    (2) a manufacturing method of substrate; and    (3) a substrate of display apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the etching apparatus.    Etching apparatus (100)    Etching tank (110)    Substrate delivery opening (111)    Substrate export outlet (112)    Conveying apparatus (120)    Nozzle (130)    Airflow control device (140)
NOVELTY - The system has a solar power generation device (3) which is equipped with a solar cell and electric-power-generates direct current electricity. A solar thermal power generation apparatus (300) rotates a turbine with the steam generated using solar heat, and electric-power-generates alternating current electricity. A hydrogen gas compressor compresses the hydrogen gas that is driven by alternating current electricity that the solar thermal power generation apparatus electric-power-generated and seawater electrolyzer (200) generated.    USE - Hydrogen gas generation system for manufacturing hydrogen gas used for fuel for fuel-cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen gas generation system is extensive, low cost, and manufactures stably and is supplied is provided for high voltage hydrogen gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the whole structure of the hydrogen gas generation system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar power generation device (3)    Seawater electrolytic cell (4)    Seawater intake chamber (16)    Seawater electrolyzer (200)    Solar thermal power generation apparatus (300)
NOVELTY - The structure (60) has a layer formed with zinc oxide between first structure unit (10) and second structure unit (20), which contacts the first and second structure units, where the zinc oxide is formed from oxidation of zinc metal (Zn) on one of the first and second structures units. The zinc oxide is formed from zinc peroxide on one of the first and second structures units. The first and second structures units comprise a wafer, a semiconductor and a solar cell. First and second solar cells are bonded to one of a metal, a ceramic and a light-weight handle.    USE - Bonded layered structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure utilizes the zinc metal to allow flexibility and higher tolerance in surface topography of host layered materials previous to bonding so as to present high-yield integration scheme for the structure. The structure conducts process at lower temperature ranges to reduce thermal stress in a bonding material and energy to be associated with the process. The structure provides the bonded zinc oxide provides for increased mechanical strength with reduced electrical resistance. The structure reduces requirements for surface preparation and material compatibility than other processes so as to produce semiconductor-bonded solar cell designs with additional degrees of freedom, more varieties of materials and higher efficiencies.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The semiconductor is a crystalline semiconductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a bonding process between two structures to form a layered bonded structure.    Zinc metal (Zn)    Structure units (10, 20)    Zinc peroxide layer (30)    Zinc metal layer (40)    Zinc oxide layer (50)    Bonded layered structure (60)
NOVELTY - Synthesis of an isotropic nano-material involves selecting nanoparticles (a) comprising yttria-stabilized zirconia, and nanoparticles (b) comprising strontium titanate such that composition of nanoparticles (a) and (b) are different, homogeneously mixing the nanoparticles to form a mixture, consolidating the mixture to form an interface (i1) between nanoparticles (a,b), and annealing the mixture such that atoms on surfaces of nanoparticles undergo rearrangement and the interface (i1) is converted to an interface (i2) which is continuous, coherent, and stable.    USE - Synthesis of isotropic nano-material for use in electronic, optic, magnetic, energy device and fuel cell applications.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables effective synthesis of isotropic nano-material having excellent mechanical strength, flaw tolerance, thermal-shock resistance, fracture toughness and crack resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Synthesis of an isotropic nano-material having properties controlled by interfaces within the nano-material involves selecting nanoparticles (a) comprising yttria-stabilized zirconia, and nanoparticles (b) comprising strontium titanate such that composition of nanoparticles (a) and (b) are different, homogeneously mixing the nanoparticles to form a mixture having nanoparticles (a) surrounded by nanoparticles (b), and nanoparticles (b) surrounded by nanoparticles (a), consolidating the compacted mixture to form an interface (i1) between nanoparticles (a,b) by setting a temperature to less than 0.5 of the melting temperatures of the compacted mixture and a pressure to more than 0.3 GPa to induce a plastic deformation while limiting diffusion-assisted flow processes in forming the interface (i1), and annealing the compacted and consolidated mixture at 200-400 degrees C such that atoms on surfaces of nanoparticles undergo rearrangement and the interface (i1) is converted to an interface (i2) which is continuous, coherent, and stable.
NOVELTY - The device (10) has voltage detection unit (38) that is provided with detects input voltage and outputs voltage control signal for controlling input voltage according to detection result to voltage control unit (30). The control of input voltage is permitted as the voltage control signal is output to voltage control unit, when input voltage is more than a threshold voltage. The control of input voltage is stopped as the voltage control signal is output to the voltage control unit, when the input voltage is less than the threshold voltage.    USE - Power supply device for supplying protective current to anti-corrosion target object using solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the control of input voltage is permitted as the voltage control signal is output to voltage control unit, when input voltage is more than a threshold voltage and the control of input voltage is stopped as the voltage control signal is output to the voltage control unit, when the input voltage is less than the threshold voltage, the supplying of unsuitable protective current to the anti-corrosion target object is prevented. Hence, the stable protective current is supplied to the anti-corrosion target and the corrosion of the anticorrosion target object is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a detailed block diagram of the power supply device for anti-corrosion. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Power supply device (10)    Solar cell (12)    Voltage control unit (30)    Voltage detection unit (38)    Pulse signal generation unit (44)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming (S2) a copper zinc tin sulfide film having silicon. A tin oxide film formation is formed (S3) in the surface of the copper zinc tin sulfide film. A zinc manganese oxide film is formed (S4) in the surface of the tin oxide film.    USE - Method for manufacturing a copper zinc tin sulfide solar cell (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method involves forming a copper zinc tin sulfide film having silicon, where a tin oxide film formation is formed in the surface of the copper zinc tin sulfide film, and hence ensures improved and economical manufacturing of copper zinc tin sulfide solar cell that improves conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of a manufacturing method of copper zinc tin sulfide solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Forming backside electrode (S1)    Forming a copper zinc tin sulfide film having silicon (S2)    Forming tin oxide film formation (S3)    Forming zinc manganese oxide film (S4)    Forming transparent electrode (S5)
NOVELTY - This application claims of a kind of a ingot furnace, the second separate heat comprises the first separate a heat preservation plate and heat preservation plate, the first separate a heat preservation plate is provided with a second separate heat insulating inner side of a temperature, a first separate between a heat preservation plate and a second separate heat preservation board formed with a heat preservation interlayer. The application provided the ingot furnace, lifting heat insulation cage can a heat preservation performance, improving temperature gradient, increase internal temperature gradient and thermal stability, thus can increase silicon ingot quality.
NOVELTY - A metal dot substrate (1) has two or more metal dots (2) containing metal and provided on a substrate (3) in island shape. The metal dot substrate is subjected to wear-resistance test by performing scratch of 20 reciprocations using a plane abrasion test machine at pressure of 125 g/cm2, speed of 1 reciprocation per second and stroke length of 50 mm. The scratch portion is made of cotton fabric. The ratio of light absorbency (A) measured before wear resistance test and light absorbency (B) after wear resistance test at wavelength of 1-400 nm at interval of 1 nm, is 0.5-2.    USE - Metal dot substrate for catalyst, optoelectronic device, luciferin material, solar cell, biosensor and electronic circuit board.    ADVANTAGE - The metal dot substrate has excellent adhesiveness between metal dot and substrate, and is produced economically with excellent productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of metal dot substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of structure of metal dot substrate.    Metal dot substrate (1)    Metal dots (2)    Substrate (3)    Base substrate (31)    Conductive layer (32)
NOVELTY - The base-material conveyance processing apparatus has a base-material process portion that is provided with a main roll portion (51) and a sub-roll portion (52) to form a base-material parallel running portion over a base material (2). The sub-roll portion is rotated in periphery of a rotating shaft. A tension roll (55) is contacted in the base-material parallel running portion to adjust tensile-strength of the base material between the main roll portion and the sub-roll portion.    USE - Base-material conveyance processing apparatus e.g. conveyance film making apparatus applied to film forming formation of solar cell module and/or organic electroluminescent module.    ADVANTAGE - The disorder of the tensile-strength produced between the main roll portion and the sub-roll portion are suppressed. Thus, the base-material conveyance processing apparatus is stabilized. Hence, the stable film forming process is carried out.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of tension roll.    Base material (2)    Main roll portion (51)    Sub-roll portion (52)    Tension roll (55)    Tension-roll main-structure (551)
NOVELTY - Polyimide resin comprises diamine-based monomer and dianhydride-based monomer, where at least one of diamine-based monomer and dianhydride-based monomer comprises oxy, sulfone or fluoro groups. The diamine-based monomer is 1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene or 2,2-bis(4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl)hexafluoropropane.    USE - The polyimide resin is useful for producing polyimide film for substrate of display device (all claimed), preferably semiconductor insulating film, thin film transistor-liquid crystal display insulating film, passivation film, liquid crystal alignment film, optical communication materials, solar cell protective film and flexible display substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The polyimide film has: transmittance of greater than or equal to 85% at 550 nm measured by using UV spectrometer, yellowness of less than or equal to 5, and tensile strength of 150 MPa measured by using ASTM D882 based on polyimide film having thickness of 50-100 nu m; and average linear expansion coefficient of less than or equal to 45 ppm/ degrees C at 50-250 degrees C (claimed). The polyimide resin improves colorless transparency, heat resistance and mechanical properties of the polyimide film.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming functional material on a surface of a pore that is arranged with multiple opening parts. The functional material is heat-resistant material or electrically conductive material. The pore is filled with organic material, metal material or ceramic material. The heat-resistant material is boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, boron carbide, boron nitride, aluminum oxide, silicon oxide or zirconium oxide. The electrically conductive material is aluminum, copper, molybdenum or indium-tin-oxide. Size of the pore is 10 mm-1 mm.    USE - Method for manufacturing a substrate of an electric component e.g. light emitting device, e.g. LED and OLED, and thin-film solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to a cadmium tellurium solar cell, CIGS solar cell, dye-sensitive solar cell and a silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming the functional material on the surface of the pore, and arranging the opening parts in the pore so as to improve flexibility of the substrate and enhance adaptability, heat-resistance property, electric conductance property, machinability and shape design characteristic of the electric component.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The organic material is polymer, polymer foam, nonwoven fabric or woven fabric. The metal material is aluminum, iron, nickel, copper or molybdenum. The ceramic material is silicon, silicon oxide, aluminum oxide or zirconium oxide. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a method for manufacturing a substrate. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - An adhesion promoter comprises 100 parts mass reaction mixture (A) of organoalkoxysilane comprising an amino group and an organoalkoxysilane comprising an epoxy group, 10-800 parts mass organic compound (B) comprising two or more alkoxysilyl groups in a molecule and including a bond other than a silicon-oxygen bond between the silyl groups, and 10-800 parts mass epoxy group-containing silane (C) (I) or its partially hydrolyzed condensate.    USE - Adhesion promoter is used for curable organopolysiloxane composition e.g. room-temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition for protective agent and adhesive composition used for sealing electrical/electronic components of electrical/electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to vehicle-mounted components case, terminal box, illumination component, module for solar cells, engine-control unit of transport device, power train system, and air conditioner.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesion promoter has excellent initial adhesiveness with respect to aluminum die cast or resin material, adhesion-durability after curing and high adhesion strength. The electrical/electronic device has excellent durability and reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An adhesion promoter comprises 100 parts mass reaction mixture (A) of organoalkoxysilane comprising an amino group and an organoalkoxysilane comprising an epoxy group, 10-800 parts mass organic compound (B) comprising two or more alkoxysilyl groups in a molecule and including a bond other than a silicon-oxygen bond between the silyl groups, and 10-800 parts mass epoxy group-containing silane (C) of formula: RnSi(ORb)4-n (I) or its partially hydrolyzed condensate.    R=monovalent epoxy-group-containing organic group;    Rb=1-6C alkyl or H;and    n=1-3.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electrical/electronic device, comprises electrical/electronic component sealed by the protective agent and adhesive composition.
NOVELTY - The electrode has a positive electrode active material layer which is formed in a surface of a positive electrode electrical power collector. The positive electrode active material layer is provided with manganese and nickel, and lithium-transition metal composite oxide of insertable/detachable layered crystal structure for lithium ion as a positive electrode active material. The microcrystal size of the lithium- transition metal composite oxide is 900 angstrom or more.    USE - Positive electrode for use in electrical device e.g. non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery e.g. lithium ion secondary battery (all claimed) such as laminate type battery lithium ion secondary battery for use as driving power supply for electric vehicle (EV), and portable apparatus such as mobile telephone. Can also be used in winding type lithium ion secondary battery and hybrid vehicle (HEV), electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The internal resistance of the battery in electrical device is reduced, and the fall of the battery capacity accompanying advancing of the charging/discharging cycle is suppressed and thus the cycle durability is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view showing external appearance of flat lithium ion secondary battery of electrical device.    Flat lithium ion secondary battery (50)    Battery exterior material (52)    Electric power generation element (57)    Positive electrode tab (58)    Negative electrode tab (59)
NOVELTY - Polycrystal gallium nitride self-supporting substrate comprises several gallium nitride group single-crystal particles orientated to specific crystal orientation in a direction which is parallel to the normal direction. The crystal orientation of each gallium nitride group single-crystal particles measured by inverse pole figure mapping of the electron beam backscattering diffraction method of a substrate surface is inclined and distributed from a specific crystal orientation at various angles, in which the average inclination angle is 1-10 degrees .    USE - Polycrystal gallium nitride self-supporting substrate is used for light-emitting element (claimed) e.g. LED. Can also be used for electronic device, power device, light receiving element and wafer for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The polycrystalline gallium-nitride self-supporting substrate has reduced defect density in the surface, and provides light-emitting element having high luminous efficacy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for light-emitting element.
NOVELTY - An acid dianhydride (I) is new.    USE - New acid dianhydride is used for preparing polyamic acid for polyimide for composition for forming thin film (all claimed) for thin-film transistor substrate, flexible display substrate and solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to base material for flexible printed wiring, tape automation bonding circuit base material, chip-on film circuit base material, optical waveguide material, protective film of semiconductor element and interlayer insulation film in multilayered circuit.    ADVANTAGE - The polyimide manufactured using the acid dianhydride has low linear expansion coefficient and low relative permittivity, and high glass transition temperature. The thin film obtained using composition containing polyimide has excellent transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An acid dianhydride of formula (I) is new.    R1,R2=1-5C alkyl;and    Cy=group chosen from groups of formulae (1)-(5).    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polyamic acid, which is of formula (2-1); and    (2) polyimide, which is of formula (3-1).    n1,n4=2 or more;    A=bivalent aryl.
NOVELTY - A cooling fluid composition comprises 20-70 wt.% formamide and/or methyl formamide, 80-30 wt.% water, and 0.1-10 wt.% rust preventive agent.    USE - Cooling fluid composition is used for cooling motor/control unit in electric vehicles. Can also be used for cooling internal combustion engines, fuel cells, and motors.    ADVANTAGE - The cooling fluid composition has low viscosity and heat characteristics equivalent to existing glycol-compound-containing cooling fluid. The power consumption of electric pump for circulating liquid through motor/control unit cooling system in an electric vehicle is reduced, and flight range of vehicle can be lengthened.
NOVELTY - A thiophene derivative comprising 2-(thiophen-2-yl)thiophene-containing structural unit (I), is new.    USE - New thiophene derivative is used as organic semiconductor material for organic electroluminescent element used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thiophene derivative is manufactured efficiently and reliably, by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A thiophene derivative comprising 2-(thiophen-2-yl)thiophene-containing structural unit of formula (I), is new.    R1=H or hydroxy optionally protected by protecting group;    R2,R3=H, halo, or monovalent organic group;    Y'=group chosen from groups;    R4,R5=single bond, O, S, NH, or hydrocarbyl containing heteroatom;    Z'=-S-R6-;    R6=single bond, or thiophene diyl, alkylene, or arylene (all optionally substituted);and    n=0-500.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) thiophene-type compound;    (2) manufacture of thiophene derivative; and    (3) manufacture of thiophene-type compound, which involves reacting oxolane compound and 2-(thiophen-2-yl)thiophene compound.
NOVELTY - Arylborane compounds (A) are new.    USE - (A) are useful: in organic semiconductor materials (preferably organic light emitting diodes) and photosensitive materials (preferably organic solar cells and electronic components); and as dopant and/or host material in electroluminescent materials (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (A): have maximum emission at a wavelength of 400-500 nm (preferably 450 nm), and quantum yield of 92% in solution; ensure high charge carrier mobility, and exhibit high stability against environmental influences; and have excellent solubility in organic solvents.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Arylborane compounds (A) of formulae (I)-(V) are new.    X=B, CH, CR5, N, O without R2, or S without R2; and    R1-R5=H, electron accepting substituent (preferably fluoro or CN), electron donating substituent (preferably 1-10C-alkyl, 1-10C alkoxy or optionally substituted amino), or optionally substituted 6-20C aryl (preferably phenyl).    Provided that: R1-R5 are connected to arylborane backbone directly or via a linker including bridging atoms or groups (preferably phenyl); at least two of R1-R5 (preferably adjacent groups) are connected to each other directly or via bridge; at least one of R1-R5 is incorporated in a polymer backbone or attached to a side chain of a polymer, where the polymer backbone itself and also an optional linker used to interact is optionally conjugated. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparation of (A).
NOVELTY - A light absorbing layer comprises copper-indium-gallium-selenium component.    USE - Light absorbing layer for use in thin-film solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A light absorbing layer comprises copper-indium-gallium-selenium component (Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2), where the mole ratio of selenium and mixture of copper, indium and gallium is more than 1.0, but less than 1.5. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a light absorbing layer, which involves forming a shapeless thin film comprising selenium, copper, indium and gallium on a substrate by sputtering with a sputtering target by the sputtering process, mixing copper-indium-gallium-selenium component (Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2) powder and elementary-substance selenium powder in liquid medium by ball milling, and drying ball-milling mixture to remove the liquid medium, followed by sintering the ball-milling mixture at 400-900 degrees C by hot-pressed sintering, pressureless sintering or hot-isostatic pressing sintering process, annealing the shapeless thin film under vacuum of one atmosphere, rare gases and nitrogen gas at 300-600 degrees C and at heating rate of 1 degrees C/minute to 100 degrees C for 0.1-3 hours to obtain the light absorbing layer.
NOVELTY - A cadmium telluride thin film solar cell comprises transparent conductive oxide/cadmium sulfide/cadmium tellurium/cadmium telluride back contact layer/metal, transparent conductive oxide/cadmium sulfide/cadmium telluride/cadmium tellurium/back contact layer/metal, transparent conductive oxide/cadmium sulfide/cadmium telluride/cadmium tellurium/metal, transparent conductive oxide/cadmium sulfide/cadmium telluride/cadmium tellurium/cadmium telluride back contact layer/metal and transparent conductive oxide/cadmium sulfide/gradient band gap-cadmium tellurium/cadmium telluride back contact layer.    USE - Cadmium telluride thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has increased photoproduction carriers and photoproduction current, infrared spectrum response of 860-3000 nm, and better effect of absorbing infrared incapable of being absorbed by cadmium telluride film with wavelength more than 860 nm as band gap change between 0.33 eV and 1.44eV.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A cadmium telluride thin film solar cell comprises cadmium-tellurium (CdxTe) insertion layer, transparent conductive oxide/cadmium sulfide/cadmium tellurium (CdxTe)/cadmium telluride back contact layer/metal, transparent conductive oxide/cadmium sulfide/cadmium telluride/cadmium tellurium (CdxTe)/back contact layer/metal, transparent conductive oxide/cadmium sulfide/cadmium telluride/cadmium tellurium (CdxTe)/metal, transparent conductive oxide/cadmium sulfide/cadmium telluride/cadmium tellurium (CdxTe)/cadmium telluride back contact layer/metal and transparent conductive oxide/cadmium sulfide/gradient band gap-cadmium tellurium (CdxTe)/cadmium telluride back contact layer/metal.
NOVELTY - A solar energy battery efficiency improving method involves performing single electrochemical corrosion process for polishing silicon chip in a mixed solution of hydrofluoric acid and anhydrous ethyl alcohol to obtain a luminous porous silicon. The luminous porous silicon is allowed for electrochemical polishing peeling, crushed, subjected for silanization modification treatment to obatin luminescent porous silicon particle solution. The luminescent porous silicon particle solution is subjected for silylation treatment for spinning, and coated on the surface of the solar cell.    USE - Method for improving solar energy battery efficiency.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving solar energy battery efficiency with increased external quantum efficiency, improved fill factor and increased conversion efficiency of battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar energy battery efficiency improving method involves performing single electrochemical corrosion process for polishing silicon chip in a mixed solution of hydrofluoric acid and anhydrous ethyl alcohol to obtain a luminous porous silicon. The luminous porous silicon is allowed for electrochemical polishing peeling, crushed to a particle size of 2-200 nm, subjected for silanization modification treatment by using olefin, undecylenic acid and sodium compound for a substituting silicon-hydrogen bond with silicon-carbon bond to obtain luminescent porous silicon particle solution. The luminescent porous silicon particle solution is subjected for silylation treatment for spinning, and coated on the surface of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - A three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene composite material preparing method involves obtaining substrate-containing three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene by taking a foam material as a substrate and using a chemical vapor deposition technique in the presence of inert gas, hydrogen, a carbon source and a nitrogen source, and obtaining the three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene composite material by etching and cleaning the three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene.    USE - Method for preparing three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene composite material that is utilized in electrochemical biosensors field (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing the graphene composite material with high specific surface area, good biocompatibility and high conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene composite material    (2) a method for utilizing a three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene composite material in electrochemical biosensors field.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has individual air distributing device (11) that is positioned between a bellwether wheel (5) and a rear guide wheel (1). The bellwether wheels and the rear wheels are used to guide a copper belt between the two air distribution devices through a gap for copper. The opposite side of air distribution device is provided with a nozzle (4) connected to buffer chamber. The buffer chamber is connected to a compressed air source through an inlet pipe. The nozzle is connected to a siphon tube (2) into sand (3) and siphon tube into sand turned the nozzle.    USE - Apparatus for producing tin-coated ribbon used in production of solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - Since the buffer chamber is connected to compressed air source through inlet pipe and nozzle that is connected to siphon tube into sand, the fine quartz sand blasting siphon tube suction, and then mixed with compressed air injected into the copper surface. Hence, the copper surface is formed with number of small craters which increase in copper surface area. The adhesion of the tin-coated is improved to improve reliability of solar cells, after the tin-coated connection fastness and tin are increased significantly and sealing off easy peeling.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the apparatus for producing tin-coated ribbon.    Rear guide wheel (1)    Siphon tube (2)    Sand (3)    Nozzle (4)    Bellwether wheel (5)    Air distributing device (11)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a crystalline silicon substrate. A boron doped surface layer is arranged on the crystalline silicon substrate. Determination is made to check whether peak dopant concentration is greater than 8E19 cm. A surface portion of a boron doped layer is removed. A passivation film is formed on the boron doped layer. Determination is made to check whether surface concentration of boron on a passivation film is greater than 5E19 cm. The boron doped surface layer is obtained by boron ion implantation or thermal diffusion.    USE - Method for manufacturing a crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables using a diffusion barrier that can prevent diffusion of phosphorus on a boron emitter, and minimizing negative effects of defect density and crystal vacant sites and improving solar cell performance by wet chemical etching at room temperature in a cost-effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view illustrating a doping profile of a boron doped layer-including BSG as a boron doping source in a crystalline silicon solar cell.
NOVELTY - A branched platinum-palladium alloy nano catalyst has composition containing platinum and palladium, prepared using platinum acetylacetonate and palladium acetylacetonate, in oleylamine under hydrogen atmosphere at 50-90 degrees C.    USE - Branched platinum-palladium alloy nano catalyst used as anode catalyst in methanol fuel cell and catalyst for hydrogenation of nitro compounds (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The branched platinum-palladium alloy nano catalysts have increased resistance to poisoning, higher electrocatalytic stability, and are manufactured with reduced energy consumption. Hydrogenation of nitro compounds can be achieved at low temperature and pressure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A branched platinum-palladium alloy nano catalyst has composition of formula: PtxPd100-x, where 0 less than or equal to x less than or equal to 100, and prepared using platinum acetylacetonate and palladium acetylacetonate in oleylamine under hydrogen atmosphere at 50-90 degrees C. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of platinum-palladium alloy nano catalyst; and    (2) application of the catalyst as methanol fuel cell anode catalyst and catalyst for hydrogenation of nitro compound.
NOVELTY - Preparing cobalt-based transition metal oxygen reduction catalyst comprises (i) respectively adding cobalt salt and nitrogen-containing organic ligand into ethanol, and fully reacting the two substances to form cobalt complex solution, (ii) adding carbon material into the solution, and carrying out reflux reaction in oil bath to make the cobalt complex uniformly adsorbed on the carbon material surface, (iii) removing ethanol by evaporation, and grinding the remaining material uniformly to obtain black powder, and (iv) conducting heat treatment on the black powder in an inert gas atmosphere.    USE - The catalyst is useful in fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst: abandons the noble metal platinum; reduces the making cost of fuel cells; has very high oxygen catalytic activity, high catalytic stability and good methanol poisoning resistance; and is easy to achieve mass production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing cobalt-based transition metal oxygen reduction catalyst comprises (i) respectively adding cobalt salt and nitrogen-containing organic ligand into ethanol, and fully reacting the two substances to form cobalt complex solution, (ii) adding carbon material into the solution, and carrying out reflux reaction in oil bath to make the cobalt complex uniformly adsorbed on the carbon material surface, (iii) removing ethanol by evaporation, and grinding the remaining material uniformly to obtain black powder, and (iv) conducting heat treatment on the black powder in an inert gas atmosphere at 600-900 degrees C for 0.5-3 hours to obtain the cobalt-based transition metal oxygen reduction catalyst. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) the cobalt-based transition metal oxygen reduction catalyst prepared by the above mentioned method; and    (2) a fuel cell prepared by the cobalt-based transition metal oxygen reduction catalyst.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a base layer and an initiative electro layer on a p-type area and an n-type area. A resist film is formed on an area corresponding to a separating groove (60) of the initiative electro layer. Another initiative electro layer (44b) and a tin layer are formed in the resist film by performing electroplating into a seed layer and the former initiative electro layer. A surface of the tin layer is oxidized to form a surface oxide film. The resist film is removed to perform etching on the former initiative electro layer and the base layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar cell i.e. back surface junction-type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving yield of the solar cell with high economical efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The tin layer is an n-side tin layer (45) and a p-side tin layer (55).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell.    Initiative electro layer (44b)    N-side tin layer (45)    P side electrode (50)    P-side tin layer (55)    Separating groove (60)
NOVELTY - An austenitic stainless steel comprises 0.10 %mass or less carbon, 1 %mass or less silicon, 2.1-6 %mass manganese, 0.045 %mass or less phosphorus, 0.1 %mass or less sulfur, 8-16 %mass nickel, 15-30 %mass chromium, 1-5 %mass molybdenum, 0.05-0.45 %mass nitrogen, 0-0.5 %mass niobium and 0-0.5 %mass vanadium, and remainder of iron and unavoidable impurities. The austenitic stainless steel has crystal grain size number of 8 or less, and tensile strength of 690 MPa or more. The mass ratio of carbon, manganese, nickel and nitrogen in austenitic stainless steel satisfies a preset relation (I).    USE - Austenitic stainless steel is used in fuel cell of electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The austenitic stainless steel has high strength and excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance and machinability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An austenitic stainless steel comprises 0.10 %mass or less carbon, 1 %mass or less silicon, 2.1-6 %mass manganese, 0.045 %mass or less phosphorus, 0.1 %mass or less sulfur, 8-16 %mass nickel, 15-30 %mass chromium, 1-5 %mass molybdenum, 0.05-0.45 %mass nitrogen, 0-0.5 %mass niobium and 0-0.5 %mass vanadium, and remainder of iron and unavoidable impurities. The austenitic stainless steel has crystal grain size number of 8 or less, and tensile strength of 690 MPa or more. The content (%mass) of carbon, manganese, nickel and nitrogen in austenitic stainless steel satisfies the relation: 15 less than or equal to 12.6C+1.05Mn+Ni+15N (I). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of austenitic stainless steel.
NOVELTY - The silicon solar battery has a layer, which is provided with silicon. A compound and a dielectric constant are equipped with the layer containing two or more compounds. The compound is selected from a group, which consists of led, tin, chloride, iodine and bromine.    USE - Silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon solar battery has a layer, which is provided with silicon, and hence ensures simplified and improved silicon solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing a silicon solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a silicon solar battery.    Solar cell (100)    Substrate (110)    Anode layer (120)    P-type-semiconductor layer (130)    N-type-semiconductor layer (140)    Cathode layer (150)
NOVELTY - The laser device has facets that are provided on the ends of a laser stripe region, which overlays the semi-polar surface of a gallium and nitrogen containing material. An n-type cladding region, an active region and a p-type cladding region overlay the semi-polar surface. The laser stripe region has width that is configured to emit laser beam operable in single lateral mode with internal loss of less than 9 centimeter raised to negative one.    USE - Laser device for optical apparatus e.g. laser diode in fields of laser display, metrology, communication, health care and surgery, and information technology. Uses include but are not limited to laser, LED, solar cell, photoelectrochemical water splitting and hydrogen generation, photodetector, integrated circuit (IC), and transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The laser device is featured with long wavelength emission, high gain properties, improved material quality, and/or increased design flexibility over alternative planes. Mirror loss of cavity is reduced by applying high reflectivity coating to the front facet, while reducing threshold current density and slope efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a method of manufacturing optical apparatus; and    (2) a method of using laser device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the isometric view of the laser device.
NOVELTY - The solar cell (1) has a textured semiconductor substrate (3) such as crystalline silicon substrate. A layer which is applied with an anti-reflection coating (17) has light scattering submicron oxide particles (13) formed on semiconductor substrate. The light scattering submicron oxide particles are transparent in the working bandwidth of wavelength of the solar cell. The mean distance between particles formed on the substrate is inferior to two times the mean diameter of the submicron oxide particles.    USE - Solar cell used for generation of electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The performance of the solar cell is improved, since underlying wafer substrate is also textured. The losses from reflection from its front surface are reduced and the absorption probability of the incident photons is improved. The light coupling directly into the semiconductor substrate wafer is enhanced for conversion into electricity at lower costs and without increasing the risk of mechanical breach of the wafer during manufacturing, since the surface of the substrate wafer is treated efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the solar cell.    Solar cell (1)    Semiconductor substrate (3)    Reflection layer (9)    Submicron oxide particle (13)    Anti-reflection coating (17)
NOVELTY - Formation of metal coated glass or glass ceramics involves subjecting a transition metal oxide-containing glass to a metallothermic process to obtain a glass product and removing reaction by-products from the glass product to give pure metal coating. The total amount of transition metal-oxides present in the glass or glass ceramic is 10-25 mol%.    USE - Formation of metal coated glass used in electronic applications, fuel cells, pH sensors, other types of sensors and biotechnology applications.    ADVANTAGE - The method is economical and efficient, and enables formation of products having porous metal surfaces with high reflectivity.
NOVELTY - The layer has a metal base transparent electric conduction layer orderly formed with a zinc oxide base transparent conductive oxide (TCO) film layer, a gold or silver film layer, a titanium oxide membrane layer, a nickel chromium oxide film layer, a zinc silicon oxide film layer and a protection film layer from top to bottom. The zinc oxide base TCO film layer, the gold or silver film layer, the titanium oxide membrane layer or nickel chromium oxide film layer, the zinc silicon oxide film layer and the protective film layer are connected with each other.    USE - Transparent electric conduction window layer for a solar energy battery i.e. CIGS base thin film solar energy battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The layer has lower electric resistance, and satisfies film layer thickness ratio with strong far infrared reflection and increases performance of a thin film battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a CIGS base thin film solar energy cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a transparent electric conduction window layer.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has pressure-adjusting mechanism that adjusts pressure of film forming chamber. The sending speed of the tray when the substrate supported in the tray passes through the film forming area is set to be slower than the sending speed of the tray when the substrate supported in the tray passes through the upper stream pressure adjusting area. The film forming chamber executes the deposition about the substrate supported in the tray. The gate valve is arranged between the film forming chamber and pressure-adjusting mechanism.    USE - Vacuum film forming apparatus for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The deposition of the deposition component between each tray is prevented and the uniform deposition is ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the tray.    Upstream load lock chamber (CB1)    Deposition unit (P1)
NOVELTY - The mask has a band-type film that is deposited on a substrate (200), such that an adhesive portion is coated to the rear side of the film on the substrate. A rectangular opening is formed in the substrate. The band type film is attached to the angular side other than the rectangular opening, so as to form an opening pattern to-be deposited on the substrate masked with deposition process. The band type film is adhered to the angular side of an opening portion in which the deposit is formed to-be laminated.    USE - Film band-type mask used during manufacturing process of display panel, semiconductor device, solar cell, organic LED (OLED) pixel, sunlight device and OLED lamp.    ADVANTAGE - Since the film band of strip-shaped is attached in the substrate and the mask, the mask is produced with simple process and the cost is decreased. Since the film band is adhered to the large size of substrate and the mask, the increase in total weight of mask is avoided and the substrate lifting process is facilitated.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plan view of the film band-type mask.    Film band (100)    Substrate (200)
NOVELTY - A glass laminate (10) consists of a support base material (12), a silicone resin layer (14) and a glass substrate layer. The peel strength at the interface between the support base layer and the silicone resin layer is higher than the peel strength at the interface between the silicone resin layer and the glass substrate (16). The silicone resin layer is a cured product of silicone resin obtained by reacting alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane (A) and a hydrogen polysiloxane (B) containing hydrosilyl group.    USE - Glass laminate is used in manufacture of electronic device (claimed) e.g. solar cell, liquid crystal panel, and organic electroluminescent panel for display apparatus e.g. mobile telephone and personal digital assistant.    ADVANTAGE - The glass laminate has excellent peelability from the glass substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A glass laminate consists of a support base material, a silicone resin layer and a glass substrate layer. The peel strength at the interface between the support base layer and the silicone resin layer is higher than the peel strength at the interface between the silicone resin layer and the glass substrate. The silicone resin layer is a cured product of silicone resin obtained by reacting alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane (A) containing an alkenyl group and having a number average molecular weight of 500-9000 and a hydrogen polysiloxane (B) containing hydrosilyl group. The mixing molar ratio of hydrosilyl groups in the polysiloxane (B) with respect to alkenyl groups in the organopolysiloxane (A) is 0.7/1-1.3/1. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of glass laminate; and    (2) manufacture of electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of glass laminate.    Glass laminate (10)    Support base material (12)    Silicone resin layer (14)    Main surface of silicone resin layer (14a)    Glass substrate (16)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying adhesive to a first side of a first sheet, and disposing a first side of a second sheet on the adhesive. The first sides of the first and second sheets confront each other and define an at least partially adhesive-filled bond-gap. The second sides of the first and second sheets are parallel with one another. The adhesive is cured to produce a planar composite workpiece including the first sheet, the second sheet, and an intermediate adhesive layer. The end effector (60) is cut from the composite workpiece.    USE - Method of making a planar end effector (claimed) used to transport substrates, such as silicon wafer for fabrication of semiconductor devices and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Introducing an adhesive between the sheets and allowing that adhesive to cure results in an end effector having the same degree of parallelism and planarity as the engagement surfaces of the mold halves. The end effector is very light, very stiff, easy to clean, and is not prone to generating, trapping, or distributing contaminants i.e., particulate matter, during substrate handling processes. Implementing new end effector designs using the method requires little additional investment, since all that is required is to cut the new design from a new composite workpiece that may be produced using the same processes and equipment used in producing composite workpieces for prior end effector designs.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a planar end effector; and    (2) a vacuum jig for making a planar end effector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view illustrating the structure and method of making an end effector.    End effector (60)    Base portion (62)    Fingers (64,66)    Wrist portion (68)
NOVELTY - Portion(s) of each palladium-containing particles is coated with dispersion solution (b) obtained by mixing the dispersion solution (a) and a copper-containing solution. Then, potential is applied which is more electropositive than the oxidation-reduction potential of copper to the palladium-containing particles in the dispersion solution (b). Portion(s) of each palladium-containing particle is coated with solution obtained by mixing dispersion solution (b) with a platinum-containing solution, to obtain catalyst particles.    USE - Manufacture of catalyst particles used for manufacturing carbon-supported catalyst (claimed) used in manufacture of anode of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides catalyst particles having excellent catalytic activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A potential is applied to palladium-containing particles in a dispersion solution (a) until a peak indicating palladium (111) surface in a reduction wave for cyclic voltammogram is more than a peak indicating palladium(110) surface or palladium (100) surface in the reduction wave of cyclic voltammogram. Portion(s) of each palladium-containing particles is coated with dispersion solution (b) obtained by mixing the dispersion solution (a) and a copper-containing solution. Then, potential is applied which is more electropositive than the oxidation-reduction potential of copper to the palladium-containing particles in the dispersion solution (b). Portion(s) of each palladium-containing particle is coated with solution obtained by mixing dispersion solution (b) with a platinum-containing solution, to obtain catalyst particles. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of carbon-supported catalyst, which involves supporting carbon fine particles by carbon carrier.
NOVELTY - The battery (10) has a power generation element (21) that is obtained by laminating positive electrode obtained by forming positive electrode active material layer (15) containing lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt complex oxide on surface of collector, electrolyte layer (17) and negative electrode (13). The value obtained by dividing direct current resistance of battery with either thermal resistance or capacitance of battery is of preset value. The value obtained by dividing capacitance of battery either with thermal resistance or thermal capacitance of battery is of preset value.    USE - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery such as lithium ion secondary battery for mobile telephone and portable apparatus. Can also be used in power supply device of electric vehicles such as hybrid vehicle (HEV) such as electric train, electric vehicle (EV) and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Since the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of this form has sufficient heat dissipation with respect to the emitted-heat amount in a battery, the increase in local temperature inside the battery is effectively suppressed. Thus, the thermal deterioration of lithium-nickel- manganese-cobalt complex oxide is suppressed. Hence, the cycling characteristics are effectively improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the lithium ion secondary battery.    Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery (10)    Negative electrode (13)    Positive electrode active material layer (15)    Electrolyte layer (17)    Power generation element (21)
NOVELTY - The module has a packaging film ethylene-vinyl acetate unit arranged with a double-side solar cell string. A high penetrate glass is fixed with the double-side solar cell string that is connected with a double-side reflection film. The double-side reflection film is connected with a double surface solar battery. Width of the double-side solar cell string is about 0.05-2. Thickness of the double-side solar cell string is about 0.5-2. A linear micro-prism-type structure is connected with a pile structure.    USE - Double-face photovoltaic solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The module improves power generation efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a double-face photovoltaic solar cell module.
NOVELTY - The screen (5) has a sheet (11) in which a pattern of printing apertures are formed to allow for printing of a pattern of deposits onto a workpiece. A waveguide (21) is driven to induce an ultrasonic vibration in the sheet. The waveguide is provided with elongate housing (23) at a surface of the sheet which partially surrounds the pattern of printing apertures. The elongate housing of the waveguide is extended to two sides of the pattern of printing apertures. The elongate housing of the waveguide is configured to surround the pattern of printing apertures.    USE - Printing screen used in printing screen unit for printing deposits of print medium such as solder paste, silver paste or adhesive (all claimed) onto workpieces such as circuit boards or packages and wafers for solar or fuel cell applications.    ADVANTAGE - The screen printing apparatus is enabled to allow printing with apertures with a reduced print area ratio. A transformational improvement in deposition is represented, which allows the printing of smaller deposits using thinner printing screens. Significant improvement is achieved by ultrasonic actuation of the printing screen, especially in the print uniformity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a printing screen unit; and    (2) a method of printing deposits of a print medium onto workpieces.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the printing screen for printing deposits of print medium onto workpieces.    Printing screen (5)    Sheet (11)    Waveguide (21)    Elongate housing (23)    Power supplies (65,75)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of silicone polymer involves hydrolyzing trimethoxy((4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)silane (I) in mixture of aprotic solvent and alcohol solvent, or mixture of ketone solvent and alcohol solvent in presence of basic catalyst, carrying out condensation polymerization reaction, and obtaining silicone polymer containing structural unit (II). The basic catalyst is tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, tetraethyl ammonium hydroxide, or tetramethylammonium hydroxide.    USE - Manufacture of silicone polymer used for coating material, adhesive agent and heat-resistant material for insulating film and protective film for electronic component e.g. liquid crystal display element and semiconductor element, for electronic device and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The film formed using the silicone polymer has excellent transparency, adhesiveness and crack resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacture of silicone polymer involves hydrolyzing trimethoxy((4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)silane of formula (I) in mixture of aprotic solvent and alcohol solvent, or mixture of ketone solvent and alcohol solvent in presence of basic catalyst, carrying out condensation polymerization reaction, and obtaining silicone polymer containing structural unit of formula (II). The basic catalyst is tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, tetraethylammonium hydroxide, or tetramethylammonium hydroxide.
NOVELTY - An ink comprises silver nanoparticles having surface coated using a protective agent containing aliphatic hydrocarbon amine, and a dispersion solvent containing terpene-type solvent and glycol ester-type solvent.    USE - Ink is used for forming silver conductive layer of electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electromagnetic wave control material, circuit board, antenna, heat sink, liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, field emission display, integrated chip card, solar cell, electronic paper, flexible battery, flexible sensor, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The ink has excellent adhesiveness, electroconductivity, and transferability with respect to base material and reduced adhesion amount of aliphatic hydrocarbon monoamine on the surface of silver particles, and is manufactured by simple and fast process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of ink, which involves mixing aliphatic hydrocarbon amine and silver compound, obtaining a complex compound containing silver compound and amine, heating and thermally-decomposing complex compound, forming silver nanoparticles, and dispersing silver nanoparticles in the dispersion solvent; and    (2) electronic device, which consists of a silver conductive layer obtained by coating the ink, and baking.
NOVELTY - A zwitterionic compound (I), is new.    USE - Zwitterionic compound for lithium ion conductor (claimed) used for electrochemical device e.g. fuel cell and lithium cell.    ADVANTAGE - The zwitterionic compound has excellent ion conductivity and flame resistance, and provides electrochemical device having excellent safety.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A zwitterionic compound of formula: NC-B1-A+-B2-SO3- (I), is new.    A+=2-40C cationic group having 2 or more nitrogen atoms and two bonds;    B1=1-10C alkylene bonded with nitrogen atom of A+ and optionally having ether bond and having carbon atom at both terminals;and    B2=2-5C alkylene bonded with nitrogen atom of A+.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for ion conductor containing the zwitterionic compound and the metal salt of group 1 or group 2 of periodic table.
NOVELTY - An elongated gas-barrier laminated component consists of substrate, smoothing layer and gas-barrier layer, in order. The substrate consists of elongated resin film. When heated at 150 degrees C for 30 minutes, the resin film has shrinkage rate of 0-0.8%, in lengthwise direction and shrinkage rate of 0-0.5%, in widthwise direction. The smoothing layer comprises cured product of active-energy-ray-curable resin composition.    USE - Elongated gas-barrier laminated component is used in material of electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid-crystal display device, organic electroluminescent display device, inorganic electroluminescent display, electronic paper and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The elongated gas-barrier laminated component has excellent gas-barrier property. Generation of wrinkles in base material is suppressed. The electronic device consisting of material including the gas-barrier laminated component has excellent durability and external appearance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of elongated gas-barrier laminated component, which involves performing annealing process on elongated resin film to obtain resin film for base material, coating applying coating liquid containing active-energy-ray-curable resin composition on base material and hardening to obtain coating film, forming smoothing layer on resin film, and forming gas-barrier layer on smoothing layer.
NOVELTY - Metal containing compound (I) comprising a metal atom and a ligand attached to the metal atom, is new. The ligand is a tridentate and/or tetradentate ligand, and comprises at least one of a high triplet energy emitting ligand having a rigid structure and/or a donor-acceptor ligand having a distorted geometry, where at least two of any of ligands are connected through a bridging ligand.    USE - (I) is useful: in a light emitting device, an organic LED device i.e. phosphorescent OLED device, a photovoltaic device, or a luminescent display device (all claimed), where the photovoltaic device comprises solar cells, and luminescent display devices comprise a light-emitter or absorber; and as luminescent label in bio-applications, anti-cancer agents, compact fluorescent lamps and incandescent lamps.    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibits improved absorption and emission efficiency, processing ability and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Metal containing compound of formula (I) comprising a metal atom and a ligand attached to the metal atom, is new. The ligand is a tridentate and/or tetradentate ligand, and comprises at least one of a high triplet energy emitting ligand having a rigid structure and/or a donor-acceptor ligand having a distorted geometry, where at least two of any of ligands are connected through a bridging ligand.    A1-A4 = an aromatic ring or heterocyclic group comprising an atom X1, Y1, Z1, W1, respectively, coordinating to M1 atom by a linkage group, where each of the linkage groups comprises C, N, halo, S, phosphor and/or O, at least one of the linkage groups is substituted, and at least two of the linkage groups are connected to each other;    X1, Y1, Z1 = linkage groups; and    M1 = platinum and/or palladium.
NOVELTY - A transparent conductor (100) has a transparent metal layer (3) provided on a transparent substrate (1), and a zinc sulfide content layer (2) provided on substrate and containing zinc sulfide and material with hardness more than that of silicon dioxide.    USE - Transparent conductor for display apparatus e.g. liquid crystal display, plasma display panel and inorganic and organic electroluminescence display, touchscreen and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductor has excellent moisture resistance, abrasion resistance and light transmittance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of transparent conductor.    Transparent substrate (1)    Zinc sulfide content layer (2)    Transparent metal layer (3)    Sulfuration prevention layers (5a,5b)    Transparent conductor (100)
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film (7) has a base material (1) and an anchor-coat layer (2), an inorganic compound film (3), an inorganic compound film (4), an inorganic compound film (5) and an overcoat layer (6) laminated in order on surface(s) of the base material. The center portion of the gas-barrier film is made of aluminum metal. The circumference of the center portion is made of oxide of aluminum. The ratio of content of oxygen and aluminum at edge portion of inorganic compound film (4) is 1.2-1.8.    USE - Gas-barrier film. Uses include but are not limited to packing of hard disk, semiconductor module, back sheet of solar cell, foodstuff and pharmaceuticals.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has high gas-barrier property under high temperature and high humid conditions. The adhesiveness between layers in the film is excellent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas-barrier film has a base material and an anchor-coat layer, an inorganic compound film (3), an inorganic compound film (4), an inorganic compound film (5) and an overcoat layer laminated in order on surface(s) of the base material. The center portion of the gas-barrier film is made of aluminum metal. The circumference of the center portion is made of oxide of aluminum (AlOx, where x is not defined). The ratio of content of oxygen and aluminum at edge portion of inorganic compound film (4) is 1.2-1.8.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of gas-barrier film.    Base material (1)    Anchor-coat layer (2)    Inorganic compound films (3,4,5)    Overcoat layer (6)    Gas-barrier film (7)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of heat ray-shielding material (10) involves reduction-processing metal oxide-covered particles obtained by coating surface of plate-shaped inorganic particles (11) using transparent metal oxide film (12) having electroconductivity and average thickness of more than 50 nm. The covering ratio of plate-shaped inorganic particles using metal oxide film is 60-100%.    USE - Manufacture of heat ray-shielding material used for infrared-reflective coating material used for to-be-coated article. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell module, motor vehicle glass, siding board, and exposed concrete.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient manufacture of heat ray-shielding material having excellent reflectance of heat ray with respect to shape and scattering of grain boundary of powder and microparticles, and suppressed infrared light absorption property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of heat ray-shielding material. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Heat ray-shielding material (10)    Plate-shaped inorganic particles (11)    Metal oxide film (12)
NOVELTY - The reactor has a proton-exchanging membrane connected to an anode chamber. An anode and a cathode are arranged with a camera, where the anode and the cathode are made from silicon carbide. The anode is soldered to a top part. The cathode is soldered to a bottom part. An upper part of the cathode is arranged with a branch pipe for aeration.    USE - Electrobiochemical reactor.
NOVELTY - The window has a frame provided with a heating device, a glass part, an energy storage device and a control device. The glass part is provided with a perovskite solar energy battery layer, a transparent electric conduction film layer and an electro chromic layer. The control device is used to heat glass. The transparent electric conduction film layer is a transparent electric conduction thin film. The energy storage device is lead acid, nickel hydrogen or lithium ion battery.    USE - Solar battery integrated intelligent glass window.    ADVANTAGE - The window has manually switch for heating glass to prevent fog from being formed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar battery integrated intelligent glass window manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a solar battery integrated intelligent glass window. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A solid oxide fuel cell anode material comprises metal doped strontium titanate perovskite oxide component.    USE - Solid oxide fuel cell anode material.    ADVANTAGE - The anode material has high structural stability at reducing atmosphere and high electrical conductivity, anti-carbon and sulfur tolerance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solid oxide fuel cell anode material comprises metal doped strontium titanate perovskite oxide component (A(1-x-z)A1) xB(1-y)B1yO3, where A is strontium, calcium and barium, A1 is yttrium and lanthanides, titanium and chromium, B is manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, scandium, vanadium, niobium and molybdenum, B1 is chromium, when B is chromium, B1 is titanium, x is 0-1, y is 0-0.5, z is 0-0.2.
NOVELTY - A lanthanum-doped cadmium selenide/cadmium selenide sensitizer preparing method involves doping lanthanum impurity atoms in cadmium selenide semiconductor quantum dots and co-sensitizing cadmium selenide quantum dots to serve as a sensitizer to be assembled to a quantum dot sensitization solar cell.    USE - Method for preparing lanthanum-doped cadmium selenide/cadmium selenide sensitizer for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing lanthanum-doped cadmium selenide/cadmium selenide sensitizer in simple, easy and cost-effective manner. The sensitizer improves open circuit voltage and photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - Substituted diphenylphosphoryl compounds (I), are new.    USE - (I) are useful in organic electrical device, preferably organic electroluminescent device, organic solar cell, electronic paper, organic photoconductor and organic thin-film transistor (all claimed), and as hole transport, electron injection, electron transport and passivation materials.    ADVANTAGE - (I) improve luminous efficiency of the organic electrical device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Substituted diphenylphosphoryl compounds of formula (I), are new.    R1-R9 = 6-18C aryl (optionally substituted), H, halo, CN, amino, 1-6C alkyl or alkoxy, (where carbon atoms of aryl is optionally replaced by N, O, P, Si or S); and    X = NH, O or S.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for organic electrical device comprising at least one organic layer made of (I).
NOVELTY - A gradient structure based copper indium gallium selenium thin film solar cell comprises a pn junction formed by a CIGS absorbing layer and a cadmium sulfide buffer layer. The CIGS absorbing layer in the pn junction of the thin film solar cell is copper indium gallium selenide multi-layer structure with the energy gap gradient, where energy gap of gradient structure is present at 1.65-1 eV.    USE - Gradient structure based copper indium gallium selenium thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gradient structure has the wide energy spectrum range and can separate and capture free electrons, avoid the phenomena that crystalline grains grow up abnormally and formation of holes and cracks, and obtain a dense and high-quality thin film with the uniform crystalline grain size and the matched energy gap, The gradient structure is beneficial to sufficient sunlight absorption. The thin film solar cell has high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gradient structure based copper indium gallium selenium thin film solar cell comprises a pn junction formed by a CIGS absorbing layer and a cadmium sulfide buffer layer. The CIGS absorbing layer in the pn junction of the thin film solar cell is copper indium gallium selenide (Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2) multi-layer structure with the energy gap gradient, where x and y are 0-1, and energy gap of gradient structure is present at 1.65-1 eV. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a gradient structure based copper indium gallium selenium thin film solar cell.
NOVELTY - A fuel cell operation method involves utilizing a single-chamber proton exchange membrane fuel cell as a reactor, a platinum carbon catalyst as a cathode, and a carbon material as an anode, and adding a desulfurized complex iron solution. The cathode and anode of the cell are connected through a lead, and a resistor is connected to the middle. An in-situ loaded iron(III) compound catalyst is obtained from the cell cathode. The solution in the cell is replaced by desulfurized complex iron solution, and the catalyst is loaded on the cathode to improve regeneration rate of iron(III).    USE - Fuel cell operation method for improving regeneration rate and electricity generating efficiency of complex iron in the desulfurizationprocess.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fuel cell operation method involves utilizing a single-chamber proton exchange membrane fuel cell as a reactor, a platinum carbon catalyst as a cathode, and a carbon material as an anode, and adding a desulfurized complex iron solution. A sodium hydroxide solution is utilized for regulating a pH value to be 9-12 under the nitrogen condition so as to seal the cell. The cathode and anode of the cell are connected through a lead, and a resistor is connected to the middle and used for measuring voltages at two ends of the resistor. A circuit is disconnected when the voltages are reduced to be zero, and an in-situ loaded iron(III) compound catalyst is obtained from the cathode of the cell. The solution in the cell is replaced by desulfurized complex iron solution, the circuit is connected, and the iron(III) compound catalyst is loaded on the cathode to enable the columbic efficiency of the cell and improve the regeneration rate of iron(III) in the solution.
NOVELTY - Meso-triphenylamine-substituted 3,5-aryl-modified boron fluoride pyrromethene derivative (I) is new.    USE - The compound (I) is used in preparing organic solar energy battery. It is used in the fields of life science, analytical chemistry, environmental science and energy science.    ADVANTAGE - The compound (I) has UV absorption red-shift, near infrared region fluorescent emission peak, simple and easy to control synthesis and high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Meso-triphenylamine-substituted 3,5-aryl-modified boron fluoride pyrromethene derivative of formula (I) is new.    D=groups of formulae (i)-(iii);    R1=1-12C alkyl or alkoxy; and    Ar'=benzene aryl or non-benzene aryl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of compound (I).
NOVELTY - The method involves holding two ends of a film by a holding tool along width direction by using a tenter-type stretching apparatus. A polyester film is diagonally-stretched by varying pitch of the holding tool in 1.05-1.20 times along advancing direction of the film. Co-extrusion cooling solidification of a sheet is carried out by a cooled casting drum to form a non-orientated sheet. Heat processing of the film is performed at temperature about 230 degree Celsius in 5 seconds after expanding width of the stretching apparatus to form a 38-micrometer-thick polyester film.    USE - Method for manufacturing a polyester film i.e. optical film, which is utilized for an information recording material, a capacitor, a packaging object, a plate-making object, an insulation object, an object for LCD, an object for touchscreen and an object for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables diagonally-stretching the polyester film by varying the pitch of the holding tool in 1.05-1.20 times along the advancing direction of the film so as to manufacture the polyester film with high quality.
NOVELTY - Clay-graphite complex is obtained by reduction-processing clay-graphite-oxide complex formed by inserting graphite oxide obtained by oxidation-treating non-expanded graphite between clayey interlayer.    USE - Clay-graphite complex is used for electromagnetic wave shielding material, electroconductive material, thermally-conductive material and gas barrier material. Uses include but are not limited to tablet terminal, smart phone, notebook personal computer, solar cell back sheet and motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The clay-graphite complex provides sheet having improved lightness, gas-barrier property, and electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of clay-graphite complex, which involves reduction-processing clay-graphite-oxide complex formed by inserting graphite oxide obtained by oxidation-treating non-expanded graphite between clayey interlayer.
NOVELTY - The electrochemical cell has a substrate comprising two faces. A tubular anode (402) is arranged on one face of the substrate, where anode comprising crosslinked anode enzyme and polymer. A planar cathode (404) is arranged on other face of the substrate. A mediator is comprised of transition metal complex comprising ruthenium or osmium. The cathode is comprised of platinum, and cathode enzyme selected from group consisting of tyrosinase, horseradish peroxidase, soybean peroxidase, laccase and cytochrome C peroxidase.    USE - Electrochemical cell installed in biological systems such as pacemaker, nerve growth stimulator, nerve stimulator for relief of chronic pain, stimulator for regrowth of bone or other tissue, drug-release valves or micro-valve and fluid-flow control valve such as valve in duct or in urinary tract implanted in human or animal.    ADVANTAGE - The output power density is increased by increasing the rate of flow. The surface area of the electrode is increased by roughening. The diffusional loss of the redox species is prevented or reduced. The redox species often exchange electrons rapidly between each other, so that the complex is rapidly oxidized and/or reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the fuel cell.    Fuel cell (400)    Tubular anode (402)    Optional tubular spacer (403)    Planar cathode plates (404)
NOVELTY - The layer has a layer body provided with a soft substrate. Copper is manufactured on the soft substrate. The soft substrate is made of indium, gallium and selenium elements. Surface roughness of the layer body is formed in range of 30-150 nm. Average thickness of the layer body is formed in range of 0.8-10 mm. The soft substrate is provided in a continuous phase. Concentration of gallium solution is provided in the soft substrate.    USE - Light absorption layer for a solar cell of an electronic device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The layer provides an inhibitor or promoter with electro-chemical-deposition mode so as to attach a thin film on the substrate in a convenient manner. The layer is inexpensive, and coats organic additive on the inhibitor or promoter. The layer has high concentration, and improves productivity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic view of a light absorption layer.
NOVELTY - This new utility model relates to high PID polycrystalline cell and blunt temperable anti reflection film, comprising depositing in sequence on single crystal silicon piece substrate frontage of bottom layer SiOx layer, the middle layer SiOx layer, middle layer and top layer SiNx SiNx layer, the bottom layer SiOx layer, the middle layer SiOx layer, the middle layer SiNx layer and SiNx layer and top layer total film thickness is 65 to 120nm, the refractive rate is 1.9 to 2.25, the film thickness of the middle layer is SiNx layer is 10 to 50nm, the refractive rate is 2.2 to 2.4, the top layer of SiNx membrane thickness is 30 to 80nm, the refractive rate is 1.9 to 2.2, the top layer SiNx layer is single layer or multiple layer. Using this utility model new of the blunt temperable reflection film can reduce reflection and increase a passivation effect, to increase solar cell efficiency, and has very good anti-PID and attenuation characteristics.
NOVELTY - A pool of a temperature difference battery chemistry, wherein a a a a a a a a a. salt bridge is installed with a lioh electrolyte and a, when using the electrolyte temperature in the whole pool. not at the same time, a plate between a product a, to generate temperature difference electricity effect, give out electric energy. At the same time also in a. producing H2 and O2, used for a hydrogen fuel cell to generate electricity. As a salt as electrolyte, also can obtain the NaOH and H2, O2 and CL2, not only a wide application of chemical products, too can absorb fuel coal power plant product and CO2, SO2 equal harmful gas, used for carbon, and obtaining product Na2CO3, this all has a high economic benefit. A too electrolytic some metal salt solution used for extracting corresponding metal. It can supply a temperature difference can use a wide, a ocean temperature difference can, plant waste heat and crop straw incineration and biomass can equal. Too can replace the thermal power plant machine set. Is suitable for wide range especially suitable for coastal and south sea-island reef area use.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor material comprises alkali metal-copper-antimony sulfide.    USE - Semiconductor material is used for forming buffer layer of optical semiconductor device e.g. solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor material has high purity and particle size of 150-300 mu m, and is prepared with yield of 60-90%.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A semiconductor material has composition of formula: AxCuySbzS(x+y+3z)/2, where A is alkali metal atom, x is molar amount of alkali metal atom, y is molar amount of metallic copper, and z is molar amount of antimony. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of semiconductor material, which involves dissolving alkali metal compound, metallic copper, binary solid antimony sulfide and elemental sulfur as raw material in hydrazine hydrate and polyethylene glycol as solvent and reacting at 120-190 degrees C for 4-9 days.
NOVELTY - Polyimide powder is obtained by solid-state-polymerization method, and soluble in amide-type solvent, and has weight average molecular weight of 10000 or more, measured by gel permeation chromatography.    USE - Polyimide powder. Uses include but are not limited to insulation spacer of power transistor, magnetic head spacer, spacer of power relay, spacer of transformer, solar cell, cold-storage tank, integrated circuit, optical waveguide, ultrafiltration membrane, reverse osmosis membrane, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The polyimide powder has excellent solubility, and is environmentally-friendly and manufactured by simple process with reduced usage amount of solvent. The film obtained using the polyimide powder has excellent kinetic property, heat resistance, transmittance of visible light and mechanical strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of polyimide powder, which involves performing solid-state polymerization of salt comprising tetracarboxylic acid or tetracarboxylic-acid diester, and diamine in presence of 1-30 %mass solvent.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a tin indium oxide film on a stainless steel flexible substrate. The tin indium oxide film is etched to obtain indium metal and nano-particle. A magnetic control sputtering process is performed on tin indium oxide film. A deposition thickness of tin indium oxide film is 10nm. A nanometer size magnitude of indium metal is obtained. A temperature of stainless steel flexible substrate is 400 degree celsius, and a reaction chamber pressure of stainless steel flexible substrate is 200Pa.    USE - Method for preparing nano line array on flexible substrate for thin film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The processing process of nano line array is simple and easy. The flexible substrate for thin film solar battery is provided with low temperature and low energy consumption. The growing silicon thin film and nano wire are compatible. The growth of deep impurity is avoided. The photoelectric property of nano line array is excellent.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a scanning electron microscope image illustrating intrinsic silicon nanometer line of stainless steel flexible substrate.
NOVELTY - The structure has first single battery pack unit and second single battery pack unit connected with each other. A clapboard is connected with the first and second single battery pack units. A middle part of the clapboard is connected with first internal electrolytic liquid channel and second internal electrolytic liquid channel. A galvanic pile unit is fixed with the middle part of the clapboard. An electrolyte polarity plate is fixed with the first internal electrolytic liquid channel. The clapboard is connected with an electrolyte entrance part and an electrolyte exit part.    USE - Battery stack vanadium liquid flow structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure is easy to maintain and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a battery stack vanadium liquid flow structure.
NOVELTY - The battery has a solar energy battery (3) connected with a ceramic lithium battery (4) through a button fixing lug (1). Another button fixing lug (2) is fixedly connected with the ceramic lithium battery. A charge/discharge circuit controller (5) is connected with the solar energy battery. The ceramic lithium battery is electrically connected with a load unit through a wire. The ceramic lithium battery is provided with a three-junction amorphous silicon-germanium solar cell.    USE - Military flexible thin film silicon photonic integrated lithium battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is less in weight, and reduces electric energy consumption rate and improves storage efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a military flexible thin film silicon photonic integrated lithium battery.    Button fixing lugs (1, 2)    Solar energy battery (3)    Ceramic lithium battery (4)    Charge/discharge circuit controller (5)
NOVELTY - The device has an electric conduction carbon fiber brush provided with a magnesium alloy anode. A positive end of a battery device is provided with negative material. An electrolyte and the magnesium alloy anode are formed with a submarine sediment layer. A positive pole of the carbon fiber brush dissolves seawater oxygen. The battery device is provided with an oxidizing agent. A cell structural frame device is fixed with a cable that is connected with a sinker. A frame device is formed with a stainless steel/titanium metal structure. The carbon fiber brush is formed with a double-layer.    USE - Submarine sediment layer magnesium anode fuel cell sea device.    ADVANTAGE - The device has high power supply stability and prolonged service life, and reduces magnesium anode corrosion rate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a submarine sediment layer magnesium anode fuel cell sea device.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier laminate is obtained by laminating a base material, a gas-barrier layer, and an optical-adjusting layer. The gas-barrier layer and the optical-adjusting layer are adjoined. The gas-barrier layer has a refractive index of 1.55-1.81. The optical-adjusting layer has a refractive index of 1.2-1.6, and basterisk value of -1 to 1 in CIE Lasteriskaasteriskbasterisk colorimetric system, when measured based on JIS Z 8729-1994.    USE - Gas-barrier laminate is used as material for electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, inorganic electroluminescent display, electronic paper, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The colorless gas-barrier laminate has excellent transparency.
NOVELTY - The compound thin film solar cell has a light absorption layer (12) that is provided with fine-particles which consist of compounds. The light absorption layer is provided with elements such as sulfur, selenium, copper, zinc and tin derived from the fine-particles. The coordinates representing ratio of copper and sum of selenium and zinc and the ratio of zinc and selenium are positioned on a line comprising seven line segments. The line segments are connected through several coordinates within a region enclosed by the seven line segments.    USE - Compound thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the coordinates representing ratio of copper and sum of selenium and zinc and the ratio of zinc and selenium are positioned on line comprising seven line segments, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the compound thin film solar cell is improved. The leveling property of the film at the time of coating of ink is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of compound thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of compound thin film solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (10)    Light absorption layer (12)    Buffer layer (13)    Semi-insulation layer (14)    Window layer (15)
NOVELTY - The gas-barrier film (201) has gas barrier layer (52) arranged on surface of base material (55), and protective film (50) arranged on gas barrier layer through adhesive layer (51). The gas barrier layer is formed by modifying a coating film, which is obtained by applying coating liquid containing polysilazane compound on base material and drying applied coating liquid, by irradiating coating film with active energy ray. The carbon/silicon elemental abundance ratio in outermost layer portion of gas barrier layer is 1.5 or less as measured in a state where protective film is separated.    USE - Gas-barrier film for electronic device (claimed) e.g. LCD element, solar cell, organic electroluminescence (EL) element, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film can simplify the removal process of the adhesive which remains after removing a protective film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of a gas-barrier film;    (2) electronic device; and    (3) manufacturing method of an electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the laminated constitution of the gas-barrier film.    Protective film (50)    Adhesive layer (51)    Gas barrier layer (52)    Base material (55)    Gas-barrier film (201)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a crucible transport unit (70) that moves the crucible apparatus (60), so that the crucible apparatus is attached and detached to the source spray sprayed on the substrate. The crucible apparatus evaporates the received source, and is moved according to the movement route. A detection sensor (91) senses whether the source is disappeared from the crucible apparatus. A control unit determines whether the crucible apparatus is broken away from the movement route through the sensing result from the detection sensor.    USE - Apparatus for depositing thin film on substrate used for manufacturing semiconductor, flat panel display, solar cell and organic LED display.    ADVANTAGE - The performance of the deposition of the thin film is improved. The collision or damage to the crucible apparatus is prevented. The device can prevent many sources remaining in the center of the source accepting chamber and can prevent the source which disappear the portion of the source. The uniformity of the thin film is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the crucible apparatus and crucible transport unit.    Crucible apparatus (60)    Crucible transport unit (70)    Operation element (71)    Movement guide (73)    Detection sensor (91)
NOVELTY - Use of trivalent-chromium-doped lead-zirconate titanate thin film containing 2-10 mol%, preferably 5 mol% trivalent chromium, in ferroelectric thin film solar cell, is claimed.    USE - Use of trivalent-chromium-doped lead-zirconate titanate thin film in ferroelectric thin film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The trivalent-chromium-doped lead-zirconate titanate thin film provides ferroelectric thin film solar cells in which the remaining polarization is increased by 2-3 times, photoelectric conversion efficiency is increased by 6 times, and gain is excellent, and which can be prepared at low annealing temperature.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film (1) consists of resin base material (2), inorganic barrier layer (3) and overcoat layer (4), in order. The resin base material has thickness of 10-50 mu m. The resin base material having the inorganic barrier layer is cut to 15 cmx 15 cm, and has curl value in the curl evaluation of the base material of -1 mm to -48 mm. The resin base material having the inorganic barrier layer and the overcoat layer is cut to 15 cmx 15 cm.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for manufacturing electronic device (all claimed) such as liquid-crystal display element, solar cell and organic electroluminescent device.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has excellent gas-barrier performance. Deterioration of the gas-barrier film is prevented over time due to the influence of environmental water, even if thin-film resin base material is used.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas-barrier film consists of resin base material, inorganic barrier layer and overcoat layer, in order. The resin base material has thickness of 10-50 mu m. The resin base material having the inorganic barrier layer is cut to 15 cmx 15 cm, and has curl value in the curl evaluation of the base material of -1 mm to -48 mm. The resin base material having the inorganic barrier layer and the overcoat layer is cut to 15 cmx 15 cm. The base material is held for two weeks in environment of 40 degrees C and 90% relative humidity, and then curl value is -1 mm to -48 mm, in the curl evaluation. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas-barrier film, which involves forming inorganic barrier layer by vapor growth method on resin base material, and forming overcoat layer by coating method on the inorganic barrier layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the gas-barrier film.    Gas-barrier film (1)    Resin base material (2)    Inorganic barrier layer (3)    Overcoat layer (4)
NOVELTY - A thermosetting resin composition comprises a thermosetting resin (A) containing silicon hydride group and alkenyl group, and a platinum catalyst (B). The resin (A) contains a reaction material of silsesquioxane containing silicon hydride group and organopolysiloxane containing two alkenyl groups.    USE - Thermosetting resin composition is used for forming prepreg used in formation of article (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to sealing material of solar cell and light-emitting diode for illumination, fluorescent substance sheet, reflector, optical lens, interlayer insulation film, electronic paper material, hologram material, fuel cell material, recording material, waterproof packaging material, gas-separation membrane, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The thermosetting resin composition has excellent storage stability for long period of time, heat resistance, ultraviolet resistance, and adhesiveness, and high refractive index, and provides prepreg with reduced viscosity change or chemical change at room temperature, by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) prepreg, which is obtained by molding the thermosetting resin composition; and    (2) article, which is obtained by thermosetting the prepreg.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of solubilization carbonaceous material involves mixing carbonaceous material and organometallic reagent. The metal component in the organometallic reagent is alkali metal and/or alkaline-earth metal.    USE - Manufacture of solubilization carbonaceous material used as material of organic electronic device (all claimed), organic thin-film solar cell and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of solubilization carbonaceous material which can be solubilized easily in organic solvent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of solubilization carbonaceous material containing solution, which involves mixing obtained solubilization carbonaceous material and solvent; and    (2) solubilization of carbonaceous material.
NOVELTY - A polycyclic aromatic compound (I)-(IV), is new.    USE - New polycyclic aromatic compound is used for organic semiconductor (claimed) used for organic field-effect transistor and organic thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polycyclic aromatic compound is manufactured by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polycyclic aromatic compound of formulae (I)-(IV), is new.    X1-X25=H, halo, optionally protected hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, formyl, carboxy or its salt, optionally protected alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, aryl carbonyloxy, alkyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, optionally protected amino, alkylamino, arylamino, ammonium, alkyl ammonium, aryl ammonium, optionally protected thiol, alkylthio, arylthio, optionally protected sulfinic acid, alkyl sulfinyl, aryl sulfinyl, optionally protected sulfonic acid or its salt, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkyl azo, aryl azo, optionally protected phosphoric acid or its salt, optionally protected phosphorus acid, cyano, nitro, azido, or alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocyclyl (all optionally substituted);    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of polycyclic aromatic compound.
NOVELTY - A device for removing phosphorus from wastewater consists of anaerobic reactor, microbial fuel cells, and microbial electrolytic cell. The outlet pipe of anaerobic reactor and inlet pipe of microbial fuel cell anode are connected. The microbial fuel cell anode outlet pipe is connected to microbial inlet of electrolysis cell. The output terminal of microbial fuel cell is connected to power supply port of electrolytic cell.    USE - Device for removing phosphorus from wastewater.    ADVANTAGE - The device for removing phosphorus from wastewater has high efficiency.
NOVELTY - Use of excretory material of marine animals and species to synthesize ammonia, to synthesize urea and other ammonium salts line of fertilizers, as refrigerant gas, as industrial gas and industrial chemical, as laboratory reagent, and to produce ammonium salts based fuel cells, capacitors and condensers, is claimed.    USE - The excretory material of marine animals and species is useful to synthesize ammonia, to synthesize urea and other ammonium salts line of fertilizers, as refrigerant gas, as industrial gas and industrial chemical, as laboratory reagent, and to produce ammonium salts based fuel cells, capacitors and condensers (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The excretory material of marine animals and species generates ammonia present in sea water abundantly, and thus the collected and concentrated ammonia is utilized in industrial applications.
NOVELTY - An aromatic sulfonium salt compound (I), is new.    USE - New aromatic sulfonium salt compound is used as photo-acid generator in resist composition e.g. positive-type resist composition and negative resist composition, and cationic polymerization initiator in cationically polymerizable composition (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, printed circuit board, holography recording material, magnetic-recording material, optical switch, mask for metal plating, etching mask, stencil for screen printing, electronic paper, optical disk, microlens array for projector, and laser for optical communication.    ADVANTAGE - The aromatic sulfonium salt compound has excellent photolithography characteristics and low corrosiveness with respect to substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aromatic sulfonium salt compound of formula (I), is new.    R1-R10=H, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, or 7-20C arylalkyl, 6-20C aryl, or 1-18C alkyl, in which methylene chain is optionally interrupted by -O-, -S-, -CO-, -CO-O-, or O-CO- (all optionally substituted);    R11-R15=H, -NRR', or 1-18C alkoxy, 7-20C arylthio alkyl, 7-20C aryl alkoxy, or 1-18C thioalkyl (all optionally substituted), excluding H;    R,R'=H, 1-10C alkyl, or 6-12C aryl;and    X1-=monovalent organic sulfonic acid anion.
NOVELTY - A thiophene copolymer comprising ethylenedioxy ring-containing structural unit (A) (I) or (II) and propylenedioxy ring-containing structural unit (B) (III) or (IV), is new.    USE - New thiophene copolymer is used for forming water-soluble conductive polymer aqueous solution used in manufacture of electroconductive film (all claimed) used for actuator. Can also be used as antistatic material, electroconductive coating material, and solid electrolyte for solid electrolytic capacitor, solar cell, organic electroluminescent element, and chemical sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The thiophene copolymer has excellent electroconductivity and aqueous solubility, and enables manufacture of electroconductive film with high yield and purity, by simple, fast, and economical process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A thiophene copolymer comprising ethylenedioxy ring-containing structural unit (A) of formula (I) or (II) and propylenedioxy ring-containing structural unit (B) of formula (III) or (IV), is new.    R=fluoro, or chain-shaped or branched 1-6C alkyl;    M=H, Li, Na, K, alkali metal, NH(R1)3, or HNC5H5;and    R1=H or optionally substituted 1-6C alkyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) thiophene monomer composition, which contains a thiophene compound (C) of formula (V) and a thiophene compound (D) of formula (VI);    (2) manufacture of thiophene copolymer;    (3) thiophene compound (D);    (4) manufacture of thiophene monomer composition, which involves reacting 2H,3H-thieno(3,4-b)(1,4)dioxin-2-ylmethanol, 2H,3H,4H-thieno(3,4-b)(1,4)dioxepin-3-ol, and 1,2-oxathiolane-2,2-dione compound of formula (VII) in the presence of metal hydride of formula: M'H (X);    (5) water-soluble conductive polymer aqueous solution, which contains an aqueous solution of the thiophene copolymer; and    (6) manufacture of electroconductive film, which involves coating the aqueous solution to a base material, and drying.    M'=Li, Na, or K.
NOVELTY - Diffusion method of PN junction comprises placing silicon chip in a diffusion furnace, rising first preset temperature, passing nitrogen, oxygen and nitrogen into the diffusion furnace through a diffusion tube, at the same time regulating flow quantity of nitrogen, setting the first preset time, rising the diffusion furnace temperature to second preset temperature, passing preset quantity of oxygen and nitrogen into the diffusion furnace, setting the second preset time, finishing diffusion process, and taking out silicon chip from the diffusion furnace, and cooling.    USE - The method is useful for diffusing PN junction (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method improves photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar energy battery chips.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Diffusion method of PN junction comprises placing silicon chip in a diffusion furnace, rising first preset temperature, passing little nitrogen, oxygen and nitrogen (large amount) into the diffusion furnace through a diffusion tube, at the same time regulating flow quantity of nitrogen through a variable flow meter, setting the first preset time, rising the diffusion furnace temperature to second preset temperature, passing preset quantity of oxygen and nitrogen (large amount) into the diffusion furnace through the diffusion tube, setting the second preset time, finishing diffusion process, and taking out silicon chip from the diffusion furnace, and cooling. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) gas diffusion device, comprising a manual valve, a pneumatic valve entrance and a diffusion furnace orderly connected with a diffusion furnace tube, and further comprising a variable flow meter arranged between the pneumatic valve entrance and diffusion furnace; and    (2) crystalline silicon solar battery chip comprising PN junction produced by the above mentioned method.
NOVELTY - A silicon-based thin film solar cell with quantum well structures comprises i layer of a pin structure of each junction, materials which are identical in crystal structure different in energy gap, adopted for forming one quantum well structure by cycles, where the cycle consists of the same crystal structure and energy gap of different upper and lower levels, the upper energy band gap layer, the lower layer of low energy gap, the material of the high energy and low energy bandgap layers are selected from doped or undoped amorphous silicon carbide, and nano-crystal silicon carbide.    USE - Silicon-based thin film solar cell with quantum well structures.    ADVANTAGE - The quantum well structures is conducive to the full absorption of sunlight, and improves the efficiency of silicon-based thin-film solar cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silicon-based thin film solar cell with quantum well structures comprises i layer of a pin structure of each junction, materials which are identical in crystal structure different in energy gap, adopted for forming one quantum well structure by cycles, where the cycle consists of the same crystal structure and energy gap of different upper and lower levels, the upper energy band gap layer, the lower layer of low energy gap, the material of the high energy and low energy bandgap layers are selected from doped or undoped amorphous silicon carbide, nano-crystal silicon carbide, amorphous silicon, nano-crystalline silicon, amorphous silicon (Si(1-x)Gex), where x is 0-1, and microcrystalline silicon. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing silicon-based thin film solar cell with quantum well structures.
NOVELTY - Preparation of mesoporous-structured photovoltaic film involves cleaning indium-tin oxide glass, obtaining cleaned glass substrate, soaking in copper indium sulfide precursor solution, spin-coating, annealing, obtaining copper indium sulfide-indium tin oxide composite (A), mixing copper indium sulfide precursor and aluminum oxide nanoparticles, stirring, spin-coating resultant mixture on composite (A), annealing, soaking resultant in sodium hydroxide, removing, washing using deionized water and drying in nitrogen atmosphere.    USE - Preparation of mesoporous-structured photovoltaic film used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell provided using the mesoporous-structured photovoltaic film has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of mesoporous-structured photovoltaic film involves cleaning indium-tin oxide glass, obtaining cleaned glass substrate, dissolving 0.1 mmol cuprous iodide, 0.1 mmol indium acetate and 0.5 mmol thiourea in mixed solution comprising 1.2 ml methylamine and 0.08 ml propionic acid, obtaining copper indium sulfide precursor solution, soaking cleaned glass substrate in the precursor solution, spin-coating, annealing resultant in nitrogen atmosphere, obtaining copper indium sulfide-indium tin oxide composite (A), mixing 200 ml copper indium sulfide precursor and aluminum oxide nanoparticles, magnetically stirring resultant mixture, spin-coating resultant mixture on composite (A), annealing, soaking resultant in sodium hydroxide, removing, washing using deionized water and drying in nitrogen atmosphere.
NOVELTY - The present invention provides a pressure type spray pyrolysis film formation technique, in which silane organic mixing solution containing Triethylsilane (TES) and Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) are adopted as a precursor. The solution is atomized to form mist droplets with a micrometer size (about 7 (mu)m) by utilizing proper spray coating pressure, and the mist droplets are carried by nitrogen to the surface of a stainless steel substrate for generating pyrolysis and chemical reaction so as to form a buffer layer with a thickness of 50 nm to 500 nm and a silicon oxide structure. Taking CIGS solar cell as an example, a molybdenum film is deposited on the buffer layer of the surface of the stainless steel substrate to effectively improve its photoelectric property. By preferably selecting thin film stress and crystallization, the buffer layer and the preparation method enable the operators to quickly determine and regulate the process direction, so as to achieve the purpose of saving time and reducing costs thereby matching the requirement of industries.
NOVELTY - The synthesis method of carbon-coated iron-doped zinc oxide involves weighing soluble zinc salt, soluble iron salt, organic fuel and combustion aid, dissolving weighed material in aqueous solution, stirring mixture to obtain clear solution, heating solution at 50-100 degrees C, continuously evaporating water to obtain viscous gel, heating gel at 180-290 degrees C, spreading gel to obtain loose black powder, washing powder with solvent, and drying obtained product.    USE - The method is useful for synthesizing carbon-coated iron-doped zinc oxide, which is useful in solar cell, photodetector, diluted magnetic semiconductor device, lithium-ion battery and supercapacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical synthesis of carbon-coated iron-doped zinc oxide with excellent absorption capacity, efficiency and quality.
NOVELTY - Polishing process of crystalline material surface involves polishing the surface of crystalline material smoothly using abrasive grain free-type polishing pad (14) in presence of polishing liquid (20) and several abrasive grains by chemical-mechanical polishing method. The crystalline material is single crystal of gallium nitride. The polishing liquid is oxidizing polishing liquid having preset oxidation-reduction potential and pH value of 0.1-6.5.    USE - Polishing process of crystalline material surface used for semiconductor integrated circuit, hybrid vehicle and fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient polishing process of crystalline material surface having high abrasion efficiency and low surface roughness, with high polishing efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Polishing process of crystalline material surface involves polishing the surface of crystalline material smoothly using abrasive grain free-type polishing pad in presence of polishing liquid and several abrasive grains by chemical-mechanical polishing method. The crystalline material is single crystal of gallium nitride. The polishing liquid is oxidizing polishing liquid having oxidation-reduction potential from Ehmin to Ehmax measured using formula: Ehmin(mV)=-33.9pH+750 (1) and Ehmax(mV)=-82.1pH+1491 (2), and pH value of 0.1-6.5.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of polishing process apparatus.    Polishing process apparatus (10)    Polishing plate (12)    Polishing pad (14)    Gallium nitride monocrystal substrate (16)    Polishing liquid (20)
NOVELTY - A gas barrier laminate component consists of base material, leveling layer and gas barrier layer, which are laminated in order. The base material consists of resin film having 360 nm wavelength light transmittance of 3% or less. The leveling layer comprises cured product of UV-ray curable resin composition. The thickness (T1) of base material, the thickness (T2) of the leveling layer, and thickness (T3) of gas barrier layer satisfies preset relations (I) and (II).    USE - Gas barrier laminate component is used in material of electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid-crystal display device, organic-electroluminescent display device, inorganic electroluminescent display device, electronic paper and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thin gas barrier laminate component has excellent UV-ray shielding property and gas barrier property, and provides material capable of providing lightweight electronic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas barrier laminate component consists of base material, leveling layer and gas barrier layer, which are laminated in order. The base material consists of resin film having 360 nm wavelength light transmittance of 3% or less. The leveling layer comprises cured product of UV-ray curable resin composition. The thickness (T1) of base material, the thickness (T2) of the leveling layer, and thickness (T3) of gas barrier layer satisfies the relations: T1 greater than T2 greater than T3 (I) and T1+T2+T3 less than 30 mu m.
NOVELTY - A protection sheet (1) has a fluororesin layer (12) laminated on one side of a base material (11). The fluororesin layer is formed using coating composition containing hydroxyl-containing fluororesin, isocyanate hardening agent, hydroxyphenyltriazine type UV absorber and metal chelate compound.    USE - Protection sheet for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The protection sheet with yellowing and blocking resistance is produced easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module, which has sealing material, photovoltaic cell and two protection components laminated on each of the main surface of the sealing material. At least one of the protection component consists of the protection sheet which is provided in the light receiving surface side of the solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a protection sheet.    Protection sheet (1)    Base material (11)    Fluororesin layer (12)
NOVELTY - The method involves cooling the metal micro-particle in inert gas atmosphere or inert gas atmosphere containing reducible gas, after drying the metal micro-particle of moist state in the atmosphere of superheated steam. The mass of metal micro-particle of the moist state is measured as 40% or less in moisture content. The drying is performed in a state in which the metal micro-particle of the moist state is accommodated in the sagger.    USE - Drying method of metal micro-particle e.g. nickel micro-particle used for laminated ceramic capacitor. Can also be used for nickel-hydrogen secondary battery and nickel/zirconia cermet of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The metal micro-particle of moist state is dried efficiently in short time, while suppressing oxidation. The productivity of improved nickel micro-particles is improved while the oxygen content of nickel micro-particles is reduced, and the quality of laminated ceramic capacitor using the nickel micro-particles is increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing method of nickel micro-particles; and    (2) a drying apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic diagram of the band type drying apparatus, and graphical view illustrating the temperature variation profile of the metal micro-particle which passes inside to the horizontal position of drying machine. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Container (1)    Conveying unit (2)    Shielding curtain (3)    Temperature rising zone (4)    Dry zone (5)
NOVELTY - A composition for secondary batteries comprises a polymer dispersing agent, and a carbon material.    USE - A composition for secondary batteries (claimed), e.g. a lithium ion secondary battery, an alkali secondary battery, a nickel cadmium secondary battery, an alkaline manganese battery, a lead battery, a fuel cell, and a capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has excellent dispersion stability, and provides an electrode having excellent discharge capacity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composition for secondary batteries comprises a polymer dispersing agent (A) which has a repeating unit shown by Formula (1), and a carbon material (C).    A1=a bivalent coupling group (except the group containing a triazine ring) or single bond;    D1=Formula (2);    R1=an alkyl group or a hydrogen atom;    E1, E2, E3 and E4=an alkyl group which may have a substituent, an alkenyl group which may have a substituent, an aryl group which may have a substituent, a heteroaryl group which may have a substituent, an oxyalkyl group which may have a substituent, or a hydrogen atom, where any one of E1, E2, E3 and E4 is a bond with A1;    G1 and G2=-N(R3)-, -O-, or -CH2;    R3=an alkyl group which may have a substituent, an alkenyl group which may have a substituent, an aryl group which may have a substituent, a heteroaryl group which may have a substituent, an oxyalkyl group which may have a substituent, or a hydrogen atom; and    G3=-C(=O)-, -C(=S)-, or - CH(OCH3)-.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electrode for secondary batteries, comprises a compound-material layer formed with the composition, where the compound-material layer in on an electrical power collector.
NOVELTY - A gas separation membrane has inorganic porous support, intermediate layer containing silica particle conjugate formed on the surface of the support, and separated layer containing hydrocarbon group containing polysiloxane mesh structure formed on the intermediate layer.    USE - Separation membrane used in manufacturing equipment of town gas, and installation for supply of hydrogen to fuel cell, and for treatment of acidic-gas containing gas e.g. sewage gas containing acidic gas and methane gas generated from biological waste treatment of organic refuse from factory, power station, natural gas, gas by-produced in petroleum refining.    ADVANTAGE - The separation membrane efficiently separates methane gas from sewage gas.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas separation membrane, which involves adjusting liquid mixture (I) of colloidal silica and organic solvent and liquid mixture (II) which contains organic solvent, tetraalkoxy silane, hydrocarbon group containing trialkoxysilane, acidic catalyst and water, coating liquid mixture (I) to the surface of the inorganic porous support, heat-processing the support to form intermediate layer, and to form intermediate layer containing silica particle conjugate on the surface of the support, coating the liquid mixture (II) on the intermediate layer, heat processing the support to form separated layer and to form separated layer containing hydrocarbon group containing polysiloxane mesh structure on the intermediate layer.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film consists of a gas-barrier layer (2) having a layer (2a) comprising compound containing zinc oxide and/or zinc sulfide, and silicon dioxide as main component, and a layer (2b) comprising silicon compound as main component arranged on the single surface of a polymeric base material (1). The layer (2a) and layer (2b) have film hardness of 0.5-5 GPa, when measured by nanoindentation method.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used as electronic component material for solar cell, electronic paper, and organic electroluminescent display, and packaging material for foodstuff and pharmaceuticals.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has excellent gas-barrier property with respect to water vapor, and bending resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of gas-barrier film.    Polymeric base material (1)    Gas-barrier layer (2)    Layers (2a,2b)
NOVELTY - Formation of mixed thin film involves immersing a substrate in a mixed solution containing metal source and sulfur source, reducing metal hydroxide formed during the reaction by adding more than 0.25 M formaldehyde with respect to the mixed solution as a reducing agent, and depositing metal sulfide and single metal simultaneously on the substrate.    USE - Formation of mixed thin film used as semiconductor material for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient formation of mixed thin film, without generating impurity based on a catalyst component remaining in the thin film, by simple process.
NOVELTY - A polymer compound comprising cyclohexanone-based structural unit (I) and indene-based structural unit (II), is new.    USE - New polymer compound used in composition for electronic device e.g. photoelectric conversion element (all claimed) e.g. solar cell and photosensor, and organic thin-film transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion element provided using the polymer compound has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency. The organic thin-film transistor provided using the polymer compound has high charge mobility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polymer compound comprising cyclohexanone-based structural unit of formula (I) and indene-based structural unit of formula (II), is new.    ring A,ring B'=heteroaryl or aryl (both optionally substituted);    X1=S, O or selenium;    Y1,Y2=N or =CH-;    R1,R2=H, cyano, nitro or monovalent organic group;and    R3,R4=H, halo, cyano, nitro or monovalent organic group.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) composition, which comprises 100 pts. wt. polymer compound and 10-1000 pts. wt. electron-accepting compound; and    (2) photoelectric conversion element.
NOVELTY - Semiconductor particle paste comprises nanocrystal (3) which shows luminosity and has maximal diameter of 1-20 nm, dispersed in solution (15) of organic molecule (15a) containing metal complex.    USE - Semiconductor particle paste is used for photoelectric conversion apparatus (claimed) e.g. solar cell and semiconductor laser.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor particle paste has semiconducting nanocrystal used as quantum dot which is integrated with high density, and provides photoelectric conversion apparatus having excellent conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photoelectric conversion apparatus, which comprises integration film of nanocrystal in semiconductor particle paste on the main surface of semiconductor substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view explaining manufacture of semiconductor particle paste.    Nanocrystal (3)    Semiconductor raw material particles (11)    Acidic solution (13)    Inorganic ligand (14)    Organic molecule solution (15)    Organic molecule (15a)
NOVELTY - A thermosetting resin composition comprises epoxy resin comprising 2 or more epoxy groups, phenol resin (P) having viscosity at 25 degrees C of 1-100000 mPa.second or more, amine adduct (A), and low-molecular amine compound (B) having acid dissociation equilibrium constant (pKa) of 3-12.    USE - Thermosetting resin composition is used for e.g. adhesive agent, paste for joining, electroconductive material, anisotropically conductive material, insulating material, coating material, coating composition, prepreg, thermally conductive material and separator material for fuel cells (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electrical and electronic component, sealing material, electronic device and integration of semiconductor chip.    ADVANTAGE - The thermosetting resin composition has excellent storage stability and hardenability at low temperature, and provides cured material having excellent adhesiveness, elasticity modulus, and impact resistance.
NOVELTY - A conductive paste composition comprises conductive powder, metal oxide powder comprising metal chosen from lead, selenium, tellurium, bismuth, tungsten, molybdenum, zinc, aluminum, silicon, boron, iron, calcium, cobalt, chromium, copper, nickel, vanadium, lithium, phosphorus, manganese, sodium and antimony, preferably selenium, tellurium and bismuth, organic medium, and additive. The total amount of selenium, tellurium and bismuth in the conductive paste composition is 60-100 wt.%. The weight ratio of content of tellurium and bismuth is 0.2-4.    USE - Conductive paste composition is used for forming silicon solar cell (claimed), and electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive paste composition is environmentally-friendly. The silicon solar cell formed using the conductive paste composition has high efficiency and constant resistance. The electronic device obtained using the conductive paste composition ha excellent durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A conductive paste composition comprises conductive powder, metal oxide powder comprising metal chosen from lead, selenium, tellurium, bismuth, tungsten, molybdenum, zinc, aluminum, silicon, boron, iron, calcium, cobalt, chromium, copper, nickel, vanadium, lithium, phosphorus, manganese, sodium and antimony, preferably selenium, tellurium and bismuth, organic medium, and additive. The total amount of selenium, tellurium and bismuth in the paste composition is 60-100 wt.%, such that the content of selenium is 20-70 wt.%. The weight ratio of content of tellurium and bismuth is 0.2-4, such that the content of tellurium is 1-40 wt.%. The content of lead in the paste composition is 1-3 wt.%. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for silicon solar cell.
NOVELTY - The transparent conductor comprises a transparent substrate, protective layer and conductive layer. The protective layer is formed on the conductive layer. The conductive network is formed of multiple silver nanowire that is combined in the binder. The substrate is the transparent stiffness substrate or the flexible substrate. The hard-coating layer is coated on the substarte. The binder is made of cello rose group, polyvinyl system, acryl group, urethane type, acrylic-urethane copolymer, hydroxyproylmethylcellulose or methylcellulose or ethyl cellulose.    USE - Transparent conductors for touch panel for use in organic light emitting diode device and thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductor comprises a transparent substrate, conductive layer and protective layer that is formed on the conductive layer, and thus enables to enhance the light transmittance and reduces the surface resistance and haze.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of silver nanowire. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - Electroconductive paste comprises silver-coated resin, and organic-type vehicle containing thermosetting resin composition, hardening agent, and solvent. The silver-coated resin is spherical-shaped silver-coated resin covered with silver. The thermosetting resin composition is epoxy resin composition which is in solid state at room temperature, and the resin has melt viscosity of 0.5 Pa.second or less at 150 degrees C. The mass ratio of thermosetting resin composition and silver-coated resin is 10-40:60-90.    USE - Electroconductive paste is used for manufacture of silver film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electronic components, electronic devices, electronic display apparatus, solar cell panel and liquid crystal display.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive paste has excellent shape retention property, and provides economical electronic component having improved electroconductivity and adhesiveness, and suppresses the printability of electroconductive paste, and suppresses shape collapse by electrode baking after printing.
NOVELTY - A polyfluoroalkyl polymer (I), is new.    USE - New polyfluoroalkyl polymer is used for surface modifying agent and material for forming water-repellent-and-oil-repellent layer, antifouling layer and mold release layer (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to optical filter, optical lens, eyeglass lens, mirror, solar cell, touchscreen, photoconductive drum, film capacitor, antireflection film for glass windows and liquid crystal display device etc.    ADVANTAGE - The polyfluoroalkyl polymer provides water-repellent-and-oil-repellent layer having excellent durability. The water-repellent-and-oil-repellent layer is capable of preventing the accumulation of water, ink, oil and fingerprints, while enabling easy wiping-off where the accumulation occurred.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyfluoroalkyl polymer of formula: C3F7O(CF(CF3)CF2O)mCF(CF3)R1OCONHR2Si(OR3)3 (I), is new.    R1,R2=1-10C alkylene;    R3=1-3C alkyl;and    m=1-50.
NOVELTY - Producing zinc oxide-aluminum-silver passivation layer, comprises (a) spin coating zinc oxide-aluminum-silver precursor solution on a silicon wafer to form a coating film, and (b) heat treating the coating film at 400-700 degrees C.    USE - The zinc oxide-aluminum-silver passivation layer is useful in solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The passivation layer is simple to produce, and is economical.
NOVELTY - A polymeric functional film has ion exchange capacity of 2-7 milliequivalent/g, and comprises sulfur-containing structural unit (I) and aromatic structural unit (II).    USE - Polymeric functional film for continuous electric desalting, electrodialysis, gas separation and anion exchange membrane for solid polymer electrolyte type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polymeric functional film has excellent ion exchange characteristics and low resistance, and is manufactured efficiently with reduced polymerization hardening time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polymeric functional film has ion exchange capacity of 2-7 milliequivalent/g, and comprises sulfur-containing structural unit of formula (I) and aromatic structural unit of formula (II).    LL=single bond, optionally substituted alkylene, -O-, -S- or -NR';    LL1, LL2=-(CR1R2)1-C(=O)O-;    R1,R2=H or alkyl;    l=1 or 2;    R'=H or substituent;    Ar=aryl;    L1=alkylene or alkenylene;    Ra+Rb+Rc+Rd=ring;    n1=1-10;and    X1-,X2-=organic or inorganic anion.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of polymeric functional film, which involves carrying out polymerization hardening of a composition (A) containing styrene-type monomer (A) of formula (HSM), crosslinking agent of formula (CL) and chain transfer agent of formula (III).    R3=halo or -N+(R4)(R5)(R6)(X3-);    n2=1-10;    R4-R6=linear or branched alkyl or aryl;    R4+R5 or R4+R5+R6=aliphatic heterocyclyl;    X3-=organic or inorganic anion;and    LL'=LL.
NOVELTY - An amine derivative (I) is reacted with a boron salt (II) in solvent in presence of iron catalyst, zinc compound and oxidizing agent, to obtain coupling compound (III).    USE - Manufacture of coupling compound (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic semiconductor material, intermediate for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, and organic solar cell material.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides high-purity coupling compound, by using low-toxic iron catalyst and without using organic halogenated compound (C-H activation response) and without causing pollution to the environment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An amine compound of formula (I) is reacted with a boron salt of formula (II) in solvent in presence of iron catalyst, zinc compound and oxidizing agent, to obtain coupling compound of formula (III).    X=carbon atom or nitrogen atom;    Y'=alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aryl-alkyl, alkoxy or aryloxy (all optionally substituted), group which consists of ester, =O or =S;    R1=1-2 substituents chosen from H, group which consists of ester, or alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aryl-alkyl, alkoxy or aryloxy (all optionally substituted);    R2,R3=1-2 substituents chosen from H, or alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aryl-alkyl, alkoxy or aryloxy (all optionally substituted);    or Y'+R1+X+N=(un)saturated ring optionally containing hetero atom;    or R2+R3+C,Y'+R2+X+C=(un)saturated ring optionally containing hetero atom;    Ra=alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl (all optionally substituted);    R4,R5=optionally substituted 1-10C alkyl, where 2 R5 combine with oxygen atom and forms ring structure;and    Z+=lithium metal ion.
NOVELTY - The film has a lower transparent conducting layer (2) formed on a substrate (1). An interlayer (3) is formed on the lower transparent conducting layer. An upper transparent conducting layer (4) is formed on interlayer. The lower transparent conducting layer and the upper transparent conducting layer are electric conduction oxide layer. The interlayer is made of iridium.    USE - Transparent conductive oxide (TCO) film used in solar battery, touchscreen, and photoelectric detector.    ADVANTAGE - The enlargement of carrier concentration is achieved, the increase of current carrier migration rate is achieved, and the device performance is improved by using the interlayer made of iridium.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the transparent conductive oxide film.    Substrate (1)    Transparent conducting layers (2,4)    Interlayer (3)
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a silica powder clearing device of amorphous germanium silicon thin film solar cell chip, comprising a transport belt, removing device of a powder, used for set device matching the blowing dust removing silicon powder and a device for removing the residual silicon powder after the collected dust in the device. This utility model is provided with a compact structure, convenient of using, replaced manual operation, a simple but efficient, production not easy to damage wiping, finished product rate high, relieving labour intensity and operation burden.
NOVELTY - This new utility model belongs to hydrogen manufacture area, especially relates to a kind of one hydrolysis hydrogen device. The device comprises reaction system, system, control system, transport system, the reaction system comprises the first reactor, the second reactor, said storage system comprises air storage tank, solid particle storage tank, a liquid storage tank, the control system comprises gas pressurizing pump, vacuum pump, a reactor the first control valve, the second control valve reactor, the first solid particle transport control valve, the second solid particle transport control valve, the first reactor drainage valve, the second reactor drainage valve, the transport system is solid particle transport device. The device can use the smaller volume of reaction device, realize lasting stable supply of hydrogen. For practical and effective pushing hydrolysis hydrogen technology, for the development of convenient manufacture and relative the portable hydrogen fuel cell technology has important significance.
NOVELTY - Carbon paper for fuel cell comprises porous metal and organic material reaction complexes, where the organic material is hydrocarbon compound including organic ligand and carboxyl group.    USE - The carbon paper useful for fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The carbon paper replaces with activated carbon which leads to high production costs, and thus reduces overall manufacturing costs, and maintains overall performance of the fuel cell in an excellent manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for manufacturing the carbon paper, comprising (i) preparing a mixture containing metal compounds, organic material and water; (ii) coating the mixture on the carbon paper; (iii) growing porous metal and organic material reaction complexes by reacting organic material with metal compounds after coating.
NOVELTY - Aluminum intermetallic compound catalyst (I), is new.    USE - The catalyst is useful for selective hydrogenation of naphthalene to tetralin, fuel cell cathode oxygen reduction reaction, selective hydrogenation of alkyne to olefin and selective hydrogenation of nitro compounds to amino compound (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Aluminum intermetallic compound catalyst of formula (Al-M) (I), is new.    M=group VIII element including nickel, iron, cobalt, molybdenum, tungsten, palladium, platinum or ruthenium.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparing the aluminum intermetallic compound catalyst.
NOVELTY - A three dimensional graphene macro body is prepared by taking carbonaceous waste, placing on substrate, placing substrate on quartz boat, putting into tubular furnace, pumping protective gas, heating, and reacting.    USE - Method for preparing three dimensional graphene macro body used for supercapacitor, microbial fuel cell, chemical sensor, catalytic material, bio-medicine and solid phase extraction agent (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is low-cost, simple and easy, environment-friendly, safe and suitable for industrialization. The graphene is suitable for solid-liquid separation.
NOVELTY - An asymmetric fluorene-imidazole derivative (I), is new.    USE - New asymmetric fluorene-imidazole derivative. Uses include but are not limited to organic semiconductor material, nonlinear optical device material, biochemical sensor material and solar cell material.    ADVANTAGE - The asymmetric fluorene-imidazole derivative has high chemical stability, and improves the blue light-emitting properties of molecules and suppresses the reduction in molecular energy gap.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An asymmetric fluorene-imidazole derivative of formula (I), is new.    R1=H or linear or branched 1-20C alkyl;    R2=linear or branched 1-20C alkyl or 5-7C cycloalkyl;    R'=1-4C alkyl, nitro, carboxy, aldehyde, alkoxy, cyano, F, Cl, Br, I, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, amino or -NRR3;    R,R3=H, linear or branched 1-4C alkyl, amido, thioether, carboxylate, monosubstituted mercapto, poly-substituted or unsubstituted 6-30C aryl or heteroaryl, 2-6C alkenyl or 2-6C alkynyl;and    R"=chloro, bromo, iodo, benzyl, naphthalenyl, anthracenyl, pyrenyl, fluorenyl, pyrazinyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, azolyl, thiazolyl, thiophenyl, carbazolyl, pyrimidinyl, piperidinyl, purinyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, quinoxalinyl, quinazolinyl, biphenyl, benzo-anthracenyl, triphenylenyl, diphenylamino, triphenylamino, phenylacetylenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl or benzisoxazolyl, mono-substituted benzyl or polysubstituted benzyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of asymmetric fluorene-imidazole derivative (I).
NOVELTY - A dithieno-indaceno-based adenosine deaminase-conjugated molecule (I) is new.    USE - New dithieno-indaceno-based adenosine deaminase-conjugated molecule is used in light-trapping donor and electron acceptor material active layer in organic solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dithieno-indaceno-based adenosine deaminase-conjugated molecule has excellent thermal stability, and sunlight capturing property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dithieno-indaceno-based adenosine deaminase-conjugated molecule of formula (I) is new.    X=O, S or Se;    n=0-6;    R1-R3=H, 1-30C alkyl, 1-30C alkoxy or 4-alkylphenyl;    A=electron withdrawing group chosen from group of formulae (i)-(xii);and    R4=1-30C alkyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of dithieno-indaceno-based adenosine deaminase-conjugated molecule (I).
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to a precursor characteristic control method of a solar cell. The precursor thin film comprises copper, indium, and gallium elements or at least copper element and indium element of the I-III group. The precursor characteristic control method provided by this invention comprises: first depositing a Cu-In-Ga metal element thin film of the I-III group on a substrate; then in a vacuum environment, using inert gas ion source to bombard a Cu-In-Ga precursor thin film to control the crystallization pattern, ratio and uniformity of the Cu-In-Ga precursor thin film; finally performing annealing treatment or selenylation to obtain a CIGS absorption layer thin film, thereby controlling the crystallization pattern, ratio, surface profile and uniformity of the CIGS thin film of the I-III-VI group compounds in the application to fabrication of I-III-VI group solar cells.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of silicon substrate for solar cell, which includes: preparing a silicon substrate having a surface formed thereon a concave and convex micro structure; immersing the silicon substrate in a first acid etchant, in which the first acid etchant contains metal ions of a first concentration and an acid solution; immersing the silicon substrate in a second acid etchant, in which the second acid etchant contains metal ions of a second concentration and the acid solution and the second concentration is lower than the first concentration; and removing metal particles deposited on the surface of the concave and convex micro structure of the silicon substrate and inside each nanometer hole. The present invention further relates to a silicon substrate of solar cell manufactured by using the aforementioned method.
NOVELTY - A glass comprises 50-70 %mass silica, 0-20 %mass alumina, 15-30 %mass boron trioxide, 0-3 %mass total of lithium oxide, sodium oxide and potassium oxide, and 0-12 %mass total of magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide and barium oxide.    USE - Glass is used for cover glass (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephone, digital camera, personal digital assistant, solar cell, chip-size package, charge-coupled device and equal magnification proximity-type solid-state image sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The lightweight glass has excellent scratch-proof property and drop impact strength even when the glass does not undergo ion-exchange treatment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of glass.
NOVELTY - The cell has an amorphous silicon emitter layer (310) comprising a doping type different from a crystalline silicon substrate (100). An intrinsic amorphous silicon passivation layer (210) is formed between the silicon substrate and the amorphous silicon emitter layer. A transparent conductive oxide layer (410) is made of zinc oxide on an upper surface, where a surface of the transparent conductive oxide layer is textured. The intrinsic amorphous silicon passivation layer is formed between an amorphous silicon back surface field layer (320) and the crystalline silicon substrate.    USE - Ultra-thin HIT layer solar cell i.e. double-sided HIT layer solar cell, for generating photovoltaic power to directly convert solar light into electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The cell utilizes a very thin crystalline silicon substrate due to the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate is not textured and the surface of the transparent conductive oxide layer is textured, thus reducing total thickness of the cell while maintaining light trapping capacity. The device textures the surface of the transparent conductive oxide layer without use of an additional process, thus increasing process efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing an ultra-thin heterojunction with intrinsic thin (HIT) layer solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an ultra-thin HIT layer solar cell.    Crystalline silicon substrate (100)    Intrinsic amorphous silicon passivation layers (210, 220)    Amorphous silicon emitter layer (310)    Amorphous silicon back surface field layer (320)    Transparent conductive oxide layer (410)
NOVELTY - The cell (300) has an absorber layer (130) formed above a back contact layer (120). A dielectric layer (145) is formed above the absorber layer. A front contact layer (150) is formed above the dielectric layer that is formed directly on the absorber layer. Thickness of the dielectric layer is about 0.1 nm to about 10 nm. The dielectric layer comprises material with a band gap greater than 3 eV and dielectric constant in range from about 3 to 11. A buffer layer (140) is formed between the absorber layer and the dielectric layer.    USE - Thin film photovoltaic solar cell for generating electrical current from sunlight by photovoltaic effect.    ADVANTAGE - The cell reduces absorption of photons by the dielectric layer due to reduced thickness, so that open circuit voltage can be maintained or increased without reducing photon collection. The dielectric layer prevents shunts while absorbing fewer photons than a buffer layer comprising cadmium sulfide or zinc sulfide. The buffer layer permits use of the dielectric layer to maintain high open circuit voltage so as to reduce total thickness of the buffer layer and improve light transmittance even if the absorber layer has a number of surface defects to be passivated by a cadmium sulfide or zinc sulfide layer. The cell has a high quality absorber surface, so that the cadmium sulfide or zinc sulfide buffer layer can be eliminated, thus providing environment-friendly solar cell and fabrication process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a solar cell.    Back contact layer (120)    Absorber layer (130)    Buffer layer (140)    Dielectric layer (145)    Front contact layer (150)    Thin film photovoltaic solar cell (300)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of acetaldehyde involves carrying out gaseous phase oxidation of ethanol in the presence of oxygen molecule and catalyst containing base metal oxide fixed with gold fine particles. The base metal oxide is chosen from molybdenum oxide, copper(I) oxide and/or their complex oxides.    USE - Manufacture of acetaldehyde used as industrial raw material. The catalyst is used for air purification of living space and factory, fuel cells and chemical sensors.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables selective synthesis of acetaldehyde and effective usage of biofuel.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for base metal oxide catalyst.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an apparatus and process for manufacturing acetaldehyde. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming an aspect ratio trapping (ART) pattern (400) on a silicon substrate (100) through an insulator (200) to expose a silicon side through a patterning process. An arrow ART (AART) pattern (500) is formed to expose the silicon side at a lower part of the ART pattern through a wet etching process. An undercut is formed in a lower side of the insulator. A masking insulating layer (600) is laminated on the ART pattern region. A multifariousness semiconductor layer is grown in an upper side of an AART pattern region of the silicon substrate.    USE - Method for growing a semiconductor multifariousness epitaxial layer on a silicon substrate that is utilized during manufacturing a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device. Uses include but are not limited to a laser unit, FET, Fin (FinFET), semiconductor sensor, solar cell, LED, flat panel MOSFET, optical device and an electric component.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming the ART pattern on the silicon substrate through the insulator to expose the silicon side through the patterning process so as to facilitate smooth formation of the semiconductor multifariousness epitaxial layer on the silicon substrate without deformity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The silicon substrate is made of compound material that is silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxy nitride, aluminum nitride, hafnium oxide or zirconium oxide material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a process flow diagram illustrating a method for growing a semiconductor multifariousness epitaxial layer on a silicon substrate.    Silicon substrate (100)    Insulator (200)    ART pattern (400)    AART pattern (500)    Masking insulating layer (600)
NOVELTY - The device (100) has an anode with a first lithium ion intercalating carbon component and a second lithium ion intercalating carbon component and a separator (106) between the anode and a cathode. The device is provided with a lithium ion capacitor.    USE - Energy storage device e.g. capacitor, battery, capacitor-battery hybrids and/or fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium ion capacitor comprising two or more lithium ion intercalating carbon components have improved electrical performance, including a decreased equivalent series resistance (ESR), reduced capacitance fade after a number of charge-discharge cycles, increased power density, and/or increased energy density. The composition can be selected to facilitate the capacitor energy density performance, and/or life cycle performance. The anode comprising three lithium ion intercalating components can facilitate improved capacitor cycling performance, power density performance, energy density performance, and/or ESR performance, while providing the processability of the electrode films.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of fabricating an energy storage device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional side view of an energy storage device.    Energy storage device (100)    Electrodes (102,104)    Separator (106)    Current collectors (108,110)    Electrode films (112,116)
NOVELTY - A composition comprises molecular glass mixture of non-polymeric compounds exhibiting single thermal transition free of phase separation. The molecular glass mixture is amorphous and solid at 20 degrees C, and comprises at least two different polycyclic aromatic nucleus-containing compounds each having structure (I).    USE - Composition is used for flexible and transparent organic electronic device e.g. organic light-emitting diode, photonic device, solar cell device, field-effect transistor (all claimed), organic light-emitting transistor, organic light-emitting chemical cell and electrophotographic device.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has excellent film-forming property and compatibility. The glass mixture can be ground easily into extremely small particles, and has low melt-viscosity and high positive entropy-of-mixing value and vapor pressure, and simplifies design of electronic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composition comprises molecular glass mixture of non-polymeric compounds exhibiting single thermal transition free of phase separation. The molecular glass mixture is amorphous and solid at 20 degrees C, and comprises at least two different polycyclic aromatic nucleus-containing compounds each having structure of formula: (R1Y1)p((Z1Y2)mR2Y3)nZ2Y4R3 (I).    m=0 or 1;    n=0 to integer at which compound starts to become polymer;    p=1-8;    R1,R3=1-20C monovalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbyl, aryl or polycyclic aromatic nucleus;    R2,Z1,Z2=1-20C multivalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbyl or aryl;and    Y1-Y4=triple bond, double bond or single bond , and the glass transition temperature is more than 25 degrees C.    At least one of R1, Z1, R2, Z2 and R3 is polycyclic aromatic nucleus. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of molecular glass mixture, which involves pre-purifying raw materials by recrystallization, distillation, sublimation, or other purification methods.
NOVELTY - The method involves obtaining several cylindrical shape molded objects. An outer peripheral surface of a shaft following an internal peripheral surface of cylindrical shape molded object is inserted in several stacked cylindrical shape molded objects. The molded object is covered by cylinder, shaft and cover portion. A metal capsule is formed and carried out to pressure reduction process. A hot isostatic press is applied to the metal capsule, and a cylindrical shape sintered compact is obtained.    USE - Method of manufacturing cylindrical shape sputtering target material for use in thin film used in flat panel display such as LCD display, touch screen, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Insertion of the cylindrical shaped molded object to the metal capsule is made easy. The cylindrical shape sputtering target material is manufactured stably at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the process of stacking insertion of the cylindrical shape molded object. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Cylindrical shape molded object (1)    Cylinder (2)    Cover portion (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves obtaining the cylindrical shape molded objects (1). The objects are inserted so as to be stacked on a shaft (2) with an outer peripheral surface following an internal peripheral surface of object. The cylinder with an internal peripheral surface is inserted in alignment with outer peripheral surface of object. The stacked objects are covered by shaft, cylinder, and a cover case (4) for forming a metal capsule, and a reduced pressure sealing. The hot isostatic press is given to the metal capsule, and a cylindrical shape sintered compact is obtained.    USE - Method for manufacturing cylindrical shape sputtering target material for flat panel displays such as LCD, touchscreen, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hot isostatic press is given to the metal capsule, and a cylindrical shape sintered compact is obtained so as to harden the surface of cylindrical shape molded object and to improve shape retention force. Thus, the cylindrical shape molded object is inserted to the metal capsule becomes easily and reliably without damaging the cylindrical shape molded object while preventing generation of crack of cylindrical shape sintered compact and improving the strength and density of axial direction of cylindrical shape molded object for making handling property of conveyance favorable. Hence, the cheap cylindrical shape sputtering target material is manufactured stably using sputtering technique while attaining handling improvement without depending on conveying apparatus and without depending for the object on the conveying apparatus of motive power drive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram illustrating the process of stacking insertion of cylindrical shape molded object.    Cylindrical shape molded object (1)    Shaft (2)    Cover case (4)
NOVELTY - A conductor consists of a core (12A) formed of copper, a solder layer (14A) formed in the surface of core, and a coating layer (16A) formed in the surface of solder layer. The solder layer is formed of tin-bismuth-type alloy containing 16-60 wt.% bismuth, and has thickness of 0.3-40 mu m. The coating layer is formed of silver, and has thickness of 0.05-0.5 mu m. The coverage of coating layer with respect to the solder layer is 90 area% or more.    USE - Conductor is used for interconnector (claimed) of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The conductor has excellent wettability during reflow of solder, and bondability with respect to contact film or electroconductive paste.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for interconnector (10A).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of conductor.    Interconnector (10A)    Core (12A)    Solder layer (14A)    Coating layer (16A)    Primary surface (18)
NOVELTY - The solar cell (200) has the different dielectrics (220,222) that are formed over the first and second portions of the silicon substrate (210). A doped semiconductor (230,232) is formed over the dielectrics. The positive-type and negative-type metal contacts (240,242) are formed over the doped semiconductor and the dielectrics. The dielectrics have the oxide monolayer in contact with the silicon substrate and are made of silicon nitride and silicon oxide. The doped semiconductor is made of doped polysilicon and amorphous silicon.    USE - Solar cell with tunnel dielectric for converting solar radiation into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The electron barrier is highly blocks the electrons from passing but allows the holes to pass on the valence band thus increasing the electrical conduction. The dielectric significantly improves the solar cell efficiency by decreasing surface recombination and increasing electrical conduction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell.    Solar cell (200)    Silicon substrate (210)    Dielectrics (220,222)    Doped semiconductor (230,232)    Positive-type and negative-type metal contacts (240,242)
NOVELTY - The fabrication method (200) involves forming (202) the alternating N-type and P-type regions in or above a substrate, and forming (204) a metal seed layer on alternating N-type and P-type regions. The portion of the metal seed layer is patterned at regions in alignment with locations between the alternating N-type and P-type regions. The trenches are formed (208) at the locations between the alternating N-type and P-type regions, isolating the alternating N-type and P-type regions from one another, subsequent to the patterning.    USE - Fabrication method of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Enables simplified metallization schemes which involve low stress, straight forward alignment and low temperature processing. Provides good adhesion to underlying silicon emitter regions, thus eliminates additional annealing operations.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart listing operations in method of fabrication of solar cell.    Fabrication method of solar cell (200)    N-type and P-type regions formation step (202)    Metal seed layer formation step (204)    Metal seed layer portion laser ablation step (206)    Trenches etching step (208)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of microporous plastic film (11) involves mixing diluent (92) and polymer in an extruder, discharging polymer in which the diluent is mixed, in a sheet form from a nozzle, stretching the discharged sheet from the nozzle, in conveyance direction of sheet with several roller. The content of diluent is 4x 10-3 L/m2 to 40x 10-3 L/m2.    USE - Manufacture of microporous plastic film. Uses include but are not limited to separator of secondary battery, fuel cell, capacitor, filtration membrane, print film and garments material.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of microporous plastic film having excellent quality of appearance and strength.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining manufacture of microporous plastic film.    Microporous plastic film (11)    Gel-like sheet (12)    Uniaxial-stretching sheet (13)    Microporous plastic film roll (15)    Diluent (92)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves providing a first conductive layer (410b), and forming a second conductive layer (458) over a first surface of the first conductive layer. A first insulating layer (450) is formed over the first and second conductive layers. A portion of the first conductive layer is removed from a second surface opposite the first surface to form conductive pillars (480). The portion of the first conductive layer is removed using an etching process.    USE - Manufacturing method of semiconductor device (claimed), such as microcontrollers, microprocessors, charged-coupled devices (CCDs), solar cells, and digital micro-mirror devices.    ADVANTAGE - The doping process modifies the electrical conductivity of semiconductor material in active devices by dynamically changing the semiconductor material conductivity in response to an electric field or base current. The electronic devices manufactured using the semiconductor device are less likely to fail and less expensive to manufacture resulting in a lower cost for consumers.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic cross-sectional view of the semiconductor package with a conductive column substrate.    First conductive layer (410b)    Insulating layer (450)    Second conductive layer (458)    Conductive pillars (480)    Semiconductor device (494)
NOVELTY - A covering aluminum material consists of an aluminum material (1), a coating layer (2) formed on the surface of aluminum material, and an intervening layer (3) containing aluminum element and carbon element formed between the aluminum material and the coating layer. The intervening layer is made from aluminum carbide, and formed in a region of one or more portions of the surface of aluminum material. A recessed portion (41) is formed in the surface(s) of covering aluminum material.    USE - Covering aluminum material is used forming electrical power collector of electrode used for capacitor and battery (all claimed). Can also be used for photocatalyst material, gas decomposition catalyst material, and thermal radiation material for electronic devices. The capacitor is electrical double layer capacitor and electrolytic capacitor. The battery is lithium cell, lithium-ion battery, lithium-ion polymer battery, dye-sensitized solar cell, and solid polymer fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The covering aluminum material has excellent adhesion property between aluminum material and coating layer, and is manufactured by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of covering aluminum material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of covering aluminum material.    Aluminum material (1)    Coating layer (2)    Intervening layer (3)    Surface portion (21)    Recessed portion (41)
NOVELTY - A polymeric functional film has ion exchange capacity of 2-7 milliequivalent/g, and comprises sulfur-containing structural unit (I) and aromatic structural unit (II).    USE - Polymeric functional film for continuous electric desalting, electrodialysis, gas separation and anion exchange membrane for solid polymer electrolyte type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polymeric functional film has excellent ion exchange characteristics and low resistance, and is manufactured efficiently with reduced polymerization hardening time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polymeric functional film has ion exchange capacity of 2-7 milliequivalent/g, and comprises sulfur-containing structural unit of formula (I) and aromatic structural unit of formula (II).    LL=single bond, optionally substituted alkylene, -O-, -S- or -NR';    LL1, LL2=-(CR1R2)1-C(=O)O-;    R1,R2=H or alkyl;    l=1 or 2;    R'=H or substituent;    Ar=aryl;    L1=single bond or bivalent coupling group;and    n1=0-10.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of polymeric functional film, which involves carrying out polymerization hardening of a composition (A) containing styrene-type monomer (A) of formula (HSM), crosslinking agent of formula (CL) and chain transfer agent of formula (III).    R3=halo or -N+(R4)(R5)(R6)(X3-);    n2=1-10;    R4-R6=linear or branched alkyl or aryl;    R4+R5 or R4+R5+R6=aliphatic heterocyclic ring;    X1-=organic or inorganic anion;and    LL'=LL.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film has a gas-barrier layer on both surfaces of a base material (110). The gas-barrier layer is formed by applying a coating liquid containing polysilazane on the base material to obtain a coating film layer and performing modification process by irradiating the coating film layer by an active energy ray. At least 1 layer of the gas-barrier layers contains element (A) chosen from group 2, group 13 and group 14 of long form periodic table (excluding silicon and carbon).    USE - Gas-barrier film is used in electronic device (claimed) e.g. liquid-crystal display element, solar cell and organic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The film has high gas-barrier property, and excellent stability in high temperature and humidity environment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of gas-barrier film, which involves forming gas-barrier layer on both surfaces of base material; and    (2) electronic device, which consists of an electronic device main component, and the gas-barrier film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of vacuum plasma chemical-vapor deposition apparatus used in formation of vapor deposition gas barrier in the gas-barrier film.    Plasma chemical-vapor deposition apparatus (101)    Vacuum chamber (102)    Cathode (103)    Susceptor (105)    Base material (110)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a second gas supply system that supplies inert gas for discharging the process gas to processing chamber exterior to substrate (1). An exhaustion unit is provided in side wall vicinity of process chamber for exhausting process gas and inert gas. The inert gas is supplied to center portion of substrate from upper direction of substrate after supplying the process gas. A control unit controls raising-lowering mechanism, first gas supply system, and second gas supply system, so that inert gas is discharged by the processing chamber exterior through exhaustion unit.    USE - Substrate processing apparatus used during manufacturing semiconductor device such as transistor, solar cell, and memory used for driving LCD, and manufacturing LCD, glass substrate, solar cell and micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS).    ADVANTAGE - The quality of conformance of a semiconductor device can be improved effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of the semiconductor device; and    (2) computer readable recording medium storing program for manufacturing semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of substrate processing apparatus.    Substrate (1)    Susceptor (2)    Support pin (4)    Shower head (5)    Substrate conveyance chamber (40)
NOVELTY - A composition comprises a block copolymer containing a group having reactive group at end(s) of main chain, and a solvent.    USE - Composition is used for forming pattern (claimed) in microfabrication of semiconductor device e.g. light-emitting-diode and solar cells, and liquid crystal device.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has excellent defect inhibition characteristics and etching resistance, and suppressed generation of tailing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for pattern-forming method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating formation of pattern.    Substrate (101)    Underlayer film (102)    Phase of polystyryl derivative block (105b)
NOVELTY - Curable composition comprises a cationic curable silicone resin and a leveling agent. The cationic curable silicone resin comprises a silsesquioxane unit, has a monomer unit having an epoxy group in a proportion of not less than 50 mole%, and has a number average molecular weight of 1000-3000.    USE - The curable composition is useful in a shaped product (claimed) which is useful as a hard-coat film or a hard-coat sheet that is useful as a substitute for glass, as a light-guiding sheet, in optical applications e.g. a solar cell, a display (such as a LCD or an organic electroluminescent display) for a personal digital assistance (e.g. a game machine, a tablet computer, a smart phone and a mobile phone), a display unit of optical displays (e.g. electric or electronic equipment or precision equipment (such as a personal computer and a TV), a clock or a watch, and an electronic calculator), an automobile windscreen, and a window of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The curable composition: provides the shaped product (or cured product) which exhibits improved surface hardness and abrasion resistance, exhibits excellent surface smoothness, a high transparency and an improved external appearance, exhibits improved heat resistance, anti-fouling property and sliding property, exhibits excellent durability even in a case where the cured product is used for an electric machine that generates heat, and allows the stains such as fingerprints or ink (pen mark) to be easily removed (wiped off); and provides even a thick cured product which has an excellent flexibility, is preventable from curling or cracking and is obtained with improved production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a shaped product comprising a hard-coat layer, where the hard-coat layer is a cured product of the curable composition.
NOVELTY - A composite having amorphous structure includes calcium ions, anionic components, cellulose derivative and non-cellulose organic polymer.    USE - Composite having amorphous structure is used for forming composite material thin film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to transparent conductive film for liquid crystal display, color filter, electroluminescence display, plasma display, filter, electromagnetic wave shielding, near infrared shielding, surface reflection prevention and improvement of color reproducibility, resistance film-type touchscreen, solar cell, light-control mirror, heat generating component of surface heater, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The composite having amorphous structure has excellent transparency, gas-barrier property, stability and strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of composite, which involves mixing calcium ions, anionic components, cellulose derivative and non-cellulose organic polymer; and    (2) manufacture of composite material thin film, which involves drying the colloid dispersion liquid of the composite, and forming a thin film.
NOVELTY - A polymer comprising benzothiazole-containing structural unit (a) (I), is new.    USE - New polymer is used for optical absorption material, photoelectric conversion material, charge transport material, organic solar cell material, organic transistor material, and organic electroluminescent element material (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polymer has excellent optical absorption property and charge transport characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polymer comprising benzothiazole-containing structural unit (a) of formula (I), is new.    Ar1-Ar3=arylene, heteroarylenyl, or coupling group containing arylene or heteroarylenyl (both optionally substituted);and    Z=O, S, Se, or Te.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) benzothiazole derivative, which is of formula (V); and    (2) manufacture of polymer.    Ar11-Ar13=aryl or heteroaryl (both optionally substituted).
NOVELTY - The film has a functional layer formed on a graphene layer, where the functional layer is formed with insulating polymer and conductive material and includes the thickness of 1 nanometer to 400 nanometer. A metal layer is deposited on the functional layer, where the film exhibits the characteristic of a write-once-read-many-times (WORM) type memory or a re-writable type memory and is transferred onto a substrate i.e. unconventional substrate. A graphene layer is formed on a surface of a carrier, where graphene layer is formed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process.    USE - Flexible and stretchable graphene film for electronic application. Uses include but are not limited to LCD device, electronic paper display device, organic light emitting display device, tough screen, flexible display apparatus, organic LED and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The film allows re-writable sticker-type organic memory (RSOM) to maintain excellent digital storage functions irrespective of physical bending conditions, thus ensuring application potential for data storage in flexible electronics. The film blocks metal particles by the reinforced PMMA matrix, which accordingly stops bipolar conductivity switching effect. The film transfers the memory devices onto stretchable electronics or circuitries while eliminating solvent issue owing to the adhesive features and a ready-to-conduct graphene underlay without other supports.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing a graphene film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating fabrication process of a memory label.
NOVELTY - Nanoparticles comprise at least one platinum complex comprising at least platinum and at least one rare-earth element in oxidized form.    USE - Nanoparticles e.g. catalyst nanoparticles are used as catalyst for oxygen-reduction reaction in acid medium and for ink for cathode of hydrogen fuel cell (all claimed) e.g. proton exchange membrane fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The nanoparticles have excellent stability and catalytic property, and are prepared by an economical process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of nanoparticles, which involves contacting nanoparticle precursor comprising platinum complex carbon monoxide, performing carbonylation process, adding support and heat treating;    (2) ink, which is obtained using the nanoparticles.; and    (3) hydrogen fuel cell cathode, which is obtained using the nanoparticles.
NOVELTY - Treatment of wastewater involves injecting trivalent iron to wastewater, and processing using microbial fuel cell.    USE - Treatment of wastewater using microbial fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical, efficient, and environmentally-friendly treatment of wastewater using microbial fuel cell with reduced energy consumption, and provides high-quality water.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for microbial fuel cell, which contains organic compound, nitrogen compound and ethanolamine.
NOVELTY - Producing graphene, comprises (a) heating a metal wire located on upper surface of a substrate into a chamber to form gaseous metal catalyst, (b) injecting a carbon source gas into the chamber, (c) heating a first portion of the substrate using the heated metal wire, and forming a pinned layer on the first portion, (d) heating a second portion of an other substrate with the first portion by moving the metal wire, and forming a pinned layer on the second portion.    USE - The graphene is useful for producing pinned layer (claimed) for semiconductor, display and solar cell substrate (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The graphene can be applied conveniently on required substrate for electronic element or transparent electrode. The method improves quality and physical property of graphene, and is economical.
NOVELTY - A silicon wafer cleaning method involves RCA-cleaning silicon wafer by precleaning the silicon wafer such that the silicon wafer is oxidized, and etching the silicon wafer with mixed hydrofluoric acid and water.    USE - Method for cleaning silicon wafer that is utilized in a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon wafer cleaning method enables reducing metal contamination on silicon wafer, promoting micro-etching of silicon wafer, and improving service life and efficiency of solar battery.
NOVELTY - The crucible device (1) comprises a quartz crucible (10) and the porous coating layer (20) that is formed in inner wall of the quartz crucible. The quartz crucible is formed with slope portion (16) which is connected with inner wall of discharge unit (15) made in container shape. The upper side of discharge unit is opened to discharge fused silicone. The inclination portion is formed about the top surface of the discharge unit. The porous coating layer is formed of silicon nitride.    USE - Crucible device for silicon crystal growth for manufacture of solar cell and semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - The porosity fine powder is coated on the inner wall of the quartz crucible and the anti-corrosion is improved. The cost of the silicon wafer for solar cell manufacturing is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of crucible device for silicon crystal growth.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the crucible device for growth of silicon crystal.    Crucible device (1)    Quartz crucible (10)    Discharge unit (15)    Slope portion (16)    Porous coating layer (20)
NOVELTY - An anodic catalyst comprises platinum/iron-tin oxyhydroxide hollow nanocomposite material which is obtained by reducing chloroplatinic acid using reducing agent, and adding iron-tin oxyhydroxide hollow nanoparticles as carrier. The amount of platinum in platinum/iron-tin oxyhydroxide hollow nanocomposite material is 20-35 wt.%.    USE - Catalyst is used for anode for manufacturing alkaline direct-methanol fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The nontoxic anodic catalyst having excellent current density, conductivity, catalytic activity and aging ability, is prepared economically by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An anodic catalyst comprises platinum/iron-tin oxyhydroxide (Pt/FeSnO(OH)5) hollow nanocomposite material which is obtained by reducing chloroplatinic acid using reducing agent, and adding iron-tin oxyhydroxide hollow nanoparticles (FeSnO(OH)5) as carrier. The amount of platinum in platinum/iron-tin oxyhydroxide hollow nanocomposite material is 20-35 wt.%. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of anodic catalyst.
NOVELTY - The method involves selecting a p-type single crystal silicon chip (1). A back cover passivation layer is formed on the type single crystal silicon chip. A boron source is formed (2) with the back cover passivation layer. The passivation layer is doped (3) with boron that is filled in a silicon basal body. Silver slurry is placed (4) in a doped region. An aluminum silicon chip is connected (5) with a local boron back field back passivation solar energy battery. The passivation layer is made of aluminum oxide and silicon nitride.    USE - Boron back field back passivation solar energy battery preparing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing back metallization contact square meter and increasing cell module current open pressure and fill factor and photoelectric conversion efficiency of a battery module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a boron back field back passivation solar energy battery preparing method.    Step for selecting P-type single crystal silicon chip (1)    Step for forming boron source with the back cover passivation layer (2)    Step for doping passivation layer with boron (3)    Step for placing silver slurry in doped region (4)    Step for connecting aluminum silicon chip with local boron back field back passivation solar energy battery (5)
NOVELTY - A direct methanol fuel cell has an anode part including at least a fuel mixing tank, a fuel circulation pump (CP) and a methanol dosing pump (MP). The fuel mixing tank includes a tank, an exhausting CO2 assembly, and a fuel pumping assembly. The exhausting CO2 assembly and the fuel pumping assembly are in the tank. The exhausting CO2 assembly is connected to an exhaust outlet, and the fuel pumping assembly is connected to a fuel pumping outlet. The exhausting CO2 assembly includes a hollow body with openings, and a hydrophobic porous membrane covering the openings, and an exhaust tube. The fuel pumping assembly includes a hollow hose and a hammer for fuel pumping, wherein the hammer may shift with gravity and has a through via. Moreover, the fuel pumping outlet is directly connected to one end of the hollow hose, and the hummer is installed at another end of the hollow hose.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a single crystal substrate (1) with a silicon dioxide thin film layer (2). A silicon nitride film layer (3) is arranged with the silicon dioxide thin film layer. A diffusion layer is arranged on a surface of another silicon nitride film layer (4). Thickness of the silicon dioxide thin film layer is about 2-10nm. A refractive index rate value is calculated. A polycrystalline substrate is formed with a surface of the single crystal substrate.    USE - Crystal silicon solar battery anti-reflection film manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables realizing crystal silicon solar battery anti-reflection film manufacturing process, increasing passivation effect of a plating film and improving photoelectric conversion efficiency of a crystal silicon solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a crystal silicon solar battery anti-reflection film.    Single crystal substrate (1)    Silicon dioxide thin film layer (2)    Silicon nitride film layers (3, 4)
NOVELTY - The method involves obtaining a copper system alloy particle according to a copper system alloy grain function. An electron beam is obtained according to a vacuum environment. Copper system alloy gasification process is performed. A base plate is formed with an absorb layer. Chemical equivalent total quantity of indium and gallium is about 1m. Content range of copper is about 0.8-0.95 equivalents. Content range of the selenium is about 0.45-0.55 equivalent weight of aryl acetone. Power range of the electron beam is about 1000-9000 watts.    USE - Thin film solar energy battery absorb layer manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing energy consumption and avoiding need of annealing process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a thin film solar energy battery manufacturing method.
NOVELTY - The method involves combining both inorganic and organic structures. The structure of zinc oxide nano-wire or titanium dioxide nano-wire is hosted on efficient flexible hybrid solar cell. A sonication operation is performed to an indium tin oxide coated PET hearth on zinc oxide nano-wire or titanium dioxide nano-wire to enlarge/create flexible hybrid solar cell.    USE - Method for manufacturing nano-solar cell by sonochemical process.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of boron-doped diamond nanoparticles involves preparing a mixture of boron or boron compound, and diamond nanoparticles, heating the mixture, and doping boron to diamond nanoparticles in the mixture in a hydrogen atmosphere.    USE - Manufacture of boron-doped diamond nanoparticles (claimed) used for forming electrochemical sensor, fuel cell catalyst carrier, and electrode of electrical double-layered capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient manufacture of boron-doped diamond nanoparticles by simple process.
NOVELTY - The method involves ejecting fuel for combustion from a fuel-supply unit (10) for combustion to a combustion space (71) by ejection path (80) for working. An ejection path switching unit (84) is operated and the ejection path change process in which the ejection path for working is changed is performed, when mono-oxidation carbon concentration in the combustion gas of burner for reformation becomes higher than prescribed upper limit. The mono-oxidation carbon concentration in the combustion gas is detected, and the abnormality is diagnosed based on the detection result.    USE - Diagnostic method of reformer for performing modification process of water steam and hydrocarbon type raw fuel and generating reformed gas used for electric power generation of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The abnormality of the burner for reformation is diagnosed appropriately.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for diagnostic apparatus of reformer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of the reformer.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel-supply unit (10)    Mono-oxidation carbon concentration detection unit (27)    Combustion space (71)    Ejection path (80)    Ejection path switching unit (84)
NOVELTY - The arrangement has terminals that are electrically insulated from the semiconductor zones of the first solar cell (201-204). The first subcell includes a germanium (Ge) substrate with a diffusion region doped with n-type dopants including phosphorus and arsenic. The diffusion zone has a higher concentration of phosphorus (P) atoms and arsenic (As) atom. The second subcell comprises a layer of either gallium arsenide (GaAs) or indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) disposed over the substrate. A nucleation layer controls the diffusion of the As atoms in the substrate.    USE - Solar cell arrangement used in satellite applications and space application.    ADVANTAGE - The performance and energy conversion characteristics of the solar cell is improved effectively, as the nucleation layer that controls diffusion of arsenic (As) atoms in substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of manufacturing multijunction solar cell device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the circuit diagram of single solar cell.    Semiconductor structure (200)    Solar cells (201-204)    Middle cell (203)    Top cell (204)    Bypass diode (206)
NOVELTY - A partial oxidizing agent comprises barium-manganese-containing complex oxide (I).    USE - Partial oxidizing agent is used in hydrogen-generating apparatus (claimed) for producing hydrogen used for solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The partial oxidizing agent has strong phase stability and high oxygen reduction velocity, and enables effective and rapid partial oxidation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A partial oxidizing agent comprises barium-manganese-containing complex oxide of formula: R'BaMn2O5+d (I).    R'=rare-earth element or lanthanide;and    d=0, or 1 or less.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of partial oxidizing agent; and    (2) hydrogen-generating apparatus.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a silicon substrate having a light receiving surface, an intrinsic silicon layer disposed above the light-receiving surface of silicon substrate. An N-type silicon layer (112) is disposed on intrinsic silicon layer, while a non-conductive ARC layer (114) is disposed on N-type silicon layer.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Improves the stability by repelling minority carriers away and depositing phosphorus-diffused epitaxial layer on textured surface.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a fabrication method of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic illustration of formation of non-conductive ARC layer on N-type silicon layer.    N-type silicon layer (112)    Non-conductive ARC layer (114)
NOVELTY - The cell stack device has conductive elements that are arranged between the column-shaped cells, and are connected to adjacent cells through conductive joining material. The joining material has conductive particle and insulating fibrous structure (16). The long-axis direction of the fibrous structure is oriented in predetermined direction at the site where one of the conductive elements and one of the cells are made to oppose.    USE - Cell stack device used in storage container of cell stack module for module accommodation apparatus (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The conductivity and performance of the cell stack device are improved. The shrinkage of conductive particles is suppressed and crack generation is suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the explanatory view of the insulating fibrous structure.    Insulating fibrous structure (16)
NOVELTY - The transparent conductor has a transparent substrate (1), a first high refractive index layer (2), a transparent metal layer (3) and a second high refractive index layer (4). The first high refractive index layer and the second high refractive index layer contains zinc sulfide. The transparent metal layer is electrically connected with a circuit board by an electrically conductive unit (6) using an electrically conductive paste.    USE - Transparent conductor used in display apparatus like LCD, plasma display, inorganic and organic electroluminescence display, touch screen and a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrical connection of the transparent metal layer and circuit board having high light transmittance is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing method of the transparent conductor; and    (2) an electrically conductive paste used in transparent conductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of transparent conductor with electrically conductive paste.    Transparent substrate (1)    First high refractive index layer (2)    Transparent metal layer (3)    Second high refractive index layer (4)    Electrically conductive unit (6)
NOVELTY - A curable composition contains organic polymers (A1, B1, C1) which has silicon group cross-linkable by forming siloxane bond, respectively. Organic polymer (A1) has polyoxyalkylene type polymer, saturated-hydrocarbon type polymer and/or (meth)acrylic-ester type polymer, as main chain structure. Organic polymer (B1) is crystalline organic polymer whose main chain structure is polyester type polymer and/or polyamide-type polymer. Organic polymer (C1) is amorphous organic polymer having main chain structure from polyester type polymer and/or polycarbonate-type polymer.    USE - Curable composition used for sealing material, adhesive agent and coating material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell backside sealing material, insulation coating of electric wire, material for cables, elastic adhesive agent, contact adhesive, adhesive agent for ceiling, floor and wall finishing, spray-type sealing material, crack repair material, adhesive agent for tiling, molding agent, damping material, foamed material, casting material, medical rubber material, sealing material for joints of exterior materials, thermally conductive material, hot-melt material, potting agent for electric electrons, film, gasket, fluid-sealant agent used in motor vehicle component.    ADVANTAGE - The curable composition provides hardened material with excellent workability, hardness, tensile strength and adhesive strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hardened material, which is obtained by hardening the curable composition.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a belt used for solar energy battery component, a metal wire main body, surface of metal wire main body provided with a coating, the coating is low melting point metal alloy layer. The utility model is a new design of a use for a belt of a kind of solar energy battery component, formed by coating a surface of round metal wire main body, not only increase of the welding reliability and the battery piece, and a further increase of the light reflecting effect, comprising a positive practical significance.
NOVELTY - The utility model is suitable for device area, claiming a flexible thin film solar energy cell substrate cleaning device, wherein a used for transporting a substrate feeding mechanism, the clean mechanism and the feeding mechanism is set with and adjacent a clean machine is set with a receiving roll mechanism adjacent the clean machine comprises a box, the box has at least one upper chamber, a chamber provided with a sand cleaning device, water washing device spraying cleaning device is set on right side of drying device and water washing device is set on the right side, a substrate feeding mechanism through input from a terminal box and box then pass through a receiving roll mechanism of the roll. The utility model is a new type, it is set with a sand cleaning device, water washing device and air drying device, to a dirt and a substrate bottom for clean and drying, a sand blasting device has good abrasive cleaning, to make a sulfide, selenide remove equal, keeping clean character of substrate bottom, so can prevent the product a show time series retardant, adhesive and a descending.
NOVELTY - The furnace has a battery piece (2) fixed with a roller way (1). The roller way is fixed with an upper part of a light source (3) that is matched with a transparent material layer (5). A lower part of the roller way is fixed with a heating device (8) that is connected with the light source. The light source is selected as a halogen lamp, a xenon lamp, an incandescent lamp and an LED lamp. The heating device is made of silk material. The roller way is made of quartz ceramic, quartz glass, alumina ceramic, silicon nitride ceramic, stainless steel and aluminum alloy materials.    USE - Roller-way solar battery radiation annealing furnace.    ADVANTAGE - The furnace is convenient to operate, and has high stability. The furnace reduces energy consumption rate and solar cell attenuation defects.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a roller-way solar battery radiation annealing furnace.    Roller way (1)    Battery piece (2)    Light source (3)    Transparent material layer (5)    Heating device (8)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming the film on one main surface (10a) of the substrate (10). The substrate is heated by forming the film. The film is formed into the other main surface (10b) of the substrate in the state where a heat ray reflective film (12) and the heat wire absorption film are arranged on the substrate. The film-coated substrate is made of transparent conductive oxide film.    USE - Method for manufacturing film-coated substrate used in dyesensitized type solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film having specific level difference is manufactured effectively. Thus, the film-coated substrate is manufactured easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a film-coated substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the manufacturing process of the film-coated substrate.    Substrate (10)    Main surfaces (10a,10b)    Setter (11)    Heat ray reflective film (12)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has an ion irradiation unit (20) that is positioned in a chamber to irradiate ion to a direction which inclines with respect to the direction orthogonal to to-be-processed surface (101b) of a substrate (101), and clean the to-be-processed surface. A heating unit (92) is arranged in the chamber to heat the surface on the opposite side to the to-be-processed surface of the substrate. A cooling unit (40) is arranged between the substrate conveyance surface of the substrate conveyance unit and the ion irradiation unit, and provided to cool the ion irradiation unit.    USE - Ion irradiation apparatus for film-forming apparatus (claimed) such as solar cell manufacturing apparatus, LCD-element manufacturing apparatus and plane input element manufacturing apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The influence of the heat with respect to the ion irradiation unit installed in the chamber is suppressed, and the cleanability by ion irradiation unit is improved. The heat deformation of ion radiation outlet is prevented. The fall of the directivity of ion beam is suppressed. The film quality is improved and the fall of yield is suppressed. The contamination during film-forming process is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the ion irradiation unit positioned in buffer chamber.    Ion irradiation unit (20)    Cooling unit (40)    Heating unit (92)    Substrate (101)    To-be-processed surface (101b)
NOVELTY - A p-type oxide semiconductor comprises gallium additionally combined in bond selected from copper sulfide, stannous oxide, indium tin oxide, indium zinc tin oxide, indium-gallium-zinc oxide and indium zinc oxide.    USE - P-type oxide semiconductor for use in oxide semiconductor thin film of a transistor that is utilized for fabricating a solar cell (all claimed), optical device and active circuit element.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor has excellent electrical property, improved mobility of the electric charge, phosphor conversion efficiency, and provides the solar cell with improved lifetime and stability, and highly efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing a p-type oxide semiconductor    (2) a oxide thin film transistor    (3) a oxide semiconductor thin film    (4) a solar cell    (5) a method for fabricating a solar cell.
NOVELTY - A solution comprises fluorine-containing acid compound(s) or fluorine-containing acid(s), nitric acid, additional compound(s) chosen from 2,4-dihydroxypyridine, pyridine, dichloropyridazin-3(2H)-one, iodine-containing acid, sulfuric acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride, selenic acid, silver (I) oxide and silver (II) oxide, and water.    USE - Solution is used for forming passivation layer for structure (claimed) used in manufacture of silicon-based electronic device and optoelectronic device e.g. selective emitter for solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for structure containing passivation layer.
NOVELTY - Production of carbon supported catalyst involves precipitating one or more metal oxide on surface of carbon-comprising support by preparing an initial mixture comprising carbon-comprising support, metal oxide precursor and organic solvent, and spray-drying of the initial mixture to obtain an intermediate product, loading noble-metal-comprising particles on the surface of the intermediate product in a liquid medium by deposition, precipitation and/or reduction of noble metal-comprising precursor with reducing agent, and heat-treating catalyst precursor at 400 degrees C or more.    USE - Production of carbon-supported catalyst (claimed) used for proton exchange membrane fuel cell for mobile applications.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables quick, continuous and economical production of carbon-supported catalyst having high specific activity and stability, with high yield, and in which the metal oxide is uniformly distributed on catalyst, and the non-flammable gas is used in heat treatment.
NOVELTY - Fused particles comprise matrix of magnesium-aluminum oxide of magnesium aluminate spinel structure and/or eutectic magnesium oxide-magnesium aluminate. The matrix comprises inclusions essentially comprising magnesium oxide. The content of alumina is 20-50 wt.%. The total content of alumina and magnesium oxide is more than 95 wt.%, with respect to total content of the particles. The total content of calcium oxide and zirconium dioxide in the particles is less than 4000 weight ppm.    USE - Fused particles are used for ceramic product (claimed) for manufacturing tube of solid oxide fuel cell, support for separation of gases and refractory component for manufacturing or processing of metal or metal alloy.    ADVANTAGE - The ceramic product obtained using the fused particles has excellent dimensional stability and improved creep strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for ceramic product, which is obtained by sintering fused particles.
NOVELTY - The method involves surface cleaning and texturing to form doped junctions. The doped junctions are silicon etched with a hydrogen fluoride solution having a concentration of 15-50% at ambient temperature for 15-50 minutes to form a porous silicon structure. The porous silicon structure is cleaned to obtain a silicon wafer and then washed with an alkaline solution having a concentration of 0.25-1.5%. The porous silicon structure is removed at a temperature of 20-25 degrees C for 5-20 seconds.    USE - Method for diffusing dead layers of a crystalline silicon solar cell in the preparation of the porous silicon (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method allows effective crystalline silicon solar cell diffusion, thus improving conversion efficiency of the solar cell and providing excellent uniformity to the porous silicon. The method has simple and feasible operation with reduced cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the method for preparing the porous silicon.
NOVELTY - The system includes solar modules (10), a host (20) connected to the solar modules, a power distribution assembly (30) connected with the host, and a load (40) connected to the power distribution assembly. The power distribution assembly includes standardized power distribution portions, and different quantities or different combinations of connectors according to the wiring distance between the power distribution portions and load distribution portions. The storage battery is a lithium iron phosphate battery.    USE - Solar off-grid power system.    ADVANTAGE - The solar off-grid power system allows ordinary users to complete wiring construction and subsequent maintenance in an easy and convenient manner by using the instructions without the need of professional electrician. The host has excellent appearance, and allows easy expansion of the cabinet without modifying the cover mold. By using the lithium iron phosphate battery as energy storage battery, the service life is extended, current charge and discharge capacity is enhanced, size and weight of the solar off-grid power system are reduced, reusability of the solar off-grid power system is improved and environmental protection is achieved. The solar off-grid power system has high charging efficiency by using the solar energy. The host is used in variety of places under high level of protection without the need of electricity. The users accurately grasp the real-time critical information of charge-discharge in the system even without electricity and less electricity users region, so that the solar off-grid power system is suitable for daily life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar off-grid power system.    Solar modules (10)    Host (20)    Front cover (22)    Power distribution assembly (30)    Load (40)
NOVELTY - The new type utility claims have one kind used for zinc bromine liquid flow energy storage system and circuit in parallel, wherein the middle in parallel circuit comprises eight pile after two of two connected in series each through one of direct current converter after connecting one strip common direct current bus, because of use of said structure, the utility model is new type can pass to detect and control realize the bus voltage to battery group and charging and discharge circuit control, wherein electric stack group show abnormal time of carrying out effective protection, and not influence work of other cell group. Improving have balance character of battery group, each pile group respectively work, but also can control each other by compensation to ensure balance of voltage current character in charging and discharging process. Modularization, easy maintenance.
NOVELTY - The new type utility claims have one kind kilowatt class fuel cell/lithium ion battery mixed power device. The device comprises fuel cell power supply loop, the power lithium ion battery loop, fuel cell power control unit, lithium ion battery power control unit. And the existing technology, the utility model is new type of kilowatt level fuel cell/lithium ion battery mixed power device on at the same time to load and the reliability of power supply, for fuel battery and lithium ion battery for energy management, increase have use life and safety coefficient of two plant cell.
NOVELTY - A polycyclic compound (I) is new.    USE - New polycyclic compound is used as methine dye for photoelectric conversion element for solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell using the polycyclic compound has excellent durability and conversion efficiency after optical endurance test.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polycyclic compound of formula (I) is new.    m=1-5;    l,n,q=0-6;    j,p=0-3;    k=1-3;    X1,Y1=H, aryl residue, aliphatic hydrocarbyl residue, carboxy or its salt, phosphoric acid or its salt, sulfonic acid or its salt, cyano, acyl, amido, alkoxycarbonyl or phenylsulfonyl;    or X1+Y1=ring;    Z1-Z3=O, S, selenium or NR11;    R11-R13=H, aryl residue, or aliphatic hydrocarbyl residue;    A1-A3,A5,A6,A13-A15=H, aryl residue, aliphatic hydrocarbyl residue, cyano, halo, carbonamido, amido, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, arylcarbonyl or acyl, where A13-A15 optionally forms ring when q is not 0;    A4=H, aliphatic hydrocarbyl residue, cyano, halo, carbonamido, amido, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, or acyl;    A7-A12=H, aliphatic hydrocarbyl residue, cyano, halo, carbonamido, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, or acyl;    R1=group of formula (ii);    Z4=O, S, selenium or NR12;    R2=group of formula (i) or (iii);    at least 1 of R14,R15=group (i);and    R16-R19=H, aryl residue, aliphatic hydrocarbyl residue, cyano, acyl, amido, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl or benzene sulfonyl.    (i) At least one of m, j, and k is 2 or more; (ii) At least one of l and n is 2 or more; (iii) At least one of j and k is 2 or more; and (iv) A5, A6 and R2 optionally forms ring, when n is not 0. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photoelectric conversion element, which has thin film of oxide semiconductor fine particles on substrate which supports the methine dye.
NOVELTY - Graphene-containing remote fluorescence composite comprises graphene dispersed in polymer composite, and fluorescent material dispersed in the polymer composite. The polymer is polydimethylsiloxane and/or polymethyl methacrylate.    USE - The composite is useful for forming nanomaterials in charge collecting body, preferably organic semiconductor and solar cell, and as remote fluorescent material for high power light-emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The composite has improved thermal property and flexibility, and improves electron collecting property of the nanomaterials.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for manufacturing graphene-containing remote fluorescence composite, comprising (a) dispersing graphene in polymer to form polymer composite, and (b) dispersing fluorescent material in the polymer composite.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor material comprises copper indium gallium selenium component.    USE - Semiconductor material for preparing absorber layer of solar energy battery, preferably thin film solar energy battery (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A semiconductor material comprises copper indium gallium selenium component (CuInxGayR(1-x-y)Se2), where x is 0-1, y is 0-0.5, and x + y is less than 1, R is lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, ruthenium, scandium, and yttrium. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for preparing semiconductor material, which involves providing a mixture of a metal simple substance, a mixture of the metal simple substance containing a predetermined proportion of the metal element such as copper, indium, gallium, R and selenium and forming selenium five membered composite material, to obtain the semiconductor material    (2) a method for forming solar energy battery absorption layer    (3) a solar energy battery.
NOVELTY - Manufacturing heterojunction solar cell silicon metal gate line involves providing N-type sheet, and forming P-type amorphous silicon thin layer at one side of a silicon chip. The N-type non-crystal thin layer is formed at another side of the silicon chip. The electro-conductive oxide layer is formed on P-type amorphous silicon thin layer and N-type amorphous silicon film layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing heterojunction solar cell silicon metal gate line (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to manufacture heterojunction solar cell silicon metal gate line in an easy and cost-effective manner.
NOVELTY - Doping method of carbon material involves doping carbon material chosen from graphene, graphene oxide, carbon nanotube and carbon fiber into ionic liquid, carrying out thermal decomposition and generating decomposed gas.    USE - Doping method of carbon material used in fuel-cell catalyst (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The doping method of carbon material can be effectively carried out.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel-cell catalyst.
NOVELTY - A triphenylamine-perylene diimide three-dimensional compound (I) is new.    USE - Triphenylamine-perylene diimide three-dimensional compound used as light capturing and electronic acceptor material for organic solar cell (claimed) and organic semiconductor device.    ADVANTAGE - The compound (I) has better sunlight capturing ability and electronic transmission ability and good processability and thermal stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A triphenylamine-perylene diimide three-dimensional compound of formula (I) is new.    R1-R3=H, Me, Et, Pr, N-butyl, N-pentyl, N-hexyl, N-heptyl, N-octyl, N-nonyl, N-decyl, N-undecyl, N-dodecyl group, 2-ethylhexyl, 2-butyl octyl, 2-hexyl decyl, 2-decyl-dodecyl, isopropyl, 3-pentyl, 4- heptyl, 5-nonyl, 6- undecyl, 7- tridecyl, 8-pentadecyl, 9-heptadecyl, 10-nonadecyl, 11-heneicosyl, OMe, OEt, N-propoxy, N-butoxy, N-pentyloxy, N-hexyloxy, N-heptyl, N-octyl, N-nonyl, N-decyloxy, N-undecane, N-dodecyloxy, 2-ethyl-hexyloxy, 2-butyloctanedioate, 2-hexyl-decyl, 2-decyl-dodecyl, isopropoxy, 3-pentyloxy, 4-heptyloxy, 5-nonyloxy, 6-undecane alkoxy, 7-tridecyl, 8-pentadecane alkoxy, 9-heptadecane alkoxy, 10-nonadecane alkoxy, 11-heneicosanoic, 2-methoxyethoxy, formula (ii), or formula (iii);    R4-R8=optionally substituted phenyl; and    R9-R13=optionally substituted phenoxy.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of compound (I).
NOVELTY - A (2E)-2-cyano-3-(thiophen-2-yl)prop-2-enoic acid derivative (I), is new.    USE - New (2E)-2-cyano-3-(thiophen-2-yl)prop-2-enoic acid derivative is used for electrolyte layer of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The (2E)-2-cyano-3-(thiophen-2-yl)prop-2-enoic acid derivative can be economically prepared and provides solar cell having high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A (2E)-2-cyano-3-(thiophen-2-yl)prop-2-enoic acid derivative of formula (I), is new.    X=S, Se, Te or O;    Ar'=3-20C aryl or 3-20C heteroaryl;    R1,R2=H, 1-6C alkyl or 1-20C aryl;    R3=H, carboxy or phosphonic acid group;    R4=H, carboxy, cyano, nitro or sulfonic acid group;and    n=1-3.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of (2E)-2-cyano-3-(thiophen-2-yl)prop-2-enoic acid derivative (I); and    (2) solar cell, which contains the compound (I).
NOVELTY - The battery has a winding electrode body provided with a separator that is interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode. A battery case accommodates the electrode body. An external terminal is fixed in the battery case and connected to the electrode body. An electric current interruption mechanism blocks electrical connection of the electrode body and the external terminal when internal pressure of the battery case is higher than predetermined pressure. Dibutyl phthalate absorbed quantities per 100g of a positive electrode active material are 23-32 ml.    USE - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery i.e. lithium ion secondary battery, for use as power supply of a vehicle e.g. hybrid vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle and motor vehicle, a personal computer and a portable terminal.    ADVANTAGE - The electric current interruption mechanism blocks the electrical connection of the electrode body and the external terminal when the internal pressure of the battery case is higher than predetermined pressure so as to operate the battery stably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating relationship between DBP absorbed quantity, low temperature discharge resistance and electric current interruption mechanism operation SOC. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A ceramic injection molding material comprises ceramic powder comprising petroleum-based wax and water-insoluble polyoxyethylene-type nonionic surfactant. The content of ceramic powder contained with respect to total content of ceramic powder, petroleum-based wax and surfactant is more than 65 %mass and 95 %mass or less. The content of surfactant contained with respect to total content of petroleum-based wax and surfactant is less than 35 %mass.    USE - Ceramic injection molding material is used in manufacture of ceramic product (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to cleaning filter for water and gas, support of metal catalyst, structural component e.g. anode of solid oxide fuel cell, and casting mold.    ADVANTAGE - The ceramic injection molding material has excellent fluidity at 100 degrees C or less, mold release property and baking property at the time of solidification. The ceramic product can be economically manufactured by simple and environmentally-friendly process using the molding material without generation of molding defect and crack.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of ceramic product.
NOVELTY - The device has a structure (3) provided with concentric layers coaxial with respect to a longitudinal axis. A controlling and managing system supplies electro-active concentric layers (3a) with different current/voltage values, where the current/voltage values are mutually independent. One of the electroactive concentric layers performs different deformation depending on a related current/voltage value with which the electro-active concentric layer is supplied by the controlling and managing system, where the current/voltage values are mutually different.    USE - Deformable actuating device for making artificial muscles in active prostheses and rehabilitation supporting systems in a biomedical environment, and making haptic interfaces to return a physical feedback to a user, and use in autofocus system based audio or optical fields, micro-mechanics and screens of flexible solar panels.    ADVANTAGE - The device is provided with coaxial configuration in which the structure with concentric layers reduces voltages to be applied on single layers, thus providing a strong advantage for safety of the device, reducing working currents and limiting danger for a man in case of break-down.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a structure with concentric layers of a deformable actuating device.    Structure (3)    Electro-active concentric layers (3a)    Conductive concentric layers (3b)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a first solar cell on a substrate. A second solar cell is formed proximate to the first solar cell. The second solar cell comprises a recrystallized silicon layer. A p-type doped silicon layer is deposited. An intrinsic silicon layer is deposited on the p-type doped silicon layer.    USE - Method for building solar cell device.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell device efficiency is improved. The efficiency is improved by stacking two or more solar cells within the same solar cell device. The relatively fast deposited amorphous silicon layer is converted to a microcrystalline layer and result in lower manufacturing costs of the solar device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of multi-junction p-i-n solar cell.    Solar cell device (100)    Reflector layer (110)    Second transparent conductive oxide layer (112)    Layer (116)    Silicon layer (122)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a diffusion head (110) comprising a first plate (112), a second plate (114) coupled to the first plate, and supply plenum (118). The second plate includes openings (120) configured in a honeycomb pattern, where each opening comprises a conical frustum portion. The supply plenum is defined between the first plate and the second plate and fluidly coupled to a first processing gas inlet (102). The diffusion head is mounted in a chamber (128). A mixing chamber is fluidly coupled with the first processing gas inlet, a second processing gas inlet (104), and the supply plenum.    USE - Apparatus for MOCVD in a reactive chamber in a solar cell industry during manufacturing of a thin film solar cell i.e. thin film photovoltaic cell used to convert light energy directly into electrical current.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus forms a top contact layer of a thin film solar cell with improved layer thickness uniformity and improved optical and electrical properties, and increases uniformity of processing gas emitted from the diffuser head to allow uniform distribution of material deposited on a substrate during MOCVD processes or during deposition of a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer while manufacturing of a thin film solar cell. The apparatus achieves reduced resistivity, reduced haze, increased transmittance and improved performance characteristics due to uniform thickness, thus reducing failure rate, and hence improving throughput during thin film solar cell manufacturing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a system for metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) during thin film solar cell manufacturing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-section view of a chemical vapor deposition system with a diffuser head.    Processing gas inlets (102, 104)    Diffusion head (110)    Plates (112, 114)    Supply plenum (118)    Openings (120)    Chamber (128)
NOVELTY - A chemical strengthening glass comprises 60-72 %mass silicon dioxide, 4.4-10 %mass aluminum oxide, 5-10.9 %mass magnesium oxide, 0.1-5 %mass calcium oxide, 14-19 %mass sodium oxide, 0-3 %mass potassium oxide and 7-11 %mass alkaline-earth-metal oxide. The alkaline-earth-metal oxide comprises magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide and/or barium oxide. The ratio of alkaline-earth-metal oxide and alkali metal oxide is 0.2-0.42.    USE - Chemical strengthening glass is used for manufacturing chemically strengthened glass (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, window of building, tablet personal computer, notebook personal computer, smart phone, digital book reader, liquid crystal display television, motor vehicle instrument panel, copier, scanner, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The chemically strengthened glass having excellent strength and improved loss-of-clarity characteristics, is manufactured using the chemical strengthening glass, with high yield by economical process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) chemically strengthened glass; and    (2) manufacture of chemically strengthened glass.
NOVELTY - Producing alloy catalyst, comprises preparing metal ion solution by dissolving platinum source material and iridium-source material in ethylene glycol, producing mixed solution by adding carbon dissolved in ethylene glycol into obtained metal ion solution, adding sodium hydroxide/ethylene glycol solution into mixed solution for adjusting pH of mixed solution, reacting pH-adjusted mixed solution, cooling reacted mixed solution at room temperature, and adding acidic solution into cooled mixed solution for adjusting pH of cooled mixed solution.    USE - The catalyst is useful in fuel cell of vehicle (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst prevents corrosion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Producing alloy catalyst, comprises (a) preparing metal ion solution by dissolving platinum source material and iridium-source material in ethylene glycol, (b) producing mixed solution by adding carbon dissolved in ethylene glycol into the obtained metal ion solution, (c) adding sodium hydroxide/ethylene glycol solution into the mixed solution for adjusting the pH of the mixed solution to 6-12, (d) reacting the pH-adjusted mixed solution at 145-168 degrees C for 3-8 hours under an ambient air at condition, and cooling the reacted mixed solution at room temperature, and (e) adding acidic solution into the cooled mixed solution for adjusting the pH of the cooled mixed solution to 1-5. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for alloy catalyst prepared by the above method.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen-producing catalyst (300) comprises 0.5 %mass or less chromium, silicon and aluminum, and remainder of nickel and unavoidable impurities. The hydrogen-producing catalyst is in plate shape or tubular shape. The side view of the hydrogen-producing catalyst exhibits uneven shape. Hole (301) of catalyst is formed in cross sectional view.    USE - Hydrogen-producing catalyst is used as raw material of fuel cell. Uses include but are not limited to vehicle, boat, ships and aircraft.    ADVANTAGE - Performance deterioration of the hydrogen-producing catalyst is not possible. Since peeling-off of the catalyst particles by heat cycle does not occur, catalytic reaction for producing hydrogen using hydrocarbon gas and water vapor such as methane gas is stably continued. Pretreatment process for producing the catalyst is not needed. Generation of hotspot in the hydrogen production apparatus is difficult. The hydrogen producing apparatus has improved thermal efficiency, and enables economical production of hydrogen, using reduced amount of hydrogen in short period of time. Generation of nickel oxide on catalyst surface at the time of hydrogen production is regularly reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) hydrogen production apparatus, which is provided with reaction container. The inside of the reaction container is filled with the hydrogen-producing catalyst; and    (2) production of hydrogen, which involves sending mixed gas containing hydrocarbon-type gas and water vapor into the reaction container.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the hydrogen-producing catalyst.    Catalyst (300)    Hole (301)
NOVELTY - An active energy ray polymerizable resin composition comprises unsaturated alicyclic epoxy ester compound (A) obtained by adding and reacting 0.5-1.1 equivalent acrylic acid or methacrylic acid with respect to 1 equivalent epoxy groups of aromatic ring-containing alicyclic epoxy compound (I), and a photoinitiator and/or a photo-acid generator (B).    USE - Active energy ray polymerizable resin composition for laminated component (claimed) used for optical element. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal television, plasma television, mobile telephone, handheld game machine, portable music player, digital camera, anti-reflective film, polarizing plate, light-scattering film, fingerprint adhesion prevention film, optical compensation film, diffusion plate, solar cell panel, and surface protection film for window glasses.    ADVANTAGE - The active energy ray polymerizable resin composition has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance, transparency and high refractive index, and provides optical film having excellent stamping property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An active energy ray polymerizable resin composition comprises unsaturated alicyclic epoxy ester compound (A) obtained by adding and reacting 0.5-1.1 equivalent acrylic acid or methacrylic acid with respect to 1 equivalent epoxy groups of aromatic ring-containing alicyclic epoxy compound of formula (I), and a photoinitiator and/or a photo-acid generator (B).    Ar=n valent aryl;    A1=bivalent bonding group consisting of single bond, -O-, -S-, -N(R3)-, -CO-, -SO- or -SO2-;    E1= alicyclic epoxy group;    R1,R2=single bond or bivalent hydrocarbyl;    R3=H or monovalent hydrocarbyl;and    m,n=1 or more.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for laminated component, which is formed by coating the active energy ray polymerizable resin composition on a base material, and hardening by irradiating active energy ray.
NOVELTY - A curable adhesive comprises 1-99 %mass radically polymerizable polyether (A) containing polyalkylene ether structure and polytetramethylene ether structure, which have (meth)acryloyl group in the shape of a pendant, and 99-1 %mass radically polymerizable vinylic monomer (B).    USE - Curable adhesive for optical component (claimed) used for flat panel display and solar cell module, building materials and vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The curable adhesive has excellent adhesiveness, and provides optical component having excellent transparency and display device having excellent visibility. The solar cell module having high transmittance and excellent power generation efficiency is formed.
NOVELTY - An organic heteropolymer comprising 1H-stibole-containing repeating unit (I), is new.    USE - New organic heteropolymer is used for forming organic semiconductor (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to diode, rectifier, switching element, junction-type transistor, field-effect transistor, solar cell element, and organic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The organic heteropolymer has excellent semiconducting properties and high electroconductivity, and provides organic semiconductor with high photoelectric conversion efficiency and reduced band gap.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic heteropolymer comprising 1H-stibole-containing repeating unit of formula (I), is new.    R1=halo or hydrocarbyl;    ring Ar'=aryl;    R2=linear or branched alkyl, linear or branched alkoxy, or linear or branched alkylthio;and    m=0 or 1-3.
NOVELTY - The method involves continuously conveying an elongate resin base material with a conveyance roller (26). A thin film laminated body is heated to predetermined heating temperature while laminating the thin film laminated body on the resin base material. The thin film laminated body is wound on the resin base material in a roll shape when heat processing is performed. Temperature around the laminated body greater than cooling shrinkage temperature of the resin base material is adjusted. Winding-up process of the thin film laminated body is performed.    USE - Method for manufacturing a thin film laminated body that is utilized during manufacturing a reinforcement-type electrolytic membrane of a fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables performing a winding-up process of the thin film laminated body, so that generation of winding wrinkles of the thin film laminated body can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a manufacturing apparatus of a thin film laminated body. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Manufacturing apparatus of a thin film laminated body (10)    Conveyance part (20)    Conveyance roller (26)    Winding roller (28)    Heating part (30)
NOVELTY - A desulfurizing agent comprises zeolite which is silica and alumina, in molar ratio of 12-30, and copper as active metal. The ion exchange rate by copper of zeolite is 30-95%, when assuming all of the copper is ion-exchanged to zeolite.    USE - Desulfurizing agent is used for hydrocarbon fuels such as natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, naphtha and kerosene used as raw material of fuel gas for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The desulfurizing agent improves desulfurization accuracy of hydrocarbon fuel.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of desulfurizing agent, which involves ion-exchanging molded zeolite with copper ion, mixing and molding binder to zeolite which is passed through the ion-exchange process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel tank (30)    Desulfurizer (52)    Modifier (70)    Fuel cell (80)    Fuel cell system (100)
NOVELTY - A composition comprises at least one type of compound chosen from resin (P) having partial structure (I) and polymerizable compound (Q) having partial structure (II).    USE - Composition is used for curable composition for forming transparent film for solid-state image sensor and display apparatus (all claimed) e.g. high-definition organic electroluminescent display used for viewfinder and head mount-type display of digital single-lens reflex camera. Can also be used for overcoat agent for eyeglass lens, Fresnel lens and prism lens, hard-coat agent, anti-reflective film, optical fiber, optical waveguide, sealing material for LED, planarization material for LED and coating material for photovoltaic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent film obtained using the curable composition comprising composition has high refractive index and excellent heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - composition comprises at least one type of compound chosen from resin (P) having partial structure of formula (I) and polymerizable compound (Q) having partial structure of formula (II).    Ar1-Ar4=aryl optionally having substituent.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) curable composition, which comprises composition and hardenable compound; and    (2) transparent film, which is obtained by hardening the curable composition.
NOVELTY - A transparent conductor (100) comprises a base layer (110) and a transparent conductive layer (120) on the base layer, where the transparent conductive layer comprises metal nano wire (121) and metal particle (122).    USE - Transparent conductor for use in optical display device (claimed), touch panel, E-paper and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The conductor has improved channel resistance uniformity, high reliability, low constant resistance between the metal nano wire and low surface resistance, high aspect ratio, increased conductivity, improved optical property, better transparency, and high transmittance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a transparent conductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the transparent conductor.    Transparent conductor (100)    Base layer (110)    Transparent conductive layer (120)    Metal nano wire (121)    Metal particle (122)
NOVELTY - The synthesizing method involves depositing thin film of glassy alloy with large zirconium content and addition of one or more elements selected from group of copper, titanium, and niobium, and oxidizing thin films of glassy alloy in the presence of oscillating magnetic field using oxygen or oxygen-containing gas. The substrate for deposition of thin film of glassy alloy is selected and the substrate is arranged into a high-vacuum treatment chamber. The gas from treatment chamber is evacuated to reduce the pressure in the treatment chamber.    USE - Synthesizing method for tetragonal zirconium oxide thin film material (claimed) for industrial application. Uses include but are not limited to protective coatings, high-k dielectric coatings, optical coatings, catalytic coatings of vehicular exhaust gases, electrolyte materials in oxide fuel cells, optical waveguides, and semiconductor memory device.    ADVANTAGE - Enhances the photo-catalytic efficiency since the niobium is a known stabilization element of zirconia. Enhances further the catalytic efficiency since the nanostructured surface of the produced tetragonal zirconia film has higher active surface area. Achieves stability since the surface of catalyst to which catalysis process takes place can be cleaned after surface contamination that can occur over usage without losing any active material or alteration of the surface composition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a utilization for tetragonal zirconium oxide material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of the crystallographic structure of tetragonal zirconia materials.
NOVELTY - The preparation method of highly active porous lanthanum-manganese oxide electrocatalyst involves: (1) dissolving lanthanum nitrate, manganese nitrate and polymer template in solvent to give mixed solution; (2) atomizing mixed solution obtained in step (1), introducing into high-temperature furnace and performing pyrolysis to obtain metal oxide; and (3) calcining metal oxide obtained in step (2) in air.    USE - The method is useful for preparing highly active porous lanthanum-manganese oxide electrocatalyst, which is useful for oxygen reduction reaction, in fuel cells and as cathode components in metal-air cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method prepares highly active porous lanthanum-manganese oxide electrocatalyst with excellent catalytic performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The preparation method of highly active porous lanthanum-manganese oxide electrocatalyst of formula: LaMnO(3+ delta ) involves: (1) dissolving lanthanum nitrate, manganese nitrate and polymer template in solvent to give mixed solution; (2) atomizing mixed solution obtained in step (1), introducing into high-temperature furnace and performing pyrolysis to obtain metal oxide; and (3) calcining metal oxide obtained in step (2) in air.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a semiconductor in a photoelectrochemical cell, where the semiconductor comprises an III-V semiconductor. Surface of the semiconductor is illuminated with narrowband light including energy exceeding bandgap energy of the semiconductor. The surface of the semiconductor is photoelectrochemically etched until a nanostructure forms in the surface that includes quantum-size-dependent bandgap energy greater than energy of the narrowband light. The III-V semiconductor comprises gallium, aluminum, indium, phosphorus, arsenic, or antimony alloy.    USE - Method for fabricating an epitaxial semiconductor nanostructure for high power and high speed electronics, solid state lighting, piezoelectric sensors and actuators.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables using quantum-size effects in a self-consistent and self-limited manner to fabricate the semiconductor nanostructure on surfaces and in thin films, thus increasing bandgaps of resulting nanoparticles due to quantum confinement effects, and hence reducing etch rate drops to essentially zero due to a self-limiting etch mechanism. The method enables selecting proper geometry quantum-size-controlled photoelectrochemical (QSC-PEC) etching that can leave a single quantum dot (QD) accurately positioned at a center of a post, so that the QSC-PEC etching can be used to fabricate both single and arrayed QDs within single or arrayed nanoposts or nanowires, thus enabling simultaneous precise spatial and spectral matching of QDs to optical cavities within a nanophotonic structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a method for laterally etching an indium-gallium-nitride quantum dot in an etched mesa or nanowire at a location determined by lithographic pre-patterning of the etched mesa or nanowire.
NOVELTY - The boat (100) has a ring holder (130) that supports the bottom portion of a substrate (10) and on which the substrate is mounted, and support rods (110) that support bottom portion of ring holder and that includes first ends on which the ring holder is mounted. The ring holder and support rods are integrally connected to each other within the projected area of substrate. A semicircular arc shaped connector connects the second ends of support rods to each other. The boat contains at least one material selected from quartz, silicon carbide, graphite, carbon composite and silicon.    USE - Boat for loading substrates e.g. semiconductor substrate, substrate for display device such as LED and LCD device, solar cell substrate to be vertically stacked in batch-type substrate treating apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces manufacturing costs of the boat by having ring holder and support rods integrally connected to each other. Improves alignment of substrates and prevents contamination of the substrates. The boat has simple structure and manufacturing cost of boat is reduced since ring holder and support rods are integrally connected to each other. The alignment of substrates is improved and contamination of the substrates is prevented. Reduces development and production costs of products since devices such as ring holder transfer robot for transferring the ring holder, cassette exclusive to the ring holder, and front opening unified pod (FOUP) exclusive to the ring holder are not needed and software related to transfer and control of the ring holder may not need be developed. Prevents interference between end effector and support rods since end effector is located higher than the support rods that protrude from the two vertical frames.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the batch-type substrate treating apparatus.    Substrate (10)    Boat (100)    Support rods (110)    Vertical frame (120)    Ring holder (130)
NOVELTY - A crosslinking agent comprises chlorinated organic compound (I), as an active ingredient. The content of triaryl isocyanurate in the compound (I) is 500 ppm or less.    USE - Crosslinking agent is used as sealing material (claimed) for printed wiring boards. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal displays, semiconductors, solar cells, electronic components, integrated circuits, resistors, and condensers.    ADVANTAGE - The crosslinking agent provides printed wiring boards with excellent corrosion resistance with respect to metallic corrosion resulting from impurities.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A crosslinking agent comprises chlorinated organic compound of formula (I), as an active ingredient. The content of triaryl isocyanurate in the compound (I) is 500 ppm or less. The bonding of the wavy line shows the mixture of arbitrary ratios of cis form and/or trans form.
NOVELTY - A high thermal conductivity metal-chloride molten salt material comprises 0.05-2 %mass metal magnesium powder, and 98-99.95 %mass calcium chloride.    USE - The high thermal conductivity metal-chloride molten salt material is useful in high-temperature industrial waste-heat recovery field and high-temperature solar thermal power generation field (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of high thermal conductivity metal-chloride molten salt material, which involves mixing metal magnesium powder with calcium chloride, stirring mixed mixture, heating stirred mixture under inert gas atmosphere until all solids are converted into liquid, thermally insulating, cooling, crushing, and drying; and    (2) use of high thermal conductivity metal-chloride molten salt material in high-temperature industrial waste-heat recovery field and high-temperature solar thermal power generation field.
NOVELTY - The new type utility claims have one kind used for zinc bromine liquid flow energy storage battery set using the mould, wherein said mould for machine cabinet shell provided with eight in the whole galvanic pile connected with electric power electron control unit, bottom of machine shell set with electrolyte storage tank, the electrolytic liquid and the internal direct current pump by connecting power. Because of using the said structure, the utility model is new type that have on site assembling liquid flow battery of the traditional design, modularized design and increase not only have safety of system and improve have energy density of system, and the suitable assembly, capacity expansion is easy to implement, use and flexible design and circuit design, reduce have installation cost, high safety, and it is very fit for liquid flow energy storage system of large capacity.
NOVELTY - The module has a fuel cell operated based upon chemical provided by the module and arranged to charge a battery bank that supplies electrical power. Voltage generated power storage/batteries are regulated by an electrical power interface, which is compatible with an interface of a subsea installation. An external communication path is made by acoustic signals and used by transponders. Fuel is supplied to the fuel cell. Electricity generated by the fuel cell is supplied to the energy storage. Power from the energy storage is transmitted to a load through the electrical power interface.    USE - Electric power module for use in a subsea of offshore hydrocarbon production application.    ADVANTAGE - The module can deliver electrical power locally according to need due to low loss connection, so that need of power cables can be eliminated while enhancing start/stop and shutdown capability of the module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of an electric power module.
NOVELTY - Preparing platinum nanowires involves dissolving 20 milligrams nuclear polyhedrosis virus purified precipitate in 1 milliliter super pure water to obtain a polygonal body suspension and then adding the obtained suspension with alkaline hydrolyzate in volume ratio of 1:20-50. The obtained material is kept for 30-90 minutes, where the alkaline hydrolyzate comprises 0.3 mole per liter sodium carbonate, 0.5 mole per liter sodium chloride and 0.03 mole per liter disodium edetate solution. The obtained material is soaked with chloroform after centrifugation at pH 6-7.    USE - Method for preparing platinum nanowires (claimed) used in fuel cell, biological sensing and organic catalysis.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to prepare platinum nanowires in simple manner, and with uniform distribution, control size and good stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing platinum nanowires involves dissolving 20 milligrams nuclear polyhedrosis virus purified precipitate in 1 milliliter super pure water to obtain a polygonal body suspension and then adding the obtained suspension with alkaline hydrolyzate in volume ratio of 1:20-50. The obtained material is kept for 30-90 minutes, where the alkaline hydrolyzate comprises 0.3 mole per liter sodium carbonate, 0.5 mole per liter sodium chloride and 0.03 mole per liter disodium edetate solution. The obtained material is soaked with chloroform after centrifugation at pH 6-7 to obtain the nuclear protein extract. The obtained extract is dried to obtain powder and then the obtained powder is added with potassium hexachloroplatinate solution and then the obtained material is incubated for 20-50 hours. The incubated material is reduced with sodium borohydride to obtain the desired product.
NOVELTY - A porous coordination polymer including a divalent or trivalent metal ion and an organic ligand (I), is new. Metal ion and organic ligand are coordinately bonded in alternating fashion.    USE - New porous coordination polymer is used for water-repellent coating agent, and adsorption agent of organic solvent and oil (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to outer wall, roof and window frame of building, motor vehicle, rail vehicle, sound insulating wall, tent material, cover for solar cell and solar water heater, tile, guard rail, air-conditioner outdoor unit, signboard, spectacles, optical lens, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The porous coordination polymer has excellent water-repellent property, water contact angle of 150 degrees C or more, and can selectively adsorb aromatic organic solvents (e.g. benzene and toluene), olive oil, water vapor and carbon dioxide.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A porous coordination polymer including a divalent or trivalent metal ion and an organic ligand of formula (I), is new. Metal ion and organic ligand are coordinately bonded in alternating fashion.    X1-X3=CO2-, CS2-, PO32-, PO42-, AsO32-, AsO42-, SO3-, SO4-, SeO3-, SeO4-, TeO3- or TeO4-;and    R1-R12=H or 1-20C alkyl.
NOVELTY - Solar cell (100) comprises a first photoelectric layer (110) containing non-single-crystalline first germanium thin film having a first surface and a second surface located opposite to each other, and a first protective layer (120) for applying stress by contacting with the first surface of the crystalline first germanium thin film.    USE - Used as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has increased efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for manufacturing solar cell, comprising (a) forming the first germanium thin film having the first surface and the second surface by non-epitaxial method, and (b) forming the first protective layer on the first surface of the first germanium thin film for applying stresses on the first surface of the germanium thin film of the first.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of the solar cell.    Solar cell (100)    First photoelectric layer (110)    First protective layer (120)    Second protective layer (130)
NOVELTY - Preparing support-type metal macrocyclic compound electrocatalyst comprises uniformly dispersing a carrier in metal macrocyclic compound-alkaline aqueous solution at 0-100 degrees C, then adding acidic aqueous solution, stirring for 5 minutes to 10 hours, filtering, washing, drying, roasting under inert gas condition for 30 minutes to 5 hours at 500-1100 degrees C, cooling to room temperature, adding an acidic aqueous solution, refluxing and stirring at 0-100 degrees C for 30 minutes to 10 hours, filtering, washing with water to neutral and drying.    USE - The electrocatalyst is useful in proton exchange membrane fuel cell and metal-air batteries (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing support-type metal macrocyclic compound electrocatalyst comprises uniformly dispersing a carrier in metal macrocyclic compound-alkaline aqueous solution at 0-100 degrees C, then adding acidic aqueous solution, stirring for 5 minutes to 10 hours, filtering, washing, drying, roasting under inert gas condition for 30 minutes to 5 hours at 500-1100 degrees C, cooling to room temperature, adding an acidic aqueous solution, refluxing and stirring at 0-100 degrees C for 30 minutes to 10 hours, filtering, washing with water to neutral and drying, where the carrier comprises carbon black, activated carbon, carbon nanotube, carbon fiber and/or graphene. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for support-type metal macrocyclic compound electrocatalyst, comprising support-type nanocube topography with a particle size distribution of 10-2000 nm.
NOVELTY - A fuel cell surface carbide metal plates and metal oxide composite coatingcomprises nano-conductive metal oxide layer and carbide layer sequentially upwardly arranged on surface of composite coating made of a metal plate, where the metal oxide layer reduces the substrate surface chemical activity to improve stability matrix in environmental media, while avoiding the dense layer hole defects.    USE - Fuel cell surface carbide metal plate and metal oxide composite coating.    ADVANTAGE - The coating avoids perforation, cracks and other defects, and has high adhesion strength, good electrical conductivity resistance and corrosion resistance, and meets the requirements of the fuel cell metal plate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a fuel cell surface carbide metal plates and metal oxide composite coating, which involves pretreating metal plate surface, depositing nano-conductive metal oxide layer, depositing carbide layer, forming the surface of the metal plate by a stamping microfluidic channel, as introduced into the reaction gas passage, where the material of metal plate is stainless steel, aluminum, magnesium alloy or titanium alloy and the metal plate thickness is 0.05-2 mm, pre-treating metal plate by using ultrasonic cleaning and magnetron sputtering, where the deposition method includes magnetron sputtering, ion plating, electron beam evaporation method, a sol-gel method and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition.
NOVELTY - The conductor (100) has transparent substrate (1), first high refractive index layer, transparent metal layer and second high refractive index layer that are arranged orderly. The first and second high refractive index layers are provided with zinc sulfide. The transparent conductor main portion is patterned. The transparent metal layer is electrically connected with circuit board (8) through anisotropic conductive element. A sulfuration prevention layer is formed with metal oxide, metal fluoride and metal nitride, between layer containing zinc sulfide and transparent metal layer.    USE - Transparent conductor used for display apparatus such as liquid crystal display, plasma display, inorganic and organic electroluminescence display and field-emission display, optoelectronic device such as touch-screen, mobile telephone and electronic paper, solar cell and electroluminescent light control element.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductor with high light transmittance is manufactured effectively. Since the transparent metal layer is electrically connected with circuit board through anisotropic conductive element, the electrical connection between transparent metal layer and circuit board is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing transparent conductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the transparent conductor.    Transparent substrate (1)    Circuit board (8)    Touch-sensor portion (13)    Wiring pattern (14)    Transparent conductor (100)
NOVELTY - A transparent adhesive composition comprises bisphenol-A glycerolate (1 glycerol/phenol)diacrylate (I) and alkylsilyl-based acrylate compound.    USE - Transparent adhesive composition is used for forming adhesive layer for electronic device e.g. organic light-emitting diode device, organic solar cell, display device and touch screen (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A transparent adhesive composition comprises bisphenol-A glycerolate (1 glycerol/phenol)diacrylate of formula (I) and alkylsilyl-based acrylate compound. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of transparent adhesive composition; and    (2) electronic device, which consists of substrate and adhesive layer comprising transparent adhesive composition.
NOVELTY - A fullerene-perylene functional molecule is new.    USE - A fullerene-perylene functional molecule for organic solar energy battery, light dynamics treatment, and friction field.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fullerene-perylene functional molecule of formula (I) is new.    R=1-12C alkyl;    X, Y'=H, Cl, Br, -NR1R2, -OR1, or SR1 provided that H, Cl, and Br are not simultaneous; and    R1, R3=substituted aryl, heterocyclic aryl, or 2-12 C alkyl provided that R2 and R4 are H or 2-12 C alkyl, carbon atom number is alkyl or substituted aryl or heterocyclic aryl provided that R2 and R4 are H.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of fullerene-perylene functional molecule of formula (I)    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a reaction scheme of fullerene-perylene functional molecule.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film (1) consists of resin substrate (2) containing water adsorptive resin, and compound containing 5 or 6 membered aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocycle, and gas barrier layer (4). The compound containing 5 or 6 membered aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocycle contains 5 or 6 membered aromatic hydrocarbon rings or aromatic heterocycle whose nucleus-independent chemical shift (NICS) value is small or more equal than benzene ring. The 5 or 6 membered aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocycle has NICS value smaller than benzene ring.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for electronic device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell element, organic electroluminescence element, liquid-crystal display element, organic photoelectric conversion element and organic electroluminescent panel.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has excellent adhesiveness and flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas-barrier film consists of resin substrate containing water adsorptive resin, and compound containing 5 or 6 membered aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocycle, and gas barrier layer on resin substrate. The compound containing 5 or 6 membered aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocycle contains at least three of 5 or 6 membered aromatic hydrocarbon rings or aromatic heterocycle whose nucleus-independent chemical shift (NICS) value is small or more equal than benzene ring. The 5 or 6 membered aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocycle has NICS value smaller than benzene ring. The single bond of 5 or 6 membered aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocycle is carried out mutually, or it is connected through 2 or less atom.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the electronic device.    Gas-barrier film (1)    Resin base material (2)    Hard coat layer (3)    Gas barrier layers (4,5)    Transparent electrode (6)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of composite multilayer film (1) involves forming a mat layer on one side of base material to obtain support component, sticking protective film containing adhesion layer on mat layer to obtain film for vapor deposition (2), and forming gas-barrier layer (3) on surface opposite side to surface containing mat layer by vapor deposition method.    USE - Manufacture of composite multilayer film used for electronic device. Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescent element, liquid-crystal display element, thin film transistor, touchscreen, electronic paper and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The composite multilayer film has high gas-barrier property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of the apparatus for manufacturing the composite multilayer film.    Composite multilayer film (1)    Film for vapor deposition (2)    Gas-barrier layer (3)    Apparatus chamber (21)    Xenon excimer lamp (22)
NOVELTY - Extraction of a substance from a molecular mixture involves heating the molecular mixture to dissociate into cation and anion, separating cation and anion by moving through a magnetic field, and isolating the cation from the anion with a barrier (6).    USE - Extraction of substance e.g. hydrogen (claimed) used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical extraction of substances from molecular mixture with high reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) system for extracting a substance from a molecular mixture;    (2) system for extracting hydrogen from water; and    (3) method for extracting hydrogen from water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a simplified block diagram of extraction of substance from molecular mixture.    Reactor (2)    Barrier (6)    Heat source (12)    Electrodes (14)    Cooling system (15)
NOVELTY - An embossed microporous membrane is prepared by embossing, calendering or compressing a microporous polymer film made by a dry-stretch process, where the microporous polymer film comprises pores having a substantially round shape, and has a ratio of machine direction (MD) tensile strength to transverse direction (TD) tensile strength of 0.5-5.0.    USE - Embossed microporous membrane for use in battery separator, material, textile, composite, or laminate that is utilized in product or system (all claimed) such as garments, HVAC materials, fuel cell humidity control membranes, proton exchange membranes, separation materials, filtration materials.    ADVANTAGE - The microporous membrane has improved physical attributes, increased MD tensile strength, increased TD tensile strength, increased puncture strength, decreased MD splitting, and decreased membrane thickness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a battery separator, material, textile, composite, or laminate    (2) a battery    (3) a method for making an embossed microporous membrane    (4) a product or system including battery separator, material, textile, composite, or laminate.
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a silicon layer (430) onto tunnel oxide layer (310), where mask paste prevents silicon from being deposited on a portion of tunnel oxide layer. Each of several discrete regions is doped, so as to create emitter regions and back surface field regions. A thermal process is performed to anneal emitter regions and back surface field regions. A metal layer (360) is applied on top of emitter regions and back surface field regions after thermal process. The mask paste is removed after applying of metal layer.    USE - Method of creating back contact solar cell such as interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cell using substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The front surface of the substrate is textured to reduce reflection of solar energy off the front surface, and this eliminates the need to align the metal layer to the different regions. Accurate alignment of the metal fingers to the emitter regions and back surface field (BSF) regions is required in traditional back contact solar cells to insure separation between the metal fingers of the different regions to avoid shorting.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a back contact solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross sectional view of the method of creating back contact solar cell.    Substrate (300)    Tunnel oxide layer (310)    Mask paste (320)    Metal layer (360)    Silicon layer (430)
NOVELTY - The component has a carbon containing SIC layer (3) that is located indirectly on a surface of semiconductor substrate (1). Passivating interlayer (2) is arranged indirectly or directly between SIC layer and semiconductor substrate. A metallic contact is arranged indirectly or directly on opposite side of the SIC layer facing away from the passivating interlayer and is electrically connected with SIC layer. The SIC layer is comprised with p-type doping or n-type doping. The SIC layer is partly provided with an amorphous structure and a crystalline structure.    USE - Photoactive semiconductor component such as photovoltaic solar cell (claimed) and LED.    ADVANTAGE - The photoactive semiconductor component is manufactured with selective contact to improve properties with reduced cost. The optical properties of photoactive semiconductor component are enhanced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing selective contact of photoactive semiconductor component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the semiconductor component.    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Passivating interlayer (2)    SIC layer (3)    Region (4)
NOVELTY - The device has a supply unit (1) for supplying the immersion fluid to a channel inlet (2). A vertical flow channel (3) has a channel outlet to discharge the immersion fluid. A pump (5) moves the immersion liquid in apparatus with connecting lines for guiding the immersion liquid in circuit within the device. The baffles are arranged within vertical flow channel in parallel at distance of 0.001 and 0.1 m. The supply unit has a liquid inlet, a transverse distributor and retention apparatus for one-sided holding of the workpiece (16).    USE - Device for performing chemical or electrochemical treatment of plate-shaped, flexible workpiece e.g. conductor film. Can also be used in printed circuit board, coating glass plate, solar cell, and wafer.    ADVANTAGE - The efficient treatment of workpiece is achieved and the economic mode of operation of device is ensured since only small volumes at dipping liquid are required and no expensive process steps are required for support of workpiece. The compact structure of device is ensured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for performing chemical or electrochemical treatment of plate-shaped, flexible workpiece.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the device for performing chemical or electrochemical treatment of plate-shaped, flexible workpiece.    Supply unit (1)    Channel inlet (2)    Vertical flow channel (3)    Pump (5)    Workpiece (16)
NOVELTY - Production of fine powder comprises suspending original materials in liquefied inert gas used as disperse medium to form slurries, each containing different kinds of original materials; putting grinding medium consisting of granular dry ice in slurries; stirring slurries individually and pulverizing original materials into submicron-sized and/or nanosized particles in liquefied inert gas; mixing slurries; and vaporizing liquefied inert gas and sublimating granular dry ice to recover mixture of particles of original materials.    USE - Production of fine powder (claimed) used for cosmetics, toner, water base paint, materials for LCD displays, parts of digital cameras, recording medium, materials of solar batteries, parts of cellular phones, substrates, parts of electric automobiles, thermo-sensitive enamel paper, and development of Drug Delivery System.    ADVANTAGE - The method produces fine powder having improved dissolvability and mixing uniformity, has high degree of purity, and is safe for humans. It does not require liquid-solid separation, and avoids possibility of contaminating fine powder. The fine powder product can be dried easily and can hardly agglutinate after dried. The method promotes pulverization of fine powder without exchanging beads for pulverization or dispersion. It produces fine powder inexpensively, readily and without increasing number of processes. It can pulverize materials to fine particles of submicron size or nano-size, which cannot be attained by existing methods.
NOVELTY - The new type utility claims have one kind mixed heating bath furnace type hydrogen production by reforming device, comprising feeding device (1), pipeline (2), vaporizing chamber (4), the reforming room (5), the collected hydrogen device (7), electric heating device (8), a combustion heating device (9), also comprises bath furnace (3), a liquid mineralized (6), vaporizing chamber (4), the reforming room (5), electric heating device (8) is set with bath furnace (3) and containing space inside, liquid mineralized (6) fill in bath furnace (3) and containing space inside, liquid mineralized (6) in temperature is 100 degree to 300 degree when is liquid pipeline (2) in turn connected with feeding device (1), vaporizing chamber (4), the reforming room (5), the collected hydrogen device (7), a combustion heating device (9) set on bath furnace (3) bottom. The utility model is new type by using liquid mineralized replaced air as heat exchanging medium, that have hydrogen production by reforming device heated not uniformly and stopping again starting time longer the problem, which is applied to water hydrogen production by reforming methanol, especially applied for fuel cell electric vehicle on the made hydrogen device.
NOVELTY - The method involves dipping a lungs solar cell module (S101) in a reaction path that is provided with a release agent mixture. Ultrasound is irradiated (S103) in the release agent mixture of the solar cell module. The release agent mixture is heated at temperature of about 40-80 degree Celsius. Foreign substance is eliminated on surface of salvage from an acidic mixture by collecting a material (S105) from the solar cell module. The acidic mixture is mixed with 55-65 wt.% distilled water, 25-35 wt.% nitric acid, 4-6 wt.% hydrofluoric acid, 2-3 wt.% sulfuric acid and 2-3 wt.% acetic acid.    USE - Solar cell recycling method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables minimizing generation of contaminant by separating the lungs solar cell module according to glass and ethylene vinyl acetate within specific time, so that recycling performance of a solar cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a solar cell recycling method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Step for dipping a lungs solar cell module in a reaction path (S101)    Step for irradiating ultrasound in a release agent mixture of a solar cell module (S103)    Step for collecting a material from a solar cell module (S105)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a semiconductor substrate (1), and forming doped regions (3, 5) in partial regions of a surface of the substrate. The doped regions are etched-back to achieve desired doping profiles within the doped regions, where the doped regions differ based on doping concentration and/or doping polarity. Electrical contacts (21) are formed in the doped regions, where properties of un-etched doped regions (19) and parameters that influence etching operation are adjusted based on properties of the desired doping profiles within the etched doped regions.    USE - Method for producing a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method facilitates production of the solar cell with multiple doped regions that are formed with suitable doping profiles, thus minimizing need of material and production time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional views illustrating sequence of production of a solar cell.    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Doped regions (3, 5)    Electrical contacts (13, 21)    Unprotected partial regions (17)    Un-etched doped regions (19)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has an inner wall (110) which is provided with a growth zone where an ingot grows from molten silicon. A crucible (120) surrounds the inner wall. A heat reflector (130) is formed convexly toward an interface between a surface of the molten silicon of the growth zone and the inner wall. A heat shield (140) is placed over the crucible. A cone (150) is continuously formed with the heat shield and placed between the ingot and the inner wall. The heat reflector is placed on the cone.    USE - Ingot manufacturing apparatus for use in manufacture of semiconductor chip or solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the icing phenomenon occurs at the interface between the inner wall and the molten silicon, the ingot manufacturing apparatus prevents the icing by reflecting the heat of the molten silicon (MS) toward the interface through the heat reflector. The heat shield and the cone improve thermal efficiency by insulating the heat which is radiated from the molten silicon (MS) and protect the inner wall of a chamber from high temperature radiant heat.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the ingot manufacturing apparatus.    Inner wall (110)    Crucible (120)    Heat reflector (130)    Heat shield (140)    Cone (150)
NOVELTY - The component has two solar energy battery units respectively formed with two semiconductor layers. Each solar energy battery unit is connected with a lead. The two solar energy battery units are matched with each other. Each solar energy battery unit is provided with an electric conduction component. A gap is formed between a side wall of the two solar energy battery units. Another lead is connected with a side of the electric conduction component. The electric conduction component is made of aluminum (Al), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn) and magnesium (Mg).    USE - Solar energy battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The component is easy to apply, and has low manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar energy battery component manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar energy battery component.
NOVELTY - The method involves using Co gamma-ray irradiation source irradiation polyethylene thin film, and generating polyethylene high molecular chain free radical. The polyethylene thin film is dipped in styrene and polyethylene, and free base styrene graft polymerization reaction is carried out. The sulfonated with concentrated vitriol or chlorosulfonic acid is used on the graft film to obtain a positive ion exchange film. A determination is made to check whether chloromethyl ether exists in anhydrous zinc chloride catalyst, and a quaternary ammonium anion exchange film is obtained.    USE - All-vanadium redox battery homogeneous ion exchange film preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method increases ion exchange film and chemistry stability and resistance vanadium ion permeability.
NOVELTY - The battery has a positive structure used as a transparent substrate. Adjacent LUMO energy level is less than 0.4eV. A donor layer material is pentacene, 5, 6, 11, 12 and four phenyl and four benzene, phthalocyanine, phthalocyanine, porphyrin, phthalocyanine and perylene.    USE - Organic thin film solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has high absorption efficiency and photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an organic thin film solar energy battery.
NOVELTY - A conductive polymer thick film composition comprises metallic particles and an organic vehicle comprising phenolic resin(s) and a solvent.    USE - Conductive polymer thick film composition is used for lead-free soldering for forming articles (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to LED applications, automotive applications, power electronics, low temperature electronic applications, antenna or radio frequency applications, and fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive polymer thick film composition withstands high soldering temperature and is compatible with lead-free soldering techniques. Thixotropic agents prevent the film from excessive spreading when deposited onto a substrate surface, which is helpful in achieving desired film thickness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method of soldering to a conductive polymer; and    (2) article.
NOVELTY - An anode material comprises an oxide component, where the oxide is one-dimensional powder or mesoporous material powder.    USE - Anode material for use in hydrocarbon fuel reformer applications, solid oxide electrolysis cell, solid state fuel cell and hydrogen fuel reforming catalyst material (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The anode material has better resistance to carbon deposition properties, improved catalytic activity and long-term stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An anode material comprises an oxide (MOx) component, where the M is molybdenum, tungsten, ruthenium, vanadium, osmium, iridium, rhodium and palladium, the x is 1-3, the oxide is one-dimensional powder or mesoporous material powder. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing anode material, which involves adding 4-9 pts. wt. mesoporous silicon dioxide, oxide precursor and ethanol at 50-70 degrees C and drying to obtain died powder, placing the powder in ceramic boat at 350-550 degrees C and heating at 350-550 degrees C for 5 hours to obtain composite powder, adding the composite powder with hydrogen fluoride solution, acids, nitrate, acetate, chloride or organic salts, followed by drying to obtain anode material.
NOVELTY - A resorcinol bound transition metal-pyridyl ligand complex, is new.    USE - The resorcinol bound transition metal-pyridyl ligand complex is useful for dye sensitized solar applications (claimed), e.g. for aqueous sensitized photoelectrochemical fuel cells and dye sensitized solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Ruthenium(II), osmium(II), or rhenium(I)-pyridyl based sensitizer system is provided containing resorcinol as the enediol anchor instead of catechol, to improve Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A resorcinol bound transition metal-pyridyl ligand complex of formula I, is new.    M=selected from group of formula (i); and    X=absent or present, if present it is in the secondary condition sphere and not attached to the ring structure, represented by (PF6)2.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a process for preparing resorcinol bound transition metal-pyridyl ligand complex of formula I.
NOVELTY - A grafted propane sulfonic acid polyphenylene polymer (I) is new.    USE - New grafted propane sulfonic acid polyphenylene polymer is used for forming electrolyte film of fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The grafted propane sulfonic acid polyphenylene polymer has excellent proton conductivity and chemical stability, and provides fuel cell having excellent capacity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A grafted propane sulfonic acid polyphenylene polymer of formula (I) is new.    n=10-1000;    X1-X3=0 or 1, where two of X1-X3 are not 0 simultaneously;and    R=group of formula (i).    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of grafted propane sulfonic acid polyphenylene polymer (I).
NOVELTY - Preparing platinum-silver-cobalt/carbon catalyst comprises activating a substrate material, dispersing, preparing silver-cobalt/carbon by chemical reduction, preparing platinum(IV) colloid, uniformly mixing platinum(IV) colloid and silver-cobalt/carbon, reducing and depositing.    USE - The method is useful for preparing platinum-silver-cobalt/carbon catalyst (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple and economical. The catalyst has good catalytic activity and durability than platinum/carbon electrocatalyst and binary potassium-silver/carbon electrocatalyst.
NOVELTY - Copper aluminum selenium-containing photovoltaic material (I), is new. (I) has a similar orthorhombic chalcopyrite-type structure of copper aluminum selenide.    USE - (I) is useful in preparing solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Copper aluminum selenium-containing photovoltaic material of formula (CuAl(1-x)Se(2-y)x2y) (I), is new. (I) has a similar orthorhombic chalcopyrite-type structure of copper aluminum selenide, where x can be replaced by aluminum atoms and selenium atoms in the lattice position.    y = 0.05-0.2; and    x = group V elements, preferably P, As or Sb.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparing (I).
NOVELTY - The method involves coating a photoresist on the surface of the solar cell, and the photo-etching image. The solar cell is comprised of silicon base solar cell. The growth of silicon dioxide or silicon nitride is enhanced using a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The lens is formed by peeling off the silicon dioxide or silicon nitride. The flat convex lens is etched out by wet corrosion liquid.    USE - Preparation method of solar cell with surface lens.    ADVANTAGE - The preparation process is simple and easy to implement. The light absorption square meter is effectively increased and the solar cell efficiency is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the preparation method of solar cell with surface lens. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A low oxygen-doped graphene is low temperature prepared by adding chemical reducing agent into dispersed phase doped graphene, and reducing graphene oxygen content by chemical reduction at 200-300 degrees C.    USE - Method for low temperature preparing low oxygen-doped graphene used for nitrogen-doped graphene for fuel cell aspect (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple and convenient, and reduces high temperature, high pressure, operating equipment requirement and damage doped graphene structure.
NOVELTY - Substituted fullerene derivatives (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful in organic electronic device, preferably organic light-emitting device, organic solar cell, organic transistor, organic memory and organic photoconductor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) have excellent electrochemical stability, physical and chemical properties, and provide excellent thermal stability and energy conversion efficiency to the organic electronic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Substituted fullerene derivatives of formula (I) are new.    A = C60, C70, C72, C76, C78 or C84-fullerene;    R1 = 1-5C alkyl;    R2, R3 = H, 1-10C alkyl or 1-10C alkoxy; and    n = 1-5.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparation of (I).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the organic solar cell.    Substrate (110)    First electrode (120)    Buffer layer (130)    Photoelectric conversion layer (140)    Second electrode (150)
NOVELTY - Preparation of graphene involves preparing monolayered graphite oxide prepared from natural flake graphite as raw material, formulating into 0.5-0.8 mg/mL aqueous dispersion of monolayered graphite oxide, adding 98 %mass concentrated sulfuric acid, mixing, adding catalyst and halogenated hydrocarbon in molar ratio of 0.5:1-3, stirring for 30-40 minutes, reacting at 480-500 degrees C for 2-2.5 hours, washing the resultant reaction mixture with organic solvent and 0.5 mol/L dilute nitric acid, diluting with deionized water, cooling the resultant material to 20-25 degrees C, filtering and drying.    USE - Preparation of graphene used for microelectronic element, lithium-ion battery, fuel cell and nano-reinforced composite material.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides graphene with high yield and high specific surface area with reduced energy consumption by simple process in a short period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of graphene involves preparing monolayered graphite oxide prepared from natural flake graphite as raw material, formulating into 0.5-0.8 mg/mL aqueous dispersion of monolayered graphite oxide, adding 98 %mass concentrated sulfuric acid, mixing, obtaining 80-90 %mass mixed solution, adding catalyst and halogenated hydrocarbon in molar ratio of 0.5:1-3, stirring for 30-40 minutes, reacting at 480-500 degrees C for 2-2.5 hours, washing the resultant reaction mixture with organic solvent and 0.5 mol/L dilute nitric acid, diluting with deionized water until the disappearance of barium chloride, cooling the resultant material to 20-25 degrees C, filtering and drying in vacuum oven at 65-75 degrees C for 9-10 hours. The volume ratio of aqueous dispersion of monolayered graphite oxide and concentrated sulfuric acid is 3:10.
NOVELTY - A new N-phenylcarbazole-based compound comprises (2Z)-2-cyano-3-(4-(7-(9-phenyl-9H-carbazol-3-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazol-4-yl)phenyl)prop-2-enoic acid (I) and 2-((5Z)-4-oxo-5-((4-(7-(9-phenyl-9H-carbazol-3-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazol-4-yl)phenyl)methylidene)-2-sulfanylidene-1,3-thiazolidin-3-yl)acetic acid (II).    USE - N-phenylcarbazole-based compound used as dye sensitizer for solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The N-phenylcarbazole-based compound having excellent photoelectric-conversion effect is prepared by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A new N-phenylcarbazole compound comprises (2Z)-2-cyano-3-(4-(7-(9-phenyl-9H-carbazol-3-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazol-4-yl)phenyl)prop-2-enoic acid of formula (I) and 2-((5Z)-4-oxo-5-((4-(7-(9-phenyl-9H-carbazol-3-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazol-4-yl)phenyl)methylidene)-2-sulfanylidene-1,3-thiazolidin-3-yl)acetic acid of formula (II). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of N-phenylcarbazole compound, which involves adding 4-(7-(9-phenyl-9H-carbazol-3-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazol-4-yl)benzaldehyde, and 2-cyanoacetic acid or 2-(4-oxo-2-sulfanylidene-1,3-thiazolidin-3-yl)acetic acid to organic solvent (A), heating, reacting in presence of alkaline compound by stirring for 1-10 hours, filtering, and recrystallizing the filter cake using organic solvent (B).
NOVELTY - The reactor has a turntable (104) that is positioned in a vacuum chamber (102) and coupled to a shaft of motor (126). A dielectric support (108) is coupled to the turntable so that the turntable rotates dielectric support when driven by shaft. A substrate carrier (110) is positioned on dielectric support and provided for supporting substrates in vacuum chamber for chemical vapor deposition processing. A heater is positioned proximate to substrate carrier and provided for controlling the temperature of substrate carrier to a desired temperature for chemical vapor deposition process.    USE - Rotating disk reactor for chemical vapor deposition such as vapor phase epitaxy (VPE), organometallic vapor phase epitaxy (OMVPE), metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), and organometallic chemical vapor deposition (OMCVD) for manufacturing laser diode, solar cell, and LED.    ADVANTAGE - The temperature of substrate carrier is controlled efficiently to desired temperature for chemical vapor deposition process. The mechanical stresses on the substrate generated as the temperature of substrate carrier increases are reduced by providing tabs. The deposition uniformity is improved without negatively impacting the maintenance and operating parameters such as rotation rate of the substrate carrier.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for performing chemical vapor deposition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of CVD reactor.    Vacuum chamber (102)    Turntable (104)    Dielectric support (108)    Substrate carrier (110)    Motor (126)
NOVELTY - The device has first insulating film over first conductive film (112). Second conductive film (120) is connected to third conductive film (104) through an opening (142) provided in the first insulating film and second insulating film. Third insulating film is provided over the second conductive film. The second conductive film includes indium and oxygen. The third insulating film includes silicon and nitrogen, where number of ammonia molecules released from the third insulating film is less than or equal to 1 into 10 power 15 molecules/cm cube by thermal desorption spectroscopy.    USE - Semiconductor device for a display device i.e. image display device or LCD device, of an electronic device (all claimed). Can also be used for light-emitting device, electro-optical device and power generation device e.g. thin film solar cell and organic thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The device includes a wiring electrically connected to a transistor having excellent electrical characteristics due to specific structures, thus improving productivity of the device, reducing power consumption of the device, increasing durability and heat resistance of the device and reducing weight or thickness of the device. The device reduces decrease in withstand voltage of the transistor, thus reducing electrostatic discharge damage to the transistor caused by rubbing treatment and reducing defects and damage of the LCD device during manufacturing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a semiconductor device.    Dashed dotted lines (A1, A2)    Conductive films (104, 112, 120)    Opening (142)
NOVELTY - A composite multilayer sheet consists of metal foil and sheet comprising polymer block (A) containing repeating unit derived from aromatic vinyl compound as main component, polymer block (B) containing repeating unit derived from linear conjugated diene compound as main component, block copolymer (C), block copolymer hydride (D) in which 90% or more of all unsaturated bonds are hydrogenated, and modified block copolymer hydride (E) containing alkoxy silyl group, which are laminated in order. The weight ratio of component (A) and (B) is 30:70-70:30.    USE - Composite multilayer sheet is used for packaging material of pharmaceuticals and foodstuff, back surface protection sheet for solar cell modules and back surface protection sheet organic electroluminescent element and packaging of electronic component, . Uses include but are not limited to exterior of heat insulation sheet, vacuum heat insulating material, light-shielding sheet, waterproof sheet for roofs, motorbike and bicycle components, rear-view mirror, flexible printed wiring board, wire-coating material, mobile telephone, smart phone, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The composite multilayer sheet has excellent moisture barrier characteristics, oxygen barrier characteristics, light shielding properties, heat resistance and hydrolysis resistance.
NOVELTY - The semiconductor device has a memory circuit (25) including a capacitor (23), and transistors (21,22) electrically connected to the capacitor. The electrostatic capacitance of the capacitor is larger than or equal to 0.1-10 femto Farad. The transistor includes an oxide semiconductor film (44). The writing time of the semiconductor device is 0.1-5 nanoseconds in operation at room temperature. The oxide semiconductor film includes oxygen, indium, zinc and one of titanium, gallium, ytterbium, zirconium, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium and hafnium.    USE - Semiconductor device e.g. memory device used in e.g. imaging device. Can also be used in display device such as LCD, light-emitting device, electro-optical device, power generation device such as thin film solar cell, organic thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Provides circuit with increased switching speed, increased writing speed and low power consumption by including a capacitor having small electrostatic capacitance, and transistor with favorable electrical characteristics, suitable for miniaturization.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the memory circuit.    Transistors (21,22)    Capacitor (23)    Memory circuit (25)    Conductive film (32,42)    Oxide semiconductor film (44)
NOVELTY - Fabrication of tandem photovoltaic device involves forming (302) a bottom cell comprising N-type layer, P-type layer and bottom intrinsic layer comprising copper-zinc-tin-containing chalcogenide between N-type layer and P-type layer, and forming top cell on the bottom cell to form (306) tandem cell. The top cell comprises N-type layer, P-type layer and top intrinsic layer between N-type layer and P-type layer.    USE - Fabrication of tandem photovoltaic device e.g. solar cell and light sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical fabrication of tandem photovoltaic device having high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of fabrication of tandem cell.    Formation of bottom cell (302)    Formation of bottom intrinsic layer (304)    Adjustment of band gap of bottom cell (305)    Formation of tandem cell (306)    Formation of device (308)
NOVELTY - A heterojunction solar cell is solar cell in which thin film of intrinsic amorphous silicon (302) is bonded by heterojunction to crystalline silicon substrate (301). The crystalline silicon substrate has doped layer formed by doping extreme surface layer having depth of 10 nm or less with phosphorus or boron.    USE - Heterojunction solar cell is used for producing electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The heterojunction solar cell consists of structure in which carrier recombination on upper surface of the crystalline silicon is inhibited, and has energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of heterojunction solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar cell using the heterojunction of amorphous silicon and n-type crystalline silicon which shows band structure of electron collection electrode periphery.    Crystalline silicon substrate (301)    Amorphous silicon (302)    Electron collection electrode (304)    Fermi level (305)    Energy level (306)
NOVELTY - A crystal growth-controlling agent comprises at least one sulfur-containing compound (excluding thiocyanate) chosen from disulfide compound and compound for generating thiolate anion by proton or cation dissociation, and controls the crystal growth of a p-type semiconductor.    USE - Crystal growth-controlling agent is used for formation of p-type-semiconductor microparticles and composition for forming positive-hole transport layer used in solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The crystal growth-controlling agent suppresses increase in the size of p-type semiconductor crystals, and enables chemical modification of the surface of p-type semiconductor microparticles. The composition for forming positive-hole transport layer comprising crystal growth-controlling agent promotes crystallization and refining of p-type semiconductor, and enables chemical modification of the surface of p-type semiconductor microparticles, even when an organic salt containing an anion other than a thiocyanic acid ion is used.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) formation of p-type-semiconductor microparticles;    (2) composition for forming positive-hole transport layer (6), which comprises p-type semiconductor and crystal growth-controlling agent; and    (3) solar cell (1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Solar cell (1)    Sensitization material (4)    Photoelectric converting layer (5)    Positive-hole transport layer (6)    Counter-electrode layer (7)
NOVELTY - Production of silver nanowire ink involves adding viscosity modifier and water-soluble acrylic-urethane copolymer resin to water solvent or mixed solvent of water and alcohol in which silver nanowires are dispersed.    USE - Production of silver nanowire ink used for forming transparent electroconductive coating film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to smartphone, tablet, liquid-crystal display, plasma display, organic electroluminescent display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables easy manufacture of silver nanowire ink capable of providing coating film having excellent electroconductivity, optical transmittance, and durability, and low haze.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for transparent electroconductive coating film, which is obtained by coating the silver nanowire ink on base material, and drying.
NOVELTY - An ingot manufacturing apparatus comprises: a chamber; a crucible which is disposed within the chamber and has a melting zone where silicon particles are melted; an inner wall which is disposed within the crucible and has a growth zone where an ingot grows from molten silicon introduced from the melting zone; a feeding part which supplies the silicon particles and sweeping gas to the inside of the chamber; and a suction part which surrounds the feeding part and discharges the sweeping gas supplied through the feeding part to the outside of the chamber.    USE - An apparatus for manufacturing ingot used in the manufacture of a semiconductor chip or a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The ingot manufacturing apparatus prevents the decrease of the distribution uniformity, and prevents contamination as it has an improved effect of removing silicon dust, silicon oxide and other dusts.
NOVELTY - The etched surface manufacturing method involves assembling a first mask material including particles of silica spheres on the surface of a substrate. The first mask material is etched before a secondary mask material is deposited on the substrate. The etched first mask material is partly removed to expose the substrate. The exposed substrate is etched.    USE - Lithographic surface texturing method used in manufacturing e.g. solar panel. Uses include but are not limited to fields of renewable energy, telecommunications, information processing, illumination, spectroscopy, holography, medicine, military technology, agriculture, and robotics.    ADVANTAGE - Control over the size and spacing of primary mask pattern is improved with a cost effective etching process. Removal of primary mask material subsequent to pattern etching is improved through ultraviolet ozone treatment process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of substrate including a self-assembled monolayer of silica spheres on the surface of silicon wafer.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has first transferring roller (120) that is installed at first pressing roller (131) contacting with carrier film (3), and is provided for transferring target substrate (1). A first deposit roller (110) is provided for attaching carrier film on graphene thin film (2) formed on target substrate. A first sensor unit (140) is installed facing first transferring roller, for measuring current which varies in fixed interval, after separating carrier film from graphene thin film and after applying high frequency voltage.    USE - Synthesis apparatus of graphene sheet used in display device, electric component, photoelectric device, battery and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the surface resistance of the graphene thin film is measured precisely, by providing first sensor unit for measuring current which varies in fixed interval, after separating carrier film from graphene thin film and after applying high frequency voltage, the damage of the graphene thin film surface is prevented effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a conceptual diagram of the graphene sheet synthesis apparatus.    Target substrate (1)    Graphene thin film (2)    Carrier film (3)    Graphene synthesis apparatus (100)    First deposit roller (110)    First transferring roller (120)    First pressing roller (131)    First sensor unit (140)
NOVELTY - Preparing metal nanowire network/mesoporous silicon dioxide core-shell structure catalyst comprises e.g. adding surfactant in hydrophobic solvent and dissolving, adding metal precursor aqueous solution, stirring, allowing to stand, removing aqueous phase, taking remaining solution, diluting, adding reducing agent solution or the aqueous solution, reacting, adding alkaline solution for regulating pH, adding orthosilicate ester compound in stainless steel reaction kettle, reacting, transferring into polytetrafluoroethylene lined stainless steel reactor, crystallizing, washing, drying and baking.    USE - The catalyst is used in petrochemical industry, pollution treatment and fuel cell field (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst is stable. The method is simple, is easy to operate, can achieve quick reaction, can easily remove surfactant, and realizes easy amplification synthesis.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing metal nanowire network/mesoporous silicon dioxide core-shell structure catalyst comprises adding surfactant in hydrophobic solvent and dissolving, adding metal precursor aqueous solution, stirring for 30-180 minutes at below 15-30 degrees C, allowing to stand, removing aqueous phase, taking remaining solution, adding water to dilute 2-50 times, stirring at a speed of more than 400 rotations/minute, adding reducing agent solution or the aqueous solution, reacting for 4 minutes, adding alkaline solution for regulating pH value to 8-12, adding orthosilicate ester compound in stainless steel reaction kettle, continuously reacting at 20-80 degrees C for more than 0.1 hour, transferring into polytetrafluoroethylene lined stainless steel reactor, crystallizing for more than 1 hour at below 30-200 degrees C, washing, drying, baking to obtain metal series nano-wire network/mesoporous silicon dioxide core-shell structure catalyst.
NOVELTY - Preparing supported type poly(m-phenylenediamine) non-noble metal catalyst comprises (i) preparing m-phenylenediamine coated carrier; (ii) dissolving nitrogen-containing ligand and metal salt in water at 50-100 degrees C, ultrasonic dispersing m-phenylenediamine coated carrier in water, preheating at 50-100 degrees C, mixing the solutions, stirring and refluxing for 0.5-24 hours, cooling to room temperature, filtering and drying; and (iii) calcining for 0.5-5 hours at 400-1200 degrees C under a carrier gas, cooling to room temperature, adding an acidic aqueous solution, refluxing, filtering, washing and drying.    USE - The catalyst is useful for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has good electrochemical activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing supported type poly(m-phenylenediamine) non-noble metal catalyst comprises (i) dissolved m-phenylenediamine in water, adding a carrier, ultrasonic dispersing, dropping aqueous persulfate solution for 1-60 minutes, stirring and reacting at room temperature for 2-10 hours, filtering and washing to obtain m-phenylenediamine coated carrier; (ii) dissolving nitrogen-containing ligand and metal salt in water at 50-100 degrees C, ultrasonic dispersing m-phenylenediamine coated carrier in water, preheating at 50-100 degrees C, mixing the solutions, stirring and refluxing for 0.5-24 hours, cooling to room temperature, filtering and drying; and (iii) calcining for 0.5-5 hours at 400-1200 degrees C under a carrier gas, cooling to room temperature, adding an acidic aqueous solution, refluxing in a water bath at 50-100 degrees C for 0.5-24 hours, filtering, washing with water to neutral and drying.
NOVELTY - A cathode electric catalyst having porous nanostructure containing selenium doped nano-carbon or selenium and nitrogen co-doped nano-carbon, is new, where the amount of selenium is 0.1-10 mass%, the amount of nitrogen is 0-10 mass%, specific surface area of ??carbon material is 50-3000 m2/g and total pore volume of the carbon material is 0.5-5 cm3/g.    USE - Cathode electric catalyst for use in proton exchange film fuel cell or direct methanol and fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst can be prepared in simple and easy manner, and has high oxygen reduction catalytic activity and selectivity and anti-toxic performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the preparation of a method for the preparation of the cathode electric catalyst.
NOVELTY - Use of anti-poison electric sulfur dioxide catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells, is claimed, where the catalyst comprises 10-60 mass% platinum, 0.01-15 mass% transition metal oxides and rest of conductive carrier and the proton exchange membrane fuel cell is utilized hydrogen as a hydrogen source and 0.001-1 mole/l sulfur dioxide containing oxygen as an oxygen source.    USE - Anti-poison electric sulfur dioxide catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst can be prepared with uniform distribution of the active ingredient in simple and eco-friendly manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Use of anti-poison electric sulfur dioxide catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells, is claimed, where the catalyst comprises 10-60 mass% platinum, 0.01-15 mass% transition metal oxides (MxOy) and rest of conductive carrier, x is 1, 2 or 3, y is 1, 2, 3 or 4, and the proton exchange membrane fuel cell is utilized hydrogen as a hydrogen source and 0.001-1 mole/l sulfur dioxide containing oxygen as an oxygen source.
NOVELTY - A cerium oxide containing platinum-based fuel cell catalyst preparing method involves mixing chloroplatinic acid solution with cerium nitrate, ultrasonic uniformly dispersed evenly standby. Ethylene glycol is mixed with carbon black, ultrasonic dispersed evenly. The two kinds of mixture are mixed, dropwise sodium hydroxide solution is added, and stirring, followed by transferring above mixture to flask, heating to reflux in oil bath, cooling, centrifuging to obtain solid catalyst, washing catalyst with mixed solution of ethanol and water, transferring catalyst, and drying.    USE - Method for preparing cerium oxide containing platinum-based fuel cell catalyst.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has better catalytic performance, and avoids complex intermediates in the preparation of cerium oxide generation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A cerium oxide containing platinum-based fuel cell catalyst preparing method involves mixing chloroplatinic acid solution with cerium nitrate, ultrasonic uniformly dispersed evenly standby. Ethylene glycol is mixed with carbon black, ultrasonic dispersed evenly standby. The two kinds of mixture are mixed under constant stirring, dropwise sodium hydroxide solution is added for 5 times, and stirring continued evenly, followed by transferring above mixture to a 2-neck round flask, heating to reflux in an oil bath, cooling until the reaction mixture at room temperature, centrifuging to obtain a solid catalyst, washing solid catalyst with mixed solution of ethanol and deionized water, transferring solid catalyst after washing to a clean beaker, placing under vacuum oven and drying, where the carbon black is utilized as a carrier, platinum as a catalyst, and cerium oxide as a cocatalyst.
NOVELTY - A solar energy battery back passivation method involves providing a solar cell silicon substrate, depositing aluminum oxide film on the back of the substrate, depositing upper thin film on the aluminum oxide film, depositing a high content of silicon thin film on the first film, followed by depositing a low silicon content of the second film on the first film.    USE - Method for back passivation of solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables back passivation of solar energy battery in simple and cost effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar energy battery back passivation method involves providing a solar cell silicon substrate, depositing aluminum oxide film on the back of the substrate, depositing upper thin film on the aluminum oxide film, depositing a high content of silicon thin film on the first SiNx film, where x is less than 1.33, followed by depositing a low silicon content of the second SiNx film on the first film.
NOVELTY - Preparation of cadmium sulfide/cobalt-doped cadmium selenide sensitizer involves doping an impurity atom to semiconductor quantum dot, to assemble quantum dots of sensitized solar cell.    USE - Preparation of cadmium sulfide/cobalt-doped cadmium selenide sensitizer used for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple, economical, easy to operate and used for large scale production. The solar cells using the sensitizer have improved short circuit current, open circuit voltage and photoconversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - Functional composite microspheres have pomegranate-shaped structure, and are obtained by preparing organic polymer using polymerizable monomer in presence of an emulsifying agent, initiator, stabilizer and a buffering solution, coating the inside of the organic polymer with organic/inorganic core-shell nanoparticles and forming a pomegranate-shaped composite microspheres, modifying microspheres with silane coupling agent, coating the surface of pomegranate-shaped composite microspheres with inorganic shell layer including N-alkyl silicate and then functionalizing.    USE - Functional composite microspheres are used for proton-exchange membrane of fuel battery, microcapsule intelligent sensation and multi-stage slow release of real-time self-repairing system in medicine carrying, cosmetics, catalyst carriers, biological marking carriers and cement-based materials.    ADVANTAGE - The functional composite microspheres have improves water-retention property and proton conductivity, and is prepared by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Functional composite microspheres have pomegranate-shaped structure, and are obtained by preparing organic polymer using 1-30 parts mass polymerizable monomer in presence of an emulsifying agent, 0.1-9 parts mass initiator, 0.5-15 parts mass stabilizer and a buffering solution, coating the inside of the organic polymer with organic/inorganic core-shell nanoparticles and forming a pomegranate-shaped composite microspheres, modifying microspheres with 0.025 parts mass silane coupling agent, coating the surface of pomegranate-shaped composite microspheres with inorganic shell layer including 0.5-40 parts mass N-alkyl silicate and then functionalizing, and have diameter of 400-1000 nm and dynamic light scattering distribution coefficient of less than 0.7. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of functional composite microspheres.
NOVELTY - Magnesium thin band (2) having thickness of 500 mu m and surface of 10x 10 cm, is claimed. The magnesium thin band is inserted between two quartz glass plates (1) having thickness of 1 mm and surface of 10x 10 cm, and heated under pressing pressure, where magnesium reduces silicon oxide to silicon, and obtained silicon solidifies into crystalline form on the quartz substrate.    USE - The magnesium thin band is useful for producing crystalline silicon on quartz substrate to be further processed to a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The magnesium thin band ensures production of pure crystalline silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of the magnesium thin band.    Quartz glass plates (1)    Magnesium thin band (2)
NOVELTY - Indium-hydroxide powder has orientation index (200) plane of 2 or more, orientation index of (400) plane of 2 or more, orientation index of (442) plane of 0.5 or less, as measured by Wilson's equation, and in which the ratio of orientation index of (400) plane with respect to the orientation index of (200) plane is 1.5 or more, and diffraction peak of (220) plane or diffraction peak of (420) plane does not appear.    USE - Indium-hydroxide powder is used for forming indium-oxide powder (claimed) for forming sintered compact for touchscreen and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The indium-hydroxide powder has high crystallinity, and provides indium oxide powder having excellent dispersibility, and sintered compact having high relative density.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for indium oxide powder, which has BET value of 10-15 m2/g, accumulation particle diameter (D10) of 0.2 mu m or more and accumulation particle diameter (D90) of 2.7 mm or less, in particle size distribution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart explaining manufacture of indium oxide powder. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Indium hydroxide powder production process (S1)    Collection process (S2)    Drying process (S3)    Indium oxide powder production process (S4)
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a crystal high efficient black cell blunt temperable reflection multi-layer film, comprising a blunt temperable reflection multi-layer film bottom layer is SiOx layer, SiOx layer refractive rate is 1.48-1.8, thickness is 2-20nm; blunt temperable multi-layer reflection film middle layer is SiNx layer, SiNx layer can be a single layer, too can be a different refractive rate of multi-layer, refractive rate range is 1.9-2.20, thickness is 30-70nm; blunt temperable reflection multi-layer film top layer is SiOxNy layer, SiOxNy layer refractive rate is 1.6-1.95, thickness is 20-60nm; blunt temperable reflection multi-layer film is total film thickness is 80-140um, the refractive index rate 1.9-2.1. The high-efficient black solar battery of multi-layer passivation temperable reflection film not only can reduce battery piece surface interface state, increase a passivation effect, then may reduce a battery chip surface reflecting rate, increase short way current, at the same time also has good a PID attenuation characteristic, and in a black cell laminated color compare dark, uniform, colourless.
NOVELTY - A texture etchant composition comprises an alkali compound and a polyethylene glycol-based compound (I).    USE - Texture etchant composition is used for texture etching of crystalline silicon wafer (claimed) for electric component e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The texture etchant composition enables efficient texture etching of crystalline silicon wafer with improved uniformity of texture and absorption volume of sunlight, controlled difference of etching rate along the silicon crystal direction, reduced quality deviation of the position texture of the surface of crystalline silicon wafer, and suppressed occurrence of over etching by the alkali compound.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A texture etchant composition comprises an alkali compound and a polyethylene glycol-based compound of formula (I).    R=1-6C alkyl or phenyl;    X=H or methyl;    n=1-3;and    M=alkali metal.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for texture etching of crystalline silicon wafer.
NOVELTY - An electrode comprises electrode layer (7) in at least a part of electrical power collector (6) surface in which electrode layer contains conductive polymer, disulfide polymer, conductive support agent, and binder.    USE - An electrode for electrical storage device (claimed). Can be used for lithium secondary battery or electrical double layer capacitor used for driving power supply, such as portable electronic devices, e.g. portable personal computer, mobile telephone, and portable digital assistant (PDA), hybrid electric vehicle, electric vehicle, and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The electrical storage device using the electrode exhibits high capacity and energy density at high discharge voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electrical storage device comprising electrolyte layer and positive electrode and negative electrode which are opposingly provided on both sides of electrolyte layer in which positive electrode and negative electrode contains a compound containing a metal which may insert and desorb ion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional diagram of the electrode.    Electrical power collector (6)    Electrode layer (7)
NOVELTY - An organic electroluminescent element (10) is obtained by stacking organic electroluminescent layer on polyimide film (1). The polyimide film is formed from a polyimide resin composition containing surfactant less than 0.40 %mass with respect to polyimide resin and/or polyimide resin precursor. The nonionic surfactant comprises an element chosen from hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur and selenium.    USE - Organic electroluminescent element. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, electronic paper, solar cell and organic electroluminescent illumination apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The organic electroluminescent element is colorless, and has excellent peelability, transparency, and optical characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic electroluminescent element, which involves forming the polyimide film on a carrier board, stacking the organic electroluminescent layer on the polyimide film formed on the carrier board, and peeling the carrier board from the polyimide film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-section view of organic electroluminescent element using polyimide film.    Polyimide film (1)    Light-emitting layer (5)    Electron carrying layer (7)    Electron injection layer (8)    Organic electroluminescent element (10)
NOVELTY - The method involves supplying an argon by an argon supply port (7) and the oxygen or hydrogen gas by an oxygen supply port (8) and a hydrogen supply port (9), which are used as an inert gas. The oxygen or hydrogen gas is added before and/or during a sputtering process such that a metal oxide layer is formed. A reactive gas is selected from a group of reactive gases including carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, ammonia, water vapor, hydrogen sulfide, methane, ethane, propane and butane. The metal oxide layer is formed of copper, tin, zinc, tungsten, titanium, molybdenum or zirconium.    USE - Method for manufacturing metal oxide layer for use in manufacture of single heterojunction solar cell and tandem solar cell, and as sensitive layer in metal oxide semiconductor sensor (all claimed) by cathodic sputtering.    ADVANTAGE - The thin metal oxide layer is manufactured in a cost-effective manner. The flow rate of the working gas is varied. The gas atmosphere in the manufacturing process of the metal oxide layer is reduced. The carrier concentration and charge carrier mobility are greatly improved. The longer duration of treatment is reduced. The time saving in the manufacture of the thin metal oxide layer is achieved. The losses in the desired electronic properties are minimized.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a metal oxide layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the vacuum chamber.    Vacuum chamber (1)    Vacuum pump (3)    Argon supply port (7)    Oxygen supply port (8)    Hydrogen supply port (9)
NOVELTY - Method for coating metal involves coating a metal surface using a metal coating composition containing silsesquioxane composite polymer (I)-(IX), and hardening.    USE - Method for coating metal used in formation of silsesquioxane complex polymer-coated metal for articles e.g. vehicle, kitchen utensils, metallic conduit (water supply pipe), metal tub molding, street light, traffic sign board, solar cell apparent frame, road separator, building material, semiconductor and electronic product (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides coated metal having excellent corrosion resistance, scratch resistance, water resistance, moisture resistance, soil resistance, glossiness, surface strength, thermal stability and adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Method for coating metal involves coating a metal surface using a metal coating composition containing silsesquioxane composite polymer of formulae (I)-(IX), and hardening.    A=group of formula (i);    B'=group of formula (ii);    D'=group of formula (iii);    E'=group of formula (iv);    Y'=O, NR21, ((SiO3/2R)4+2nO) or ((SiO3/2R)4+2nO);    X=R22, ((SiO3/2R)4+2nR) or ((SiO3/2R)4+2nR);    R,R1-R22=H, D, halo, amino, epoxy, epoxycyclohexyl, (meth)acryl, thio, isocyanato, nitrile, nitro, phenyl or 3-40C arylthio, 3-40C aryloxy, 3-40C aralkyl, 3-40C heteroaryl, 6-40C aryl, 3-40C heterocycloalkyl, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 2-40C alkenyl or 1-40C alkyl (all optionally substituted by D, halo, amino, epoxy, (meth)acryl, thio, isocyanato, nitrile, nitro or phenyl);    a,d=1-100000;    b=1-500;    e=1 or 2;and    n=1-20.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) metal coating composition;    (2) silsesquioxane complex polymer-coated metal; and    (3) article, which includes the silsesquioxane complex polymer-coated metal.
NOVELTY - The method involves filling first, second and third doping pastes within an N-type substrate (110) through a ball-diffusion process. The third doping paste is dried for formation of a front surface field (FSF) part (140) in a top area of the N-type substrate through a printing process. The second doping paste is dried for formation of a P-type emitter unit (130) in a back side of the N-type substrate through the printing process. The first doping paste is dried for formation of back surface field (BSF) part (120) in the back side of the N-type substrate through the printing process.    USE - Method for manufacturing an IBC solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables printing the first, second and third doping pastes on a rear surface of the N-type substrate so as to effectively form the FSF part, BSF part and the P-type emitter unit and reduce time and cost required for processing the IBC solar cell, so that mass-production about the IBC solar cell can be facilitated without replacement or addition of the IBC solar cell and light reflectivity, specific wavelength area selectivity and operating efficiency about the IBC solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The N-type substrate is etched by utilizing enchant that is hydrogen fluoride, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, chloride, sulfur hexafluoride or carbon tetra fluoride material. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an IBC solar cell.    N-type substrate (110)    BSF part (120)    P-type emitter unit (130)    FSF part (140)    Reflection barrier layer (150)
NOVELTY - A pattern-forming method involves providing a coating film using a composition comprising a block copolymer (A) and a polymer (B) having a surface free energy lower than surface free energy of the block copolymer which is unevenly distributed to be localized into a superficial layer region (104b) of the coating film, converting at least portion of coating film into directed self-assembling film (105) by causing phase separation in the coating film along a direction considerably perpendicular and removing a portion of the phases (105a,105b) of the directed self-assembling film.    USE - Pattern-forming method used in manufacture of liquid crystal devices and semiconductor devices e.g. LED and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables convenient formation of a fine pattern.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for directed self-assembling composition, which comprises a block copolymer and a polymer having a surface free energy lower than a surface free energy of the block copolymer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a state after converting at least a portion of the coating film into a directed self-assembling film by causing phase separation in the coating film along a considerably perpendicular direction in the pattern-forming method.    Substrate (101)    Underlayer film (102)    Pre-pattern (103)    Superficial layer region (104b)    Self-assembling film (105)    Phases (105a,105b)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of nanosilver web involves mixing silver nitrate, sodium chloride salt solution and glycerol in Erlenmeyer flask, heating the mixture at 150 degrees C, stirring for 3 hours, diluting the mixture with ethanol, supplying diluted mixture to 30 mL glass beaker with silicone oil, heating the diluted mixture at 130 degrees C for 60 minutes, precipitating solution and collecting nanomaterial products using special filter paper.    USE - Manufacture of nanosilver web. Uses include but are not limited to sterilization of medical devices, wound plaster, plastic wrapping for cosmetics, food and beverages, fabric, hand sanitizer, solar cells, light-emitting diode, transistor and touchscreen.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient manufacture of nanosilver web with excellent surface area and workability.
NOVELTY - The method involves operating a thin film solar energy battery according to pre-set etching process. A thin film solar energy battery short way current value is determined for the thin film solar energy battery. A lowest point line is obtained according to a sub-cell. A scoring short way current value is determined according to operation of the thin film solar energy battery.    USE - Increase thin film solar energy battery power generating method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing sub-cell square meter and goal reaching efficiency.
NOVELTY - The method involves pre-processing a silicon chip (1). Boron doping process is performed in the silicon chip using a boron source. Diffusion process is performed in the silicon chip using phosphorus. A silicon chip back surface (5) is arranged on the silicon chip. A back surface of a passivation film gas phase deposition process is performed using a surface passivation and anti-reflection layer. A plating layer metal is formed with a metal layer (10). Non-metal metal evaporation process is performed using vapor deposition process. A metal contact area is arranged on an evaporating layer.    USE - Solar energy battery rear surface selective metallization method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables ensuring simple operational process, reducing production cost and simplifying selective metal chemical technique.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The boron source is a slurry containing boron. The boron source is made of boron tribromide material. The plating layer metal is made of metal aluminum, chromium or titanium material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar energy battery rear surface.    Silicon chip (1)    Silicon chip back surface (5)    Frontage metal electrode (8)    Film forming area (9)    Metal layer (10)
NOVELTY - Platinum-lead oxide/carbon catalyst (I), is new. Platinum-lead oxide (Pt-PbOx) is supported on carrier carbon (C), in which lead oxide (PbOx) is lead oxide and/or lead dioxide, amount of platinum is 1-85 wt.%, amount of lead is 2-50 wt.%, and the ratio of carbon and lead is 49:1-1:1.    USE - The platinum-lead oxide/carbon catalyst useful for electrochemical oxidation of formic acid.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has high catalytic activity and good stability. The method is simple and enlarges production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Platinum-lead oxide/carbon catalyst of formula (Pt-PbOx/C) (I), is new. Platinum-lead oxide (Pt-PbOx) is supported on carrier carbon (C), in which lead oxide (PbOx) is lead oxide and/or lead dioxide, amount of platinum is 1-85 wt.%, amount of lead is 2-50 wt.%, and the ratio of carbon and lead is 49:1-1:1. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparing (I).
NOVELTY - Preparing transition metal oxide nanoparticle comprises (i) adding soluble cobalt salt, manganese salt, copper salt and/or nickel salt into water and/or ethanol solution and dispersing uniformly to obtain metal salt solution, (ii) adding amino group containing small molecular alkali and/or alkaline solvent into the metal salt solution and dispersing uniformly, where the adding amount is 10-500 ml, and (iii) placing the obtained mixture in an oil bath pot, heating and refluxing to form a solid precipitate, cooling the precipitate, filtering, washing and drying.    USE - The nanoparticle is useful as oxygen reduction catalyst in fuel battery or metal-air battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple and convenient for large-scale production. The nanoparticle has uniform particle size, good catalytic activity and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing transition metal oxide nanoparticle comprises either (i) adding soluble cobalt salt, manganese salt, copper salt and/or nickel salt into water and/or ethanol solution and dispersing uniformly to obtain metal salt solution, (ii) adding amino group containing small molecular alkali and/or alkaline solvent into the metal salt solution and dispersing uniformly, where the adding amount is 10-500 ml, and (iii) placing the obtained mixture in an oil bath pot, heating and refluxing to form a solid precipitate, cooling the precipitate, filtering, washing and drying; or adding soluble cobalt salt, manganese salt, copper salt and/or nickel salt into water and/or ethanol solution and dispersing uniformly to obtain metal salt solution, and (ii) placing the metal salt solution in an oil bath pot, heating and refluxing to form a solid precipitate, cooling the precipitate, filtering, washing and drying.
NOVELTY - A proton exchange film fuel cell gas diffusion layer preparing method involves dissolving dispersing agent in deionized water to form a homogeneous aqueous solution. Conductive carbon black is added to the aqueous solution, and dispersing to form a homogeneous suspension. Hydrophobic liquid is added with suspension, slowly stirred to obtain microporous layer slurry. The slurry is applied to microporous layer on diffusion layer, followed by spraying emulsion on support layer and uncoated microporous layer, loading hydrophobic agent on support layer, and sintering to obtain gas diffusion layer.    USE - Method for preparing proton exchange film fuel cell gas diffusion layer.    ADVANTAGE - The gas diffusion layer has reduced diffusion layer resistance, and improved permeability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A proton exchange film fuel cell gas diffusion layer preparing method involves dissolving dispersing agent in deionized water to form a homogeneous aqueous solution, where the solubility of the dispersant is 0.5-1 wt.%. Conductive carbon black is added to the aqueous solution, mechanically stirred for 2-10 hours, and ultrasonic dispersing for 30-60 minutes to form a homogeneous suspension. Hydrophobic liquid is added with obtained conductive carbon black suspension, slowly stirred for 5-20 minutes to obtain microporous layer slurry. The slurry is uniformly applied to a microporous layer on one side of the gas diffusion layer, support layer, dried and weighed, repeat the procedure until the supported amount of carbon black is reached to 0.4-1.5 mg/cm2, followed by spraying emulsion on the side of the support layer and uncoated microporous layer, drying and weighing, loading 0.5-5 wt.% hydrophobic agent on the support layer, placing nitrogen in an oven, and sintering at 150-360 degrees C for 30-120 minutes to obtain a gas diffusion layer.
NOVELTY - Auxiliary agent comprises ruthenium oxide.    USE - The auxiliary agent is useful for improving fuel cell catalyst anti-sulfur dioxide poisoning (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple, energy saving and environmentally-friendly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for adding ruthenium oxide auxiliary agent into the fuel cell catalyst, comprising taking fuel cell catalyst and ruthenium oxide (both in a mass ratio of 1:10-10:1) as solids, mixing with alcohol solution in a solid-liquid ratio of 1:8-150, stirring, dispersing ultrasonically to obtain a slurry, where the alcohol solution is a mixture of water and alcohol in a mass ratio of 1:100-100:1, filtering the slurry, washing, drying under vacuum environment at 60-100 degrees C for 0.5-24 hours to obtain ruthenium oxide modified fuel cell catalyst.
NOVELTY - Use of catalyst in fuel cell resistanceto sulfur dioxide poisoningand as fuel cell cathode catalyst, is claimed.    USE - Use of catalyst in fuel cell resistanceto sulfur dioxide poisoning, and as fuel cell cathode catalyst.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst is capable of self-catalytically oxidizing the surface adsorption of sulfur dioxide, and has strong performance against sulfur dioxide poisoning.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for recovering fuel cell from sulfur dioxide poisoning, which involves utilizing cathode catalyst of the fuel cell stack after the fuel cell sulfur dioxide poisoning, passing non-reducing gas through anode, blowing oxidizing gas through cathode for 0.01-10 hours and fully restoring the catalyst performance.
NOVELTY - Preparation of palladium-based catalyst comprises dissolving carbon material and benzene benzotriazole in organic solvent, stirring, removing solvent, and drying to obtain benzene benzotriazole modified carbon carrier; and dissolving palladium chloride or palladium chloride and metal salt mixture in protic solvent, adding complexing agent, ultrasonically dispersing, and adjusting pH; and adding benzene benzotriazole modified carbon carrier, stirring, ultrasonically dispersing, reacting, cooling, washing, and drying.    USE - Method for preparing palladium-based catalyst (claimed) used for fuel battery.    ADVANTAGE - The product has better catalytic performance and stability. The method is simple and has low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of palladium-based catalyst comprises dissolving carbon material and benzene benzotriazole in organic solvent at mass ratio of 0.5:1-20:1, stirring at 20-60 degrees C for 2-24 hours, removing solvent, and drying to obtain benzene benzotriazole modified carbon carrier; and dissolving palladium chloride or palladium chloride and metal salt mixture in protic solvent, adding complexing agent, ultrasonically dispersing for 20-60 minutes, and adjusting pH to 7-12; and adding benzene benzotriazole modified carbon carrier, stirring, ultrasonically dispersing for 30-80 minutes, reacting at 150-180 degrees C for 4-8 hours, cooling, washing, and drying.
NOVELTY - The nitrogen-doped graphene and cobalt oxide composite material comprises nitrogen-doped graphene matrix, and nitrogen-doped graphene substrate tetroxide cobalt.    USE - Nitrogen-doped graphene and cobalt oxide composite material used as electrode material for lithium ion battery, sodium ion battery or super capacitor, and for use as catalyst for oxygen reduction electric catalyst, fuel battery, metal-air battery, fine chemicals synthesis, electrochemical sensor and biologic sensor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nitrogen-doped graphene and cobalt oxide composite material has grading porous structure, high square meter table, enhanced active position points, high electron conductivity and ion conductivity with new energy in field of catalysis, and good application prospect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing nitrogen-doped graphene and cobalt oxide composite material, which involves:    (A) dispersing graphite as raw material in water to prepare graphite dispersion liquid;    (B) mixing melamine and formaldehyde according to mol ratio of 1:2-5 in water at 50-90 degrees C under heating and stirring condition to prepare nitrogen containing melamine resin precursor solution;    (C) mixing the graphite dispersion and melamine resin solution uniformly;    (D) adding cobalt salt (cobalt chloride, cobalt acetate, cobalt sulfate or nitric acid) is with stirring uniformly to form dispersing liquid;    (E) treating the mixed dispersion liquid at 120-180 degrees C for 8-15 hours to obtain solid powder; and    (F) mixing the solid powder with nitrogen doped grapheme and cobalt composite material under nitrogen protection atmosphere to form the composite material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic transmission electron microscopic image of the nitrogen-doped graphene and cobalt oxide composite material.
NOVELTY - A benzo(1,2-b:4,5-b')dithiophene-based aromatic alkyne copolymer (I) or (II), is new.    USE - New benzo(1,2-b:4,5-b')dithiophene-based aromatic alkyne copolymer is used in organic solar cells, organic field effect transistors and sensors.    ADVANTAGE - The new benzo(1,2-b:4,5-b')dithiophene-based aromatic alkyne copolymer has number average molecular weight of 30000-40000, wide UV-visible absorption spectra and low highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A benzo(1,2-b:4,5-b')dithiophene-based aromatic alkyne copolymer of formula (I) or (II), is new.    n=20-100;    R1=groups chosen from group of formulae (i)-(vi);and    R2=groups (i)-(iii) or group of formula (vii).    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of benzo(1,2-b:4,5-b')dithiophene-based aromatic alkyne copolymer.
NOVELTY - The substructure has a back contact layer (31) located over a substrate (20). A P1 trench (71) is located in the back contact layer. An insulator (35) is arranged in the P1 trench. An absorber layer (40) is located over the back contact layer. The insulator has thickness less than combined thickness of the back contact layer and the absorber layer. The insulator is located over the substrate, and extends through the back contact layer. The absorber layer is arranged over the back contact layer and the insulator. A front contact layer (50) is arranged over the absorber layer.    USE - Solar cell substructure.    ADVANTAGE - The substructure reduces or prevents shunting loss while minimizing dead area loss by narrowing width of a P1 interconnect, thus improving efficiency of the substructure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a solar cell.    Substrate (20)    Back contact layer (31)    Insulator (35)    Absorber layer (40)    Front contact layer (50)    P1 trench (71)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a silver nanowire layer (13) on a graphene film (11) supported by a copper support. A transparent resin layer (14) is formed on the silver nanowire layer such that the transparent resin layer contacts the graphene film through an opening (13b), where the transparent resin layer is insoluble in a copper-etching solution. The copper support is removed by bringing the copper support into contact with a non-acidic copper-etching solution after forming the transparent resin layer to expose the graphene film.    USE - Method for manufacturing a transparent conductor in electric devices. Uses include but are not limited to LCD devices, solar cells, organic EL devices and optical sensors.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preventing a transparent conductor from being easily broken. The method enables reducing distortion of the graphene film to avoid increase in electric resistance when depth of a recess is within extent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The transparent resin layer comprises a thermosetting resin or a light curing resin. The non-acidic copper-etching solution is basic. The non-acidic copper-etching solution comprises copper (II) chloride (CuCl2), ammonia or an organic amine. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a transparent conductor    (2) a device for manufacturing a transparent conductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a transparent conductor.    Graphene film (11)    Silver nanowire layer (13)    Opening (13b)    Transparent resin layer (14)
NOVELTY - A ceramic coating method involves coating a ceramic coating composition comprising silsesquioxane complex polymer (I)-(IX) on a ceramic surface and curing.    USE - Ceramic coating method is used for forming articles e.g. cups, wall materials, floor materials (cement floor reinclusion), bricks, tiles, roof agents, windows of buildings or structures, dishes, glasses, optical products, electronic products, solar cells, vehicle components, semiconductors and vessels (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of coating layer with excellent crack resistance, pin-hole resistance, water repellency, moisture resistance, soil resistance, and adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A ceramic coating method involves coating a ceramic coating composition comprising silsesquioxane complex polymer of formula (I)-(IX) on a ceramic surface and curing.    A=group of formula (X);    B'=group of formula (XI);    D'=group of formula (XII);    E=group of formula (XIII);    Y'=O, NR21 or ((SiO3/2R)4+2nO), at least one being ((SiO3/2R)4+2nO);    X=R22 or ((SiO3/2R)4+2nR), at least one being ((SiO3/2R)4+2nR);    R,R1-R22=H, cyclohexyl epoxy group, thio, or D, halo, amino, epoxy group, (meth)acrylyl, isocyanato, nitrile, nitro or phenyl (all optionally substituted by 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 3-40C heterocycloalkyl, 6-40C aryl, 3-40C heteroaryl, 3-40C aralkyl, 3-40C aryloxy or 3-40C arylthio);    a,d=1-100000;    b=1-500;    e=1 or 2;and    n=1-20.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for ceramic coating composition.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing the sealing substrate (1) which is provided with an inorganic gas barrier layer (4) on a resin substrate (2). The resin substrate that comprises the sealing substrate, and the inorganic gas barrier layer, are heated. The jointing margin is formed for joining the sealing substrate and the function element (10) in the inorganic gas barrier layer and the support substrate (12) in vacuum, respectively. The sealing substrate and the function element are heated, pressurized and joined.    USE - Method for sealing function element (claimed) including organic electroluminescent (EL) element and organic thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The crack generation by expansion of the inorganic gas barrier layer at the time of uneven tracking of an extraction electrode is prevented. The expression of sufficient sealing property of function element is enabled, and the function element is suitably sealed by the sealing method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a function element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the function element.    Sealing substrate (1)    Resin substrate (2)    Inorganic gas barrier layer (4)    Function element (10)    Support substrate (12)
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier laminated component (10) consists of ultra-thin metal oxide film (5) formed on an inorganic oxide layer (3) by atomic-layer-deposition method using metal oxide containing silicon and/or aluminum, or metal oxynitride. The ratio of thickness of inorganic oxide layer and thickness of ultra-thin metal oxide film is 3-50.    USE - Gas-barrier laminated component is used as substrate and sealing layer of electronic device e.g. organic electroluminescent element, solar cell, touchscreen and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier laminated component having excellent alkali resistance, weather resistance, durability, flexibility, strength and gas-barrier properties is manufactured efficiently with high productivity and suppressed the generation of joint defects.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of basic layer structure of gas-barrier laminated frame.    Plastic base material (1)    Inorganic oxide layer (3)    Ultra-thin metal oxide film by atomic-layer-deposition method (5)    Gas-barrier laminated component (10)
NOVELTY - The method involves drying first doping paste for back surface field (BSF) (140) formation in back side of N-type substrate. Second doping paste is dried for p-type emitter formed in a front side of N-type substrate. Impurity included in first and second doping paste is named within N-type substrate with ball- diffusion. P-type emitter layer (120) and back surface field are formed with the ball-diffusion.    USE - Method for manufacturing two-sided type solar cell (claimed) e.g. bifacial solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The emitter layer and back surface field are formed with ball-diffusion. The process efficiency is excellent and the processing stage is reduced. The cost is diminished and the mass production of two-sided type solar cell is achieved without the replacement or the addition of the existing facilities.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the structure of two-sided type solar cell.    P-type emitter layer (120)    Reflection barrier layer (130)    Back surface field (140)    Protective layer (150)    Back contact electrode (170)
NOVELTY - The device (1) has a reactor comprising a first furnace (112) and a second furnace (114). A cathode outflow pipe (134) is connected to the first furnace. An anode outflow pipe (144) is provided to eject the gas from the second furnace to the outside. The anode and cathode inlet pipes (142,132) are provided to inject the mixed gas, and fuel and oxygen into the second and first furnaces respectively. A catalyst is provided in first furnace to accelerate the reaction of oxygen and the fuel coming from cathode inlet pipe.    USE - Simulated stack device for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The dynamic and static characteristics of the fuel cell are implemented. The performance of the actual fuel cell can be predicted. The performance test of the fuel cell complete system is performed without the need to directly use the expensive fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a combustion unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the simulated stack device.    Simulated stack device (1)    First furnace (112)    Second furnace (114)    Cathode inlet pipe (132)    Cathode outflow pipe (134)    Anode inlet pipe (142)    Anode outflow pipe (144)
NOVELTY - A composition comprises a polymer or a polymer set containing several polymers capable of forming a phase separation structure through directed self-assembly. The polymer or polymer(s) in the polymer set have a crosslinkable group in a side chain.    USE - Composition is used for pattern formation (claimed) by lithographic processes in manufacture of semiconductor devices and liquid crystal devices, e.g. LED and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The composition enables easy formation of fine pattern with improved etching resistance and having cross-sectional shape that is superior in rectangularity (i.e. tailing of a pattern is reduced) due to the presence of polystyrene block, having a desired fine micro domain structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for pattern forming method.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a patterned layer (146c) in a direct contact (167b) with a substrate. A deposited conducting material is in direct contact with the patterned layer, and coincides with a repeating pattern of pyramid nanostructures (150c). A semiconductor layer is deposited on the conducting material. Another conducting material deposited in the direct contact with the semiconductor layer, where the semiconductor layer and the latter conducting material coincide with the repeating pattern of the pyramid nanostructures.    USE - Method for producing a nanostructured solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables optimizing shape of the nanostructures in a flexible manner. The method enables layering the conducting material on the patterned substrate with sharp angles to avoid strain and cracking, thus avoiding damage of the conductive material and increasing cell performance in an effective manner. The method enables minimizing residual layer thickness to reduce overall material consumption, thus reducing manufacturing cost in an efficient manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method involves forming a polymeric layer with silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a nanostructured solar cell.    Nanostructured solar cell (100c)    Patterned layer (146c)    Pyramid nanostructures (150c)    Active layer (162c)    Direct contact (167b)
NOVELTY - The module (100) has top and bottom thin film solar cell circuits (110A, 110B) comprising multi-layered structures including first conductive layers formed over substrates, absorber layers formed between first conductive layer and a buffer layer, and second conductive layer formed over the buffer layer. The top and bottom thin film solar cell circuits are oriented such that the absorber layers are placed between the substrates of the circuits, where the first and second solar cell circuits include different bandgap profiles.    USE - Tandem thin film solar module i.e. copper-indium-selenium (CIS)-based solar module such as copper indium gallium selenide or copper indium aluminum selenide module.    ADVANTAGE - The module provides a tandem graded band gap profile that provides reduced thermalization loss, reduced minority carrier collection loss, and reduced recombination loss, so that a light absorption management splits light spectrum absorption to two segments of high/low photon energy, thus improving conversion efficiency and reducing energy gap between absorbed photon energy and material band gap between absorbers, and hence reducing or eliminating dead areas of non-absorption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for forming a tandem solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a tandem solar module.    Tandem thin film solar module (100)    Top thin film solar cell circuit (110A)    Bottom thin film solar cell circuit (110B)    Bottom circuit (120B)    Coupling material layer (150)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming emitter contact (120) and back contact on front side and back side of substrate. The emitter contact and back contact are configured to include a doped layer in direct contact with substrate. The doped layer is a single crystalline material including n-type semiconductor material having electron affinity smaller than that of substrate, or a p-type semiconductor material having hole affinity larger than that of substrate. The doped layer comprises silicon-germanium alloy or carbon-silicon alloy. The passivation layer is formed in contact with doped layer.    USE - Method for fabricating photovoltaic device e.g. hybrid germanium solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The emitter contact and/or the back contact are configured to reduce the valence band offset by including a doped layer having a composition of elements adjusted to provide a bandgap that improves open circuit voltage while maintaining the fill factor. The device structures improve the open circuit voltage of the multi-junction cell by employing the germanium-containing bottom cell provided with an improved open circuit voltage without compromising the fill factor of the bottom cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a germanium cell with an n-type substrate.    Absorption layer (102)    Silicon germanium layers (104,106)    Silicon carbide layer (108,110)    Electrode (112)    Emitter contact (120)
NOVELTY - The method involves epitaxially forming (702) a release layer on an InP substrate. The window layer is epitaxially formed (704) over the release layer and first subcell is formed (706) over the window layer. The backing layer is formed (708) over the first subcell. The release layer is etched (710) to separate the solar cell from the Indium phosphide substrate.    USE - Method for fabricating Indium phosphide-based solar cell free of substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The increased robustness also reduces the cost of solar cells produced using ELO by enabling higher yields during the production process. The flexible cells allow the construction of panels, thereby enabling the construction of space vehicles with more available power. The dual-junction design enables higher efficiencies than single-junction designs. The design flexibility is increased which can result in more efficient solar cell and thermophotovoltaic designs. The additional subcell over the first subcell can increase the overall efficiency of a multi-junction solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the method of forming a lattice-matched solar cell on an Indium phosphide substrate.    Step for forming a release layer (702)    Step for forming a window layer (704)    Step for forming a first subcell (706)    Step for forming a backing layer (708)    Step for etching the release layer (710)
NOVELTY - The new type utility claims have one plant is applied to zinc bromine liquid flow energy storage battery and combination cabinet body, cabinet body comprises combination BMS control cabinet and battery cabinet, the BMS control cabinet provided with three mounting room respectively set one electric power electronic component, a DC/DC converter and DC-BUS wire, the battery cabinet with three individual mounting room, respectively for placing electric stack and stack electric installation room, set radiator room of heat circulation, and placing the liquid storage tank and liquid storage tank mounting room. The utility model is new type combination cabinet body for zinc bromine liquid flow energy storage battery install partition and distributing, which can increase zinc bromine liquid flow energy storage battery and working reliability and stability, and heat radiating effect is good, it can improve performance and energy storage battery.
NOVELTY - The new type utility claims have one kind zinc bromine liquid flow energy storage battery of electric stack arrangement structure, comprising power, the electric stack arrangement are fixed on the same one horizontal plane. The utility model is new type aiming at zinc bromine liquid flow energy storage battery charge and discharge circuit and process the pressure and rate of flow control exist the problem, to the whole power of eight zinc bromine liquid flow energy storage battery and the stack arrangement for modify, electrolyte and battery active zinc bromine liquid flow energy storage in that through each power of the whole stack process and no balance problem, and that have periphery environment for pressure and flow rate control and influence, to increase zinc bromine liquid flow cell and whole efficiency.
NOVELTY - A back-contact silicon thin film solar cell consists of a crystalline silicon absorber layer, emitter layer on silicon absorber layer, a back contact system for collection of light on the absorber layer, a glass substrate, a barrier layer having thickness of 50 nm to 1 micron, and an optical property-improving layer having thickness of 40-250 nm on the barrier layer. The silicon absorber layer having 0.5-20 nm thin silicon-containing and/or oxygen-silicon layer is provided adjacent to at least one optical property-improving layer.    USE - Back-contact silicon thin film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The back-contact silicon thin film solar cell has improved efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A back-contact silicon thin film solar cell consists of a crystalline silicon absorber layer, emitter layer of p-type and n-type doping semiconductor material on the silicon absorber layer, a back contact system for collection of light which produces excess charge carriers on silicon absorber layer, a glass substrate, a barrier layer having thickness of 50 nm to 1 micron on the substrate, and an optical property-improving layer having thickness of 40-250 nm on the barrier layer. The silicon absorber layer having 0.5-20 nm thin silicon-containing and/or oxygen-silicon layer is provided adjacent to at least one optical property-improving layer. The n-conductive crystalline silicon absorber layer having thickness of 200 nm to 40 microns is formed by homogeneous doping of mono-crystalline silicon grains having thickness of 2x 1015 to 5x 1018 cm-3 over the entire thickness, and carrying out liquid phase crystallization. Between the silicon-containing and/or oxygen-silicon layer, and absorber layer, a silica-passivation layer is formed during the liquid phase crystallization. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of back-contact silicon thin film solar cell.
NOVELTY - Composite structure comprises nanoparticles (NPs) deposited on a graphene substrate; and graphitic sheet. The NPs on the graphene substrate form a core-shell structure with the graphitic sheet encapsulating the nanoparticles.    USE - The composite structure is useful for catalytic applications e.g. in fuel cells and dye sensitized solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The product is a unique encapsulating structure of graphene with NPs made by a simple LD (also called laser ablation) process. The NPs deposited on graphene spontaneously form a core-shell structure with a protective covering of graphitic shells around them. This significantly enhances their stability. The encapsulated structures also have excellent catalytic abilities. It ensures that the NPs are firmly attached to graphene and the encapsulating structure is robust enough for real life applications. The method is simple, scalable, and commercially suitable; provides efficient one-step synthesis of graphene and NP core-shell structure; improves the stability of the NPs; provides excellent catalytic ability; and forms a protective covering of graphite shells around NPs in one step, where the size and spatial distribution of NPs are uniform and controllable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing an encapsulating structure which involves a one step process of depositing NPs onto a graphene substrate using pulsed laser deposition (PLD).
NOVELTY - Manufacture of oriented ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) product involves feeding UHMWPE at the nip of at least one pair of rollers having a predetermined linear roller speed and a predetermined temperature (T1) to obtain a pre-laminate and hot-stretching the pre-laminate at a predetermined linear roller speed and a predetermined temperature (T2).    USE - Manufacture of oriented ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene product e.g. sheet, tape, fiber and film (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to heat sinks/exchanger in printed circuit boards for computers, printers, interior and exterior material of automotive, battery, superconducting coil, refrigeration system, building material, chemical engineering device and solar device.    ADVANTAGE - The method is environmentally-friendly, and enables efficient manufacture of oriented UHMWPE product with excellent thermal conductivity and heat capacity, by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for oriented UHMWPE product, which has axial thermal conductivity of 70-200W/m.K, transverse direction thermal conductivity of 0.022-0.045 W/m.K, heat capacity of 6-25 MJ/m3K and crystallinity degree of 85-95%.
NOVELTY - A porous support comprises a nanoweb in which nanofibers are integrated in the form of a nonwoven fabric including pores. The nanoweb has moisture saturation time of 1 second to 600 seconds.    USE - Porous support is used for reinforced membrane (claimed) for filter for water purification and air purification. Can also be used for composite material for battery separation film and strengthened composite film for fuel cell used in car.    ADVANTAGE - The porous support has excellent durability, heat resistance, chemical resistance, air permeability, water permeability and hydrophilicity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of porous support.
NOVELTY - The method involves cleaning a polycrystalline silicon base by using acid solution, where the acid solution is mixed solution of hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid. Diffusion gettering process is performed on the polycrystalline silicon base. Texturing process is performed on the surface of the polycrystalline silicon base. Concentration of the hydrofluoric acid in the acid solution is about 5-20 wt.%. Concentration of the hydrochloric acid in the acid solution is 5-20 wt.%.    USE - Polycrystalline silicon solar energy battery manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing heavy metal impurity ion amount of the polycrystalline silicon base and increasing conversion efficiency of a silicon solar energy battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a polycrystalline silicon solar energy battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a polycrystalline silicon solar energy battery manufacturing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Providing have one kind photovoltaic cell with transparent electric conduction thin film and production device, comprising set on moving belt above the hot glass plate double sleeve chemistry gas phase reactor, forming thin film material and reactive gaseous state precursor from entrance of the double sleeve chemistry gas phase reactor entrance, wherein the chemistry gas phase reactor comprises temperature sensor, when in a certain temperature range is in the hot glass surface generating deposition reaction, thus to obtain stannic oxide fluorin doped transparent electric conduction oxide thin film. According to production device technology of the utility model is new type is simple, using suitable gaseous state of precursor deposition have stannic oxide fluorin doped transparent electric conduction oxide thin film in the hot mobile glass surface (FTO), to obtain the FTO transparent electric conduction film with high transmittance, high electrical conductivity and it is itself textured structure, wide application and on amorphous silicon (a-Si :H) thin film solar energy battery.
NOVELTY - A neutral zinc-iron based dual liquid flow battery comprises section of single cell or two or more single cells in series to from stack, a positive electrolyte storage tank, a negative electrolyte storage tank, an anode electrolysis solution and a cathode electrolysis solution, where the anode electrolysis solution is potassium ferrocyanide, and the cathode electrolysis solution is aqueous solution containing zinc ions.    USE - Neutral zinc-iron based dual liquid flow battery.
NOVELTY - A thin-film solar cell has a transparent electroconductive film containing oxysulfide, a P-layer made of microcrystalline hydrogenated silicon in the form of solid solution, and a N-layer, sequentially provided on a transparent base layer. The concentration of hydrogen is decreased gradually from P-layer to N-layer.    USE - Thin-film solar cell (claimed).
NOVELTY - The cell (MS) has a sub-cell (SC1) made of a lattice constant, and another sub-cell (SC2) that is arranged with another lattice constant. The former lattice constant is greater than the latter lattice constant by 00.008AA. A metamorphic buffer (MP1) is formed between the former sub-cell and the latter sub-cell. A set of compensation layers (KOM1) is arranged to compensate a residual strain of the buffer, where the number of compensation layer is selected based on a specific formula such that the layers are not a part of a pn junction of a tunnel diode.    USE - Multi-junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The number of compensation layer is selected based on the specific formula such that the layers are not the part of the pn junction of the tunnel diode, thus reducing tensile stress, reducing manufacturing costs, increasing manufacturing yield, reducing material consumption, and enabling to achieve significant reduction of wafer curvature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a multi-junction solar cell.    Compensation layers (KOM1)    Metamorphic buffer (MP1)    Multi-junction solar cell (MS)    Sub-cells (SC1, SC2)
NOVELTY - An indole derivative (I), is new.    USE - New indole derivative is used for polymer e.g. copolymer for coloring composition for color filter (all claimed) for liquid crystal display device, organic solar cell and solid-state image sensor, and spectacles, contact lens and tinted contact lenses.    ADVANTAGE - The indole derivative provides coloring composition having excellent heat-resistance, solvent resistance, and weather resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An indole derivative of formula (I), is new.    R1-R4=H, nitro, halo, cyano, amido, carboxy, 1-6C alkyl, 1-6C alkoxy, 2-4C alkoxycarbonyl, 2-4C alkylcarbonyloxy or 7-10C arylcarbonyl;    R5,R6=phenyl (optionally substituted by 1-6C alkyl), H, 1-6C alkyl, 7-13C aralkyl, nitro, halo, cyano or 7-9C phenylalkyl;    n=0-4;    R7=H, 1-6C alkyl, 7-13C aralkyl, or phenyl (optionally substituted by 1-6C alkoxy, OH, carboxy, halo, CN, amido or 2-4C alkoxycarbonyl) or phenyl-1-7C alkyl;    R8=R1 (excluding H);    R12=H or methyl;    A1=chain containing -O-, -OCO-, -COO-, vinylene group or arylene group, or chain containing -O-, -OCO-, -COO- or 1-21C alkylene or arylene (both optionally substituted by OH);    A2=-NH- or -O-;and    An-=aryl having electron-withdrawing group, sulfonyl having electron-withdrawing group or anion-containing haloalkyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polymer, which consists of monomer unit derived from indole derivative (I);    (2) coloring composition, which consists of indole derivative (I); and    (3) colored resin, which consists of indole derivative (I).
NOVELTY - The method involves diffusing furnace pipe through light rapid thermal oxidation treatment of the wafer to form uniform oxide film on the silicon surface. The oxidation gas is doped with chlorine, anhydrous hydrogen chloride, and chlorine triethylene.    USE - Method for diffusion crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the crystalline silicon solar cell can be increased. The crystalline silicon solar cell can be controlled effectively. The crystalline silicon solar cell can be prevented from being polluted. The silicon solar cell is easy to clean.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has controller (400) that forms first current route in which current flows from susceptor (114) to substrate, from substrate to the focus ring (210), and from the focus ring to grounding body, and a second current route in which a current flows from the susceptor to dielectric ring, from the dielectric ring to focus ring, and from focus ring to grounding body (230). The controller adjusts dielectric constant of dielectric ring (220) to control second current, thus controlling first current, and controls top surface electric potential of focus ring by controlling first current.    USE - Plasma processing apparatus for performing plasma process on substrate e.g., semiconductor wafer, flat panel display substrate or substrate for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Enables to possible to adjust the dielectric constant by introducing the dielectric fluid into the space formed within the dielectric ring or by discharging the dielectric fluid from the space, without exchanging the dielectric ring. Prevents the processing rate from being decreased due to the non-uniformity of the voltage applied to the periphery of the wafer, so that the processing rate can be enhanced. By moving the grounding body toward the focus ring, the top surface electric potential of the focus ring can be decreased from the potential in the floating state to a desired potential, up to approximately ground potential, without changing the position of the conductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the surface potential detecting sensor for measuring the top surface electric potential of the focus ring.    Susceptor (114)    Focus ring (210)    Dielectric ring (220)    Grounding body (230)    Controller (400)
NOVELTY - A carbon material comprises 1000 ppm bi-functional catalyst and a pore structure comprising pores, where the pore structure comprises a total pore volume of 1 cc/g or more, 50% or more of the total pore volume resides in pores has a pore size of 2-50 nm as determined from nitrogen sorption derived density functional theory.    USE - Carbon material for use in electrode that is utilized as secondary anode in device such as metal-air battery (all claimed) i.e. lithium-air battery and electrical energy storage devices such as ultracapacitors, fuel cells and battery system, and hybrid EDLC/metal-air device, for vehicles, internal combustion engine powered automobiles.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon material has enhanced electrochemical performance, improved active life and power performance, unique porosity and high surface area, and provides the battery with high theoretical specific energy, better charge-discharge performance and enhanced reversibility of the metal-air reaction while maintaining the desired pore structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a metal-air battery    (2) an electrode    (3) a device comprising a secondary anode    (4) a resorcinol-formaldehyde dried polymer gel.
NOVELTY - The method involves introducing the hydrogen gas stream into the hydrogen pumping cell, where the hydrogen gas stream comprises hydrogen sulfide in an amount of about 10 ppm to about 1,000 ppm. The hydrogen gas stream is provided with a relative humidity of about 0.1% or more at the operational temperature and pressure of the hydrogen pumping cell. A purified hydrogen gas is collected from the hydrogen pumping cell. Catalyst made of platinum, palladium, ruthenium, nickel or alloys is positioned on surface of membrane facing anode and cathode.    USE - Method for purifying hydrogen gas stream.    ADVANTAGE - The purified hydrogen gas collected from the cathode is free from any impurity, including hydrogen sulfide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a hydrogen pump cell in operation.
NOVELTY - The semiconductor device has first insulating film over the first transistor, and includes a second opening and a third opening. A first conductive film is over the first insulating film and in the first opening and the second opening, and is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the first transistor through the third opening. The first conductive film penetrates an upper surface of the substrate through a back surface of the substrate, in which first opening and the second opening overlap with each other.    USE - Semiconductor device for use in display device (claimed) such as LCD. Can be used in an organic electroluminescent (EL) display, a photoelectric conversion element such as a photo sensor or solar cell, a video camera or a digital camera, a goggle type display, a navigation system, an audio reproducing device, a computer, and a game machine.    ADVANTAGE - Ensures that freedom in a layout of the semiconductor element is improved since electrical connection to the semiconductor element can be obtained through the substrate. Prevents an impurity element, moisture, or the like from the outside from entering a semiconductor element since the substrate that remains after being thinned serves as a protective film that keeps resistance of a semiconductor device. Ensures that eddy current of metal and a decrease in communication range can be suppressed by providing a material having magnetic permeability between the semiconductor device and metal. Ensures that intensity of the insulating film can be improved, and physical damage such as crack generation at the time of forming an opening or the like or film reduction at the time of etching can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a display device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic diagram of the manufacturing method of a semiconductor device.
NOVELTY - The device (100) has a back contact layer (104) placed above a substrate (102). An absorber layer (106) is placed above the back contact layer, where the absorber layer comprises two regions at respectively different horizontally locations, and each respective region includes a respectively different concentration profile of an ingredient at respective depth of the absorber layer. A respective region includes shape selected from a group consisting of a cylinder and a polygonal prism. A metal precursor layer is formed above the substrate.    USE - Photovoltaic device i.e. solar cells, for absorbing sun light and converting light energy into electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The device improves performance such as increased open-circuit voltage and fill factor. The device utilizes both high electrical conductivity and high optical transmittance of transparent conductive layer that are desirable to improve photovoltaic efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for forming an absorber layer of a photovoltaic device    (2) a method for fabricating a photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a portion of a photovoltaic device during fabrication.    Photovoltaic device (100)    Substrate (102)    Back contact layer (104)    Absorber layer (106)
NOVELTY - The method for partially wrapping the substrate web (204) around a third transport roller (208) by a third wrap angle, to orient the substrate web at a third angle relative to the horizontal, and then passing the substrate through a second substantially enclosed gallium indium deposition zone at the third angle, receiving the substrate with a take-up roll (206), and in which within each deposition zone, a substantially enclosed effusion assembly deposits material onto the substrate as the substrate passes through the deposition zone.    USE - Method for depositing semiconductor absorber layer onto flexible substrate web during manufacturing of thin-film solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - By carefully controlling the temperatures of the molten materials at each effusion port, and by maintaining a substantially constant transport speed of the substrate material through the deposition region, the rate at which metal vapor from each crucible is applied to the appropriate deposition surface of the traveling substrate can be controlled readily to produce uniform thin-layer deposition thickness along the length of such material. Minimize difficulties by using multiple, shorter sources, and by allowing for flow rate adjustment of each source independently to maintain a desired overall effusion rate. Maintains tension on the web to reduce curling of the web and/or helps to maintain a substantially flat surface for deposition of evaporated materials in the deposition zones. The integral port/heater combination maintains high temperatures at the port surfaces exposed to the effusing flux, thus, preventing evaporate condensation and subsequent spitting, which negatively effects system quality.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the web transport device.    Monitoring station (140)    Transport-guide structure (200)    Substrate web (204)    Take-up roll (206)    Transport roller (208)
NOVELTY - The device has semi-polar III-nitride layers epitaxially grown on a semi-polar crystal plane of gallium nitride. The semi-polar crystal plane is oriented at x degrees from an m-plane (306) of gallium nitride and in c-direction of the gallium nitride. The semi-polar III-Nitride layers include a surface with roughness of 0.75 nanometers or less. The semi-polar III-nitride layers comprise n-type aluminum, indium, gallium, nitride layers and p-type aluminum, indium, gallium, nitride layers.    USE - Semi-polar III-nitride optoelectronic device for displaying, lighting, biomedical imaging, and illumination applications. Uses include but are not limited to laser, LED, LD, superluminescent diode, semiconductor amplifier, photonic crystal laser, VCSEL laser, solar cell and photodetector.    ADVANTAGE - The device eliminates spontaneous and piezoelectric polarization effects in III-nitride based optoelectronic devices to grow the III-nitride devices on non-polar planes of a crystal. The device improves laser performance and allows thicker quantum-wells to reduce effective carrier density in quantum-wells and facilitate low transparency carrier density.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating an optoelectronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a prototype laser device structure.    Prototype laser device structure (300)    Gallium nitride substrate (302)    Top surface (304)    M-plane (306)    Active regions (312, 314a, 314b)
NOVELTY - The utility model relates to a blunt temperable anti reflection film of high PID(potential induced degradation) one single battery, comprises in turn deposited on monocrystalline silicon piece substrate frontage of the first layer SiOx layer as bottom layer and the second layer SiOx layer as the middle layer and the third layer SiNx layer as the top layer, the first layer and the SiOx layer, the second layer SiOx layer and third layer SiNx layer total film thickness is 65 to 120nm; refractive index rate is 1.9 to 2.2, third layer SiNx layer and the single layer or multiple layer is SiNx layer. Adopt the utility new type the blunt A temperable reflection film can reduce reflectivity, increase a passivation effect, to increase solar cell efficiency, and with good anti-PID of the attenuation characteristic.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to the field of solar technology backing film, particularly to a transparent solar cell backsheet and their components; a transparent solar cell backsheet, including a transparent substrate, characterized by further comprising: a transparent side of the transparent substrate ultraviolet absorbing layer, a transparent UV-absorbing layer located on the surface of the fluorine into a silicide film, and a transparent weatherable layer on the other side of the transparent substrate, the transparent weatherable layer located fluorine surface into silicide layer. The beneficial effect is the solar battery back film transparent high light transmittance, wherein in visible light area and 380 to 700nm average light transmittance more than 80%, bear wet heat aging. And the ultraviolet absorbing layer with absorbing ultraviolet radiation and function, can better protect the inner layer of material from ultraviolet radiation.
NOVELTY - Coating material comprises phosphorus pentoxide as doping material, phosphoric acid, lower alcohol, wettability agent, and an organic silicon.    USE - Coating material used for silicon solar batteries (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The coating material effectively provides sufficient reproducibility to the silicon solar batteries.
NOVELTY - The reinforced thin crystalline silicon wafer (100) has a barrier layer (120) that is formed at a lower portion of a thin crystalline silicon wafer (110). A bonding layer (130) is formed in the lower portion of the barrier layer. A conductive substrate (140) provides a strength and that is formed at the lower portion of the bonding layer. The barrier layer prevents an impurity of the conductive substrate and infiltrated to the thin crystalline silicon wafer.    USE - Reinforced thin crystalline silicon wafer used for substrate and crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The damage of the reinforced thin crystalline silicon wafer is prevented. Therefore the yield and the efficiency of the silicon solar cell are increased and the amount of silicone material used is reduced. The silicon solar cell cost is reduced and the competitive power toward the energy of domestic and foreign sunlight industry is enhanced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the reinforced thin crystalline silicon wafer.    Reinforced thin crystalline silicon wafer (100)    Thin crystalline silicon wafer (110)    Barrier layer (120)    Bonding layer (130)    Conductive substrate (140)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of glass plate (13) involves glass plate involves molding molten glass (12) in plate shape to obtain glass plate, and cooling the glass plate, and in which sulfur-oxide gas is sprayed on the glass plate on at least one portion with glass transition temperature of 50 degrees C or more. The glass plate comprises 60 %mass or less silicon dioxide and alkali metal and alkaline-earth metal.    USE - Manufacture of glass plate used for flat panel display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient manufacture of glass plate by preventing generation of scalding.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for apparatus (1) for manufacture of glass plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of apparatus for manufacture of glass plate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Manufacturing apparatus (1)    Molding portion (10)    Cooling component (11)    Molten glass (12)    Glass plate (13)
NOVELTY - Oxide sinter comprises indium, tantalum, zirconium and oxygen as constituent element. The atomic ratio of tantalum with respect to total content of indium, tantalum and zirconium is 0.1-0.5, atomic ratio of zirconium with respect to total content of indium, tantalum and zirconium is 1-2.4, and the atomic ratio of total of tantalum and zirconium with respect to total content of indium, tantalum and zirconium is 1.1-2.5.    USE - Oxide sinter is used for sputtering target for manufacture of oxide transparent conductive film (all claimed) for liquid crystal display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The oxide sinter provides oxide transparent conductive film having low resistance and low optical absorption property in large wavelength range of infrared region from visible region, and suppresses the abnormal discharge in sputtering.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of oxide transparent conductive film.
NOVELTY - A gallium nitride film has oxygen content of 10 atomic% or less and half-power band width of 0.4 degrees or less in plane (002), as measured by X-ray diffraction. The gallium nitride film is produced by sputtering method.    USE - Gallium nitride film is used for forming laminated substrate for semiconductor element used in electronic device (all claimed) e.g. touchscreen for flat panel display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gallium nitride film has high crystallinity and transmittance, and low oxygen content.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of gallium nitride film; and    (2) laminated substrate.
NOVELTY - The system has a main portion that is comprised with a communication control unit, and a solar panel which is positioned in the upper side of the communication control unit. An information sending unit is configured for transmitting the current amount information of the storage battery to an information storage unit. A storage battery is configured to store the electricity generated by the solar panel. A monitoring server (300) is configured for registering the reference point status information provided from a controller.    USE - System for monitoring reference point of photovoltaic device.    ADVANTAGE - The reference point is monitored effectively, and the repair and maintenance is carried out easily in real time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the system for monitoring reference point of photovoltaic device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Photovoltaic device reference point monitoring apparatus (100)    Controller (200)    Monitoring server (300)
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a quantum well structure of CIGS thin-film solar cells, which comprises a CdS buffer layer and the CIGS absorber layer formed pn junction, the CIGS thin film solar cell pn structure the CIGS absorber layer comprises a quantum well structure formed by a plurality of cycles. A quantum trap the separated and can capture free electron, wherein under excitation of sunlight, forming large current then increase efficiency of thin film solar energy battery. The quantum trap structure avoids have the crystal particle growth abnormal and forming the hole and crack, preparation have the compact crystal particle size uniform size, high quality thin film and its energy gap matching, at the same time, quantum trap structure is for full absorption of sunlight. So, further increase have efficiency of CIGS thin film solar energy battery.
NOVELTY - The furnace has upper flange portion (1), lower flange portion (2), furnace inner wall (5) and furnace outer wall (6). The furnace outer wall and furnace inner wall are set between upper and lower flange portions. The outer wall is set with upper wall in between water inlet (3) and water outlet (4). The outer wall is set with water interlayer (9) set with multiple filter plates (7). The plates, two outside walls of water interlayer and inner wall are fixedly connected with each other. An upper portion of plate is set with multiple through holes.    USE - Single crystal furnace used during manufacture of semiconductor device and solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The structure of the single crystal furnace is simplified, and the cooling effect of the furnace is good. The using life of the furnace is prolonged.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the single crystal furnace.    Upper flange portion (1)    Lower flange portion (2)    Water inlet (3)    Water outlet (4)    Furnace inner wall (5)    Furnace outer wall (6)    Filter plate (7)    Water interlayer (9)
NOVELTY - The wall structure has an inner layer comprises a first rubber compound. A center layer comprises a polymer film. An outer layer comprises a second rubber compound. The first and second rubber compounds comprise a nitrile rubber. The first and second rubber compounds both, comprises a urethane rubber. The first and second rubber compounds both, is vulcanized. The first and second rubber compounds the second rubber compound, or both, is cross-linked by a free radical initiator.    USE - Wall structure for hydrocarbon storage vessel.    ADVANTAGE - The fabric layer enable a fuel cell formed from the wall structure to better withstand stresses from the vibration, inertia, fluid loads, and structural loads to which the fuel cell is subjected. The method requires the use of glass jars with precision ground, flattened edges, and metal rings cut to fit inside the original glass jar screw cap.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for forming a hydrocarbon storage vessel; and    (2) a fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of fuel cell.    Flexible walls (102)    Grommets (104)    Filling port (106)    Vent port (108)
NOVELTY - A core-shell structure catalyst comprises carbon-supported platinum-based alloy.    USE - Core-shell structure catalyst used for a fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has small granularity of 3-4 nm, uniform particle size distribution, high noble metal utilization rate, high electrochemical activity and catalytic activity, and is non-toxic. Further, the catalyst has catalytic oxidation of methanol of 9 times as compared to commercial active platinum on carbon catalyst.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A core-shell structure catalyst comprises carbon-supported platinum-based alloy of formula A-B'-D'/C.    A=Pt;    B'=noble metal; and    D'=acid-soluble metal.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of the core-shell structure catalyst, comprising:    (A) mixing metal salt precursors, activated carbon, and ethylene glycol and stirring;    (B) regulating pH value of the obtained mixed solution to 8-11 and heating;    (C) filtering mixed solution and drying filtrate; and    (D) ultrasonically treating dried sample in acid solution, and filtering to obtain the core-shell structure catalyst.
NOVELTY - Polyimide film is copolymer of aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhydride and aromatic diamine.    USE - Polyimide film used in transistor substrate, flexible printed circuit board, flexible solar cell substrate and flexible organic light-emitting diode display substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The polyimide film is transparent, conductive, and has excellent mechanical properties and thermal stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for preparing polyimide film, which involves:    (A) dissolving aromatic diamine in a solvent and then adding solid aromatic dianhydride under nitrogen environment;    (B) stirring mixture and filtering to obtain polyamide acid solution;    (C) coating polyamide acid solution on the substrate; and    (D) carrying out imidization process and removing the substrate to obtain polyimide film.
NOVELTY - An indium doped P-type nickel oxide quantum point sensitized solar cell comprises an impurity atom doped with lead tellurite quantum point as sensitizer.    USE - Indium doped P-type nickel oxide quantum point sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has high photoelectric conversion efficiency, and can be manufactured in a simple and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing an indium doped P-type nickel oxide quantum point sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - A magnesium-doped P-type nickel oxide quantum dot sensitized solar cell comprises an impurity atom doped with quantum dot.    USE - Magnesium-doped P-type nickel oxide quantum dot sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has high photoelectric conversion efficiency, and can be manufactured in a simple and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a magnesium-doped P-type nickel oxide quantum dot sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - Removal of oxygen impurity in polycrystalline silicon involves feeding polycrystalline silicon into smelting crucible through feeding machine, subjecting to electron beam melting, forming silicon fluid, smelting to remove oxygen, adding polycrystalline silicon to bottom of the crucible using turning machine, repeating electron beam melting to remove oxygen, cooling when the load carrying capacity of the crucible is in predetermined range, and removing silicon ingot from the crucible.    USE - Removal of oxygen impurity in polycrystalline silicon used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables continuous removal of oxygen impurity in polycrystalline silicon with high yield and improved production efficiency of more than 35%. The photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar cell using the polycrystalline is improved by more than 0.1%.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for device for removal of oxygen impurity in polycrystalline silicon.
NOVELTY - A flow cell stack comprises outermost end plates in inward of the stack, collecting plates and bipolar plates, where the collector plates and the bipolar plates are provided with a conductive layer and the materials utilized for the conductive layer have 0. 5 Q.cm or less resistivity of a conductive material.    USE - Flow cell stack.    ADVANTAGE - The flow cell stack is capable of improving abnormality in terminal voltage flow in battery as it contains conductive layer, and has electric pile of each section between single battery voltage and homogeneity, increased power stack property and long shelf-life.
NOVELTY - A polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer (I), is new.    USE - New polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer is used in preparation of poly(3,4-alkylenedioxy (thiophene, selenophene, pyrrole, furan or tellurophene)) (claimed) for light-emitting diodes, solar cells, transistors, and electrochromic glass.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer of formula (I), is new.    R1=H, -CnH(2n+1), -CnH2nOCnH(2n+1), -OSi(Me)2, -CH(CnH(2n+1))2 or -C(CnH(2n+1))3;    R2=-CnH(2n)-, -O-, -Si(Me)2- or -CnH2nOCnH(2n);    R3=-CnH2n-1;    R4=H or -CnH2n+1;and    X=S, Se, NH or O.
NOVELTY - Use of 5-fluoro-6-alkoxy-benzothiadiazole donor-acceptor alternating copolymer in organic solar cells, is claimed.    USE - Use of 5-fluoro-6-alkoxy-benzothiadiazole donor-acceptor alternating copolymer in optoelectronic devices e.g. organic solar cells (claimed), field-effect transistor and organic light-emitting diode ideal semiconductor material.    ADVANTAGE - The 5-fluoro-6-alkoxy-benzothiadiazole donor-acceptor alternating copolymer has excellent planarity, low highest-occupied molecular orbital level, solubility, sunlight capturing ability, hole-transport capability, and carrier mobility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of 5-fluoro-6-alkoxy-benzothiadiazole donor-acceptor alternating copolymer, which involves stirring tetrabutylammonium bromide, 5-fluoro-6-octyloxy-4,7-di(thien-2-yl)-benzothiadiazole and 2,7-bis(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-(9-dioctyl)-9H-silicon fluorene in tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium catalytic system under reflux in nitrogen atmosphere using toluene and aqueous sodium bicarbonate as solvent for 3 days, adding phenylboronic acid and bromobenzene under reflux, cooling, adding water and chloroform, separating organic layer, precipitating using acetone, dissolving precipitate in small amount of chloroform, precipitating, repeating three times, and drying under high vacuum.
NOVELTY - A metal complex of macrocyclic metal species of aromatic compounds chosen from phthalocyanine, naphthalocyanine, porphyrazine, porphyrin, sub-phthalocyanine, sub-naphthalocyanine, sub-porphyrazine and sub-porphyrin, is claimed. The metal of metal complex is chosen from e.g. lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, chromium, molybdenum, manganese, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel and palladium.    USE - New aromatic macrocyclic metal complex is used as dye used in manufacture of solar cell panel and organic light-emitting diode, preparation of polymer, textiles and photodynamic therapy.    ADVANTAGE - The aromatic macrocyclic metal complex has excellent fluorescence properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A metal complex of macrocyclic metal species of aromatic compounds chosen from phthalocyanine, naphthalocyanine, porphyrazine, porphyrin, sub-phthalocyanine, sub-naphthalocyanine, sub-porphyrazine and sub-porphyrin, is claimed. The metal of metal complex is chosen from lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, chromium, molybdenum, manganese, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, cadmium, boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, silicon, germanium, tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, selenium and tellurium. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) synthesis of metal complex; and    (2) compound synthesis of metal nanopowder used in synthesis of aromatic macrocyclic metal complex.
NOVELTY - A solar energy photovoltaic component, comprising orderly laminated back plate, first package layer, solar energy battery piece, second package layer, glass base plate and silicon dioxide layer, wherein the solar battery piece comprises orderly cascaded battery back surface, silicon chip, diffusion layer, silicon nitride layer and passivation layer, battery back surface is set with the first packaging layer on the second package layer is passivation layer formed above. Said solar energy photovoltaic module with high conversion efficiency and good anti-the PID performance.
NOVELTY - The method involves placing the substrates (2) on planetary carriers (5) arranged around a main axis (4) of rotation. Each planetary carrier is rotationally fixed to the planetary axis of rotation which is perpendicular to exposed surface area of substrate. The exposed area of the substrate is rotated so as to make an apparent circumscribed circle with specific radius. An angle between the planetary axis of rotation and the main axis of rotation is measured in a range of 15 degrees -75 degrees .    USE - Method for carrying substrate such as metal component with special surface, transparent substrate for optical layer, silicon wafer for electronics, and solar cell during deposition of thin surface layers on substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The large-scale production of substrate is performed with small rotary table suitable for experimental or laboratory applications, and the differences in the homogeneity of thin films on various substrates and the differences in thickness between the individual substrates are eliminated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a rotary table for carrying substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the rotary table with seven rotating plates.    Rotary table (1)    Substrate (2)    Main axis of rotation (4)    Planetary carrier (5)    Steel column (10)
NOVELTY - A composite alkali-metal hydride has half value width of diffraction peak, in X-ray-diffraction measurement of Cu-K alpha wavelength is 1.5 times or more when compared with mixed alkali-metal hydride in which 2 or more types of alkali-metal hydride are mixed. Two or more types of alkali metal hydride are compounded in the composite alkali-metal hydride.    USE - Composite alkali-metal hydride used for manufacture of composite alkali-metal amide compound and hydrogen (all claimed) for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The composite alkali-metal hydride has improved reaction rate with ammonia, and produces hydrogen at improved productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of composite alkali-metal hydride;    (2) manufacture of composite alkali-metal amide compound;    (3) manufacture of hydrogen; and    (4) conversion of ammonia hydrogen.
NOVELTY - A group III nitride crystal is manufactured by making group III element and nitrogen source react in alkali-metal melt (100) in reaction container (15) containing a nitrogen source and growing produced group III nitride crystal. Contents of reaction container are stirred in rotary motion, centering on a predetermined rotating shaft, which inclines with respect to the direction of gravity.    USE - Manufacture of group III nitride crystal for semiconductor device (claimed), such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus mixes a reaction substance efficiently by inducing the flow of melt strongly, resulting in rapid reaction on the crystal growth surface. Manufactured crystal has good uniformity and quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) group III nitride crystal; and    (2) group III nitride crystal manufacturing apparatus comprising rotary-motion part to perform the rotary motion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional diagram of the state which makes the reaction container in the apparatus incline.    Crucible or reaction container (15)    Alkali-metal melt (100)
NOVELTY - The solar cell element (1) has a semiconductor substrate (2) and a reflection prevention layer (9) which is arranged on one main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and contains silicon nitride. The reflection prevention layer has a first reflection prevention layer (9a) with low oxygen concentration, and second reflection prevention layer (9b) whose oxygen concentration is higher than the former reflection prevention layer. The latter reflection prevention layer has larger thickness than the former reflection prevention layer.    USE - Solar cell element for a solar cell module (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell element has a semiconductor substrate and a reflection prevention layer which is arranged on one main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and contains silicon nitride, and hence ensures an improved solar cell element with excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and mass productivity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a solar cell element.    Solar cell element (1)    Semiconductor substrate (2)    Uniconductive-type area (7)    Reverse conductivity-type layer (8)    Reflection prevention layers (9,9a,9b)
NOVELTY - The photoelectric conversion element (10) has a photoelectric converting layer (3) which is provided with a compound semiconductor with a chalcopyrite structure which includes copper, indium, gallium and selenium. The Raman peak wave-number resulting from the chalcopyrite structure of the photoelectric converting layer is 174.0 cm1 or less. An average value of gallium/ indium-gallium of the chalcopyrite structure in the thickness direction of the photoelectric converting layer is 0.01 or more.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element e.g. copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) element for use in solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the photoelectric conversion element is improved. The manufacturing process of the photoelectric conversion element is simplified. The producibility of the solar cell equipped with the photoelectric conversion element is improved. The photoelectric conversion element is manufactured by forming the copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) layer which is the photoelectric converting layer, so that etching process which used potassium cyanide is avoided, and the producibility of the solar cell is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric conversion element.    Backside electrode (2)    Photoelectric converting layer (3)    Buffer layer (4)    Transparent electrode (5)    Photoelectric conversion element (10)
NOVELTY - The solar cell (1) has a p-type electrically-conductive element for forming a p-n junction. An n-type electrically-conductive element is provided, where a surface of a carbon nanotube is coated with a metal oxide material. The metal oxide material is made of molybdenum oxide, nickel oxide, tungsten oxide, vanadium oxide and the arbitrary combinations. A conductive substrate is used as the electrically-conductive element, where the carbon nanotube is used by the p-type electrically-conductive element and the n-type electrically-conductive element.    USE - Solar cell for use with a carbon nanotube for an electrically-conductive element.    ADVANTAGE - The p-type electrically-conductive element is provided for forming a p-n junction, where a surface of a carbon nanotube is coated with a metal oxide material, and hence ensures improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency of a solar cell in an effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Solar cell (1)    Metal electrode (2)    Metal-electrode piece (3)    Electric power generation layer (4)    N-type conductive substrate (6)    P-type carbon nanotube (7)
NOVELTY - The electrostatic chuck (106) has heaters (116a-116c) that are placed for every zone. The temperature sensors (60a-60c) are provided for every zone. The temperature sensor for every zone is placed at the range from which the output value of the heater of the zone where the temperature sensor belongs is not set to zero with the heat which generates by temperature control with the heater of the adjacent zone which is high temperature from the zone.    USE - Electrostatic chuck e.g. heater incorporating type electrostatic chuck used for capacitive coupling type plasma processing apparatus, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus used for processing wafer, large substrate for flat panel display, electroluminescent element and substrate for solar cells, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus, helicon wave excitation type plasma helicon wave plasma (HWP) apparatus and Electron-cyclotron-resonance plasma (ECR) apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The temperature of the electrostatic chuck can be raised for every zone because an electric current flows into each resistance pattern of heater. The output value of the heater that is set to 0 is avoided, so that the heater does not get an out of control. The temperature is accurately controlled for every zone.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the temperature control method of electrostatic chuck.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view illustrating the positioning of the temperature sensor of the electrostatic chuck. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Temperature sensors (60a-60c)    Feeders (71a-71c)    Mounting base (104)    Electrostatic chuck (106)    Heaters (116a-116c)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a control unit which performs the film-forming recipe. The standby state of the control unit before performing a process is maintained when the predetermined error is generated and the recipe for error processing is performed in the STANDBY state before performing the process, such that process of transferring to the state which performs the process is prohibited.    USE - Substrate processing apparatus for processing semiconductor wafer and glass substrate, used for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, LCD manufacturing apparatus and solar cell manufacturing apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate processing apparatus can perform process recipe without receiving to the influence of an error processing. The recipe for error processing is performed even when state holding the STANDBY state before the substrate process starts. The execution of the error processing at the time of error generation in STANDBY state is attained, so that usability in an aspect of practical use is improved. The useless decline in an apparatus operation rate is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the substrate processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram which shows the structure of the error processing in the standby state. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Gas-barrier laminate comprises base material, gas barrier layer and resin layer containing bluing agent.    USE - Gas-barrier laminate is used for electronic device material for electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, inorganic electroluminescence display, electronic paper, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier laminate has excellent gas-barrier property and transparency and is colorless.
NOVELTY - The silicon substrate has a reverse pyramid-shaped recessed portion whose side surface is formed with a groove extended to up-down direction. The recessed portion of reverse polyhedral cone shape is provided with a multistage structure. The side surface of recessed portion is provided with a triangular hole. A reverse pyramid-shaped hole is formed in the side surface in which the groove is extended to up-down direction.    USE - Silicon substrate for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The surface shape of silicon substrate is provided with reflection preventing function. The silicon substrate is manufactured safely and easily. The reactivity of silicon substrate is improved, without causing environmental load due to dangerous fluorine gas and hydrofluoric acid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the silicon substrate.
NOVELTY - The method involves epitaxially growing a first emitter includes a positive-type or negative-type dopant and base on the first emitter. A second emitter is textured and includes a p-type or n-type dopant. A first passivation layer is applied to the first emitter and second passivation layer is applied to the second emitter. A first metal contact is applied over the first emitter and a second metal contact is applied over the second emitter. A solar cell includes an epitaxial silicon, monocrystalline silicon base and doped polysilicon layer.    USE - Method of forming solar cell (claimed) for producing direct current electricity from sun light used to power equipment or recharge battery.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the solar cells is increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell for producing direct current electricity from sun light.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of a method of forming a solar cell.    Step for exposing template substrate to etchant solution (351)    Step for thermally treating template substrate (352)    Step for epitaxially forming first emitter on template substrate (353)    Step for epitaxially forming base layer on first emitter (355)    Step for epitaxially forming second emitter on base layer (356)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a metal precursor layer (105) above a substrate (102). A sulfur-containing precursor is deposited onto the metal precursor layer. A selenium-containing precursor is deposited onto the metal precursor layer after the sulfur-containing precursor is deposited, where the metal precursor layer comprises a material selected from a group consisting of a group I element, a group III element and an alloy. A photovoltaic device is annealed in inert gas after the selenium-containing precursor is deposited onto the metal precursor layer.    USE - Method for forming an absorber layer of a photovoltaic device i.e. solar cell, for absorbing sunlight and converting light energy into electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming the absorber layer to provide improved fill factor, reliability and overall performance of the photovoltaic device. The method enables providing high electrical conductivity and high optical transmittance of a transparent conductive layer desirable to improve photovoltaic efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating a photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a photovoltaic device during fabrication.    Substrate (102)    Back contact layer (104)    Metal precursor layer (105)
NOVELTY - The method involves holding two ends of a polyester film by a holding tool along width direction by using a tenter-type stretching apparatus. Speed after varying the pitch of the holding tool is measured such that the polyester film is stretched along advancing direction of the polyester film. Ratio between speed of the holding tool after stretching a side of the polyester film in which the pitch is varied initially and speed of the holding tool after stretching another side of the polyester film in which the pitch is varied afterwards is 1.02-1.05.    USE - Method for manufacturing a polyester film. Uses include but are not limited to an information recording material film, a film for capacitor, a film for packaging, a film for plate making, a film for insulation, a film for LCD, a film for touchscreen and a film for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The ratio between the speed of the holding tool after stretching the side of the polyester film in which the pitch is varied initially and the speed of the holding tool after stretching the other side of the polyester film in which the pitch is varied afterwards is 1.02-1.05 so as to manufacture the polyester film with high quality and ensure stable optical effect.
NOVELTY - An epoxy compound (I), is new.    USE - New epoxy compound is used in curable composition for forming cured material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to coating material, adhesive agent, antistatic agent, printing ink, semiconductor sealing agent, polarizing film, antireflection film for touchscreen, fuel cell membrane, optical fibers, optical waveguide, hologram, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The epoxy compound has excellent handling property, high molecular weight, and low viscosity, and provides cured material with excellent flexibility, heat resistance, and water resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An epoxy compound of formula (I), is new.    ring Z=arene ring;    R1=linear alkylene;    R2=branched alkylene;    R3=H or methyl;    R4=halo, hydrocarbyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, mercapto, alkylthio, cycloalkylthio, arylthio, aralkylthio, acyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, nitro, cyano, or substituted amino;    R5=halo, cyano, or hydrocarbyl;    k=0-4;    m1,m2=1-5;    m1+m2=2-10;    n1,n2=1-10;    n1+n2=2-20;    p=0-1;and    q=1 or more.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of epoxy compound;    (2) curable composition, which contains the epoxy compound and a curing agent; and    (3) cured material, which is obtained using the curable composition.
NOVELTY - Carbon-dots (C-dots) bound on surface of at least one polyol, comprises at least one metal ion.    USE - The C-dots are useful for photodynamic therapies, optical imaging, optical detection reactions, optical detection and optical sensors, and in emitting diodes, displays, solar cells, photocatalytic water cleaning, photocatalytic water splitting, photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants, photo disinfection, photocatalytic and catalytic organic chemical reactions (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The C-dots: can be dispersed in aqueous media; and have high emission intensities and quantum yields in long-wave emission and simple preparation method, which leads to a low agglomeration of the C-dots.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparing carbon-dots, comprising (a) providing a polyol, (b) heating the polyol to at least 150 degrees C, and (c) removing the C-dots.
NOVELTY - The metal foil pattern laminated body (1A) has a base material (11), which is formed in the sheet form, a base material side contact bonding layer (12), which is laminated on one side of the base material, and a reinforcement pattern (13) laminated on the opposite side to the base material of the base material side contact bonding layer. The reinforcement pattern is formed of polyethylene terephthalate, and the metal foil pattern (15) is formed by an aluminum foil.    USE - Metal foil pattern laminated body for a solar cell module (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The metal foil pattern laminated body has a base material, which is formed in the sheet form, a base material side contact bonding layer, which is laminated on one side of the base material, and a reinforcement pattern laminated on the opposite side to the base material of the base material side contact bonding layer, and thus prevents the formation of wrinkles in a metal foil pattern.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional side view of a metal foil pattern laminated body. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Metal foil pattern laminated body (1A)    Base material (11)    Base material side contact bonding layer (12)    Reinforcement pattern (13)    Metal foil pattern (15)
NOVELTY - The method involves laminating (S4,S10) aluminum foil and base material on respective sides of reinforcement film. A backup laminated structure which presses a blade from the surface of aluminum foil and on which the film is laminated, a contact bonding layer, and the aluminum foil to laminated structure required area and laminated structure unnecessary area are cut (S12). The laminated structure unnecessary area is peeled (S14) and removed from the insulating adhesive agent. The insulating adhesive agent is hardened (S16) and an insulating contact bonding layer is formed.    USE - Method for manufacturing metal foil pattern laminated structure for solar cells used in electric power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The disconnection of metal foil pattern for solar cells is prevented using aluminum foil. The manufacture yield of the metal foil pattern laminated structure is improved and the manufacturing cost is reduced by preventing rupturing of laminated structure unnecessary area reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the manufacturing process of metal foil pattern laminated structure for solar cells. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for coating adhesive agent and insulating adhesive agents to reinforcement film (S2,S8)    Step for laminating aluminum foil and base material on respective sides of reinforcement film (S4,S10)    Step for hardening adhesive agent and forming contact bonding layer (S6)    Step for peeling and removing laminated structure unnecessary area from insulating adhesive agent (S14)    Step for hardening insulating adhesive agent and forming insulating contact bonding layer (S16)
NOVELTY - The utility model provides a solar energy battery, comprising: the first type semiconductor substrate, the second type doped layer, a reflection film, upper electrode and lower electrode, wherein: the reducing reflection film of the second silicon nitride using the first silicon nitride layer type coating machine and formed using flat plate form the coating layer. The first silicon nitride layer through tubular machine forming, film layer is compact, the passivation effect is good; the second silicon nitride layer by panel plating formation, with uniform color, comprehensive to have low frequency furnace tube and high frequency plate, the reflection reducing film whole not only comprises good passivation effect, color is very uniform. At the same time, the solar energy battery can also set with anti-PID characteristic. The utility model is new type by improved structure composed of the reducing reflection film, increase have quality and reducing reflection film, to increase have photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar energy battery.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a silicon base thin film solar energy battery with transition layer, comprising n type silicon wafer, provided with transition layer when in front surface of n type silicon wafer or on the back surface of n type silicon wafer or on n type silicon wafer front surface and back surface of the same, the transition layer is one layer or more layer, wherein a layer of uniform random is oxynitride layer. Using A transition layer of the silicon base film composite cell, for cell transformation efficiency can increase more than 10% up on the original.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims one kind of cadmium telluride thin film solar energy battery and quantum trap structure, the battery comprises of CdTe absorption layer and CdS window layer of the pn junction forming the pn structure of the cadmium telluride film solar energy battery and the CdTe absorber layer comprises of one period of forming the multi-quantum trap structure. A quantum trap the separated and can capture free electron, wherein under excitation of sunlight, forming large current then increase efficiency of thin film solar energy battery. The quantum trap structure and avoids the abnormal particle growth and crystal forming the hole and crack, preparation and is compact, the crystal particle size uniform size, high quality thin film and its energy gap matching, at the same time, quantum trap structure is for full absorption of sunlight. So, further increase and efficiency of cadmium telluride thin film solar energy battery.
NOVELTY - The utility model relates to a solar energy battery chip and solar energy battery component. The solar energy battery piece comprises silicon chip, a passivation film, the silicon chip and the light face and multiple strip metal silk between passivation film is, on the passivation film formation with multiple etch are through out of the two of the whole surface and the metal silk and staggered arrangement and, in the etch region formation with metal-insulation line, and the metal-insulation line and the metal silk contact, between the multiple strip metal silk mutually parallel, the gap between adjacent two strip metal silk is 3.5-10 mm. According to the utility model is new type supply of the solar energy cell module comprises the high photoelectric conversion efficiency, and can effective solve the battery laminated piece of metal silk generating process is drifting problem.
NOVELTY - A substrate consists of a fiber film base material having a sheet of surface-treated fiber film or several sheets of laminated surface-treated fiber films. The surface-treated fiber film has a value of flexural rigidity of 3-fold to 100-fold, when measured based on JIS R 3420 with respect to value of flexural rigidity of an untreated fiber film.    USE - Substrate is used in manufacture of semiconductor apparatus (claimed) e.g. semiconductor package used for electronic device e.g. personal computer, mobile phone, television, tablet, solar cell, and smartphone. Can also be used as electric insulation and heat-resistant film for space and aircraft applications.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate has excellent strength, heat resistance, dimensional stability, storage rigidity, impact resistance, discoloration resistance, light resistance, weather resistance, heat-dissipating property, reliability, self-standing property, bendability, and flexibility, and high density mounting, reflectance, and surface uniformity and homogeneity with respect to insulating layer, low average linear expansion coefficient, and suppressed generation of warpage at high temperature, and is manufactured, without unfastening or twisting the fibers, by simple process.
NOVELTY - A negative photosensitive resin composition comprises a photocurable alkali-soluble resin or alkali-soluble monomer (A), a photoinitiator (B), a reactive-ultraviolet absorber (C), a polymerization inhibitor (D), and an ink repellent agent (E).    USE - Negative photosensitive resin composition is used for resin cured film for partition wall for thin-film transistor array and thin-film solar cells, optical element, organic electroluminescent element and quantum dot display (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The negative photosensitive resin composition provides resin cured film having excellent ink repellency, and reduces residue at an opening portion. The partition wall forms pattern having high precision.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) resin cured film, which is formed using the negative photosensitive resin composition; and    (2) optical element.
NOVELTY - A coating composition comprises 20-65 wt.% aluminum phosphate, less than 8 wt.% (excluding 0 wt.%) boric acid, less than 10 wt.% (excluding 0 wt.%) metal polysilicate, less than 15 wt.% (excluding 0 wt.%) sodium hydroxide and remainder of phosphoric acid.    USE - Coating composition is used for manufacturing heat-resistant substrate (claimed) for thin-film solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) heat-resistant substrate, which has aluminum-phosphate insulating layer formed on stainless steel substrate; and    (2) manufacture of heat-resistant substrate.
NOVELTY - A fluorine-containing aromatic compound (I) or (II), is new.    USE - New fluorine-containing aromatic compound is used for forming organic-semiconductor material for thin films used as semiconductor layers for organic-semiconductor elements for organic-semiconductor transistors (all claimed) for solar cells, organic electroluminescent elements for flat panel displays, and flexible power supply.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorine-containing aromatic compound has low highest occupied molecular orbital, improved oxidation resistance, solubility with respect to organic solvent, strong cohesion force, and high carrier mobility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fluorine-containing aromatic compound of formula (I) or (II), is new.    Rf1-Rf6=1-12C fluoroalkyl;    X1-X4=N or CH;    R=halo or 1-12C alkyl;    n=0-4;and    m=0-2.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of fluorine-containing aromatic compound (I) or (II).
NOVELTY - The method involves determining temperature of a substrate. Copper evaporation source temperature is determined at 1120-1160 degrees Celsius. Indium evaporation source temperature is determined at 850-900 degrees Celsius. Gallium evaporation source temperature is determined at 880-920 degrees Celsius. Selenium evaporation source temperature is determined at 240-280 degrees Celsius. A substrate cooling process is performed. A sealing vacuum chamber is fixed with an evaporation source, a substrate holder and a substrate heater.    USE - Sodium doped copper-indium-gallium-selenium solar battery device manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables fixing a polyimide film-soda glass with the substrate that is fixed with a copper-indium-gallium-selenium thin film so as to improve crystal quality in a better manner. The method enables manufacturing sodium doped copper-indium-gallium-selenium solar battery device so as to separate soda glass. The method enables forming polyimide film with sodium doped copper-indium-gallium-selenium solar battery device and the substrate to achieve requirement of sodium doped copper-indium-gallium-selenium solar battery in simple and easy manner. The method enables improving application range.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a sodium doped copper-indium-gallium-selenium solar battery device manufacturing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A tetramine derivative (I) having naphthalene or perylene skeleton bonded to cyclic urea, is new.    USE - New tetramine derivative is used for organic-semiconductor ink, and organic electronic device e.g. organic thin-film transistor, organic electroluminescent element, organic thin-film solar cell (all claimed), illumination, display device and display.    ADVANTAGE - The new tetramine derivative has high charge mobility and can be efficiently synthesized with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A tetramine derivative of formula (I) having, is new.    R1,R2=H, aryl, heterocyclyl, fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, hydroxy, -OR, -CHO, cyano, groups chosen from group of formulae (i)-(v), or linear or branched alkyl containing at least 1 fluoro;    n=0 or 1;and    R=linear or branched alkyl.    R1 and R2 are other than methyl, when n is 0. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) synthesis of tetramine derivative (I);    (2) organic-semiconductor ink, which contains tetramine derivative; and    (3) organic electronic device, which has an organic layer containing tetramine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of laminated structure of the organic thin-film transistor.    Substrate (11)    Gate electrode (12)    Gate insulating layer (13)    Drain electrode (14)    Source electrode (15)    Organic-semiconductor layer (16)
NOVELTY - A squarylium derivative (I), is new.    USE - New squarylium derivative is used for donor material for organic thin-film solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The squarylium derivative has excellent solubility in non-halogen- type organic solvent, and excellent absorption in near infrared region, and is prepared by easy, environmentally-friendly and economical process. The squarylium derivative provides efficient organic thin-film solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A squarylium derivative of formula (I), is new.    R1=optionally substituted aryl;and    R2=4C or more optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing the solid CdTe thin film (3). The thin film is formed in deposition temperature below the molten liquid. A thin layer is formed on the liquid phase eutectic solid CdTe thin film surface with liquid phase eutectic of CdTe and oxide (2).    USE - Method for preparing cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film of CdTe thin film solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The conversion efficiency of CdTe thin film solar cell is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a CdTe thin film; and    (2) a CdTe thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the process for preparing cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film of CdTe thin film solar cell.    Temperature below sublimation CdTe (1)    CdTe and oxide (2)    CdTe thin film (3)    CdS thin film (4)    Transparent electric conduction glass (5)
NOVELTY - Formation of copper nanowire involves providing a copper (II) salt in an aqueous solution of hydroxide to form a basic aqueous reaction solution of the copper (II) salt, heating reaction solution of the copper (II) salt, adding an effective amount of a amino acid compound (I)and an effective amount of a biocompatible reducing agent.    USE - Formation of copper nanowires (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to supercapacitor, flexible and transparent display component, solar cell, electronic component, sensor and catalyst.    ADVANTAGE - The method is environmentally-friendly, and enables formation of copper nanowires with reduced discharge of hazardous substances.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Formation of copper nanowire involves providing a copper (II) salt in an aqueous solution of hydroxide to form a basic aqueous reaction solution of the copper (II) salt, heating reaction solution of the copper (II) salt, adding an effective amount of a amino acid compound of formula: H2N(CH2)nCOOH (I), and an effective amount of a biocompatible reducing agent.    n=1-6.
NOVELTY - Preparation of cobalt-60 platinum-diphenyl-1-pyrenylphosphine involves adding 0.25 g diphenyl-1-pyrenylphosphine powder to three-necked flask, adding 4 mL anhydrous ethanol and 1 mL potassium hydroxide solution, heating to 65 degrees C, adding 0.1 g aqueous solution of potassium tetrachloroplatinate for 20 minutes, cooling, centrifuging to obtain a pale yellow solid, washing with 3 mL absolute ethanol, 2 mL cold water and 2 mL cold ethanol and vacuum drying to obtain platinum-diphenyl-1-pyrenylphosphine powder.    USE - Preparation of cobalt-60 diphenyl-1-pyrenylphosphine used as solar material.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparation of cobalt-60 diphenyl-1-pyrenylphosphine with excellent photoelectric-conversion effect.
NOVELTY - Near-infrared fluorescence silicate material comprises aluminum and neodymium-doped silicate oxide (I, II or III).    USE - Near-infrared fluorescence silicate material for silicon solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The near-infrared fluorescence silicate material is prepared in a simple manner on industrial scale.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Near-infrared fluorescence silicate material comprises aluminum and neodymium-doped silicate oxide of formula M3-x-ySi1-zO5: Cex3+, Alz3+, Ndy3+ (I), M2-x-ySi1-z: Cex3+, Alz3+, Ndy3+ (II) or M1-x-ySi1-zO3: Cex3+, Alz3+, Ndy3+ (III).    M=Ca2+, Sr2+ or Ba2+; and    x,y,z=0-0.1.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing near-infrared fluorescence silicate material, which involves using calcium salt, neodymium salt, strontium salt, aluminum salt and barium salt.
NOVELTY - A vanadate-based light emitting material (I) is new.    USE - Vanadate-based light emitting material used for silicon-based solar energy battery for light transition material.    ADVANTAGE - The material increases photoelectric conversion efficiency of battery. The method is simple, and has low production cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A vanadate-based light emitting material (Ca8La2-2xYb2xV6O26) (I) is new.    x=0.0001-0.6.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of compound (I).
NOVELTY - A solar energy battery material preparing method involves preparing copper indium diselenide thin film by using electrodeposition process, and preparing electrodeposition liquid by using copper(II) sulfate, indium(III) sulfate, selenium dioxide, sodium citrate and potassium chloride.    USE - Method for preparing solar energy battery material.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing solar energy battery material with increased electric conduction capacity, improved crystalline properties, good absorption rate, anti-radiation effect, strong ability and long-term stability.
NOVELTY - A solar energy battery preparing method involves grinding high-purity cadmium sulfide into powder, adding agate grinding body, grinding into fine particles, adding 10% cadmium chloride with propylene glycol to prepare a certain viscosity of cadmium sulfide paste.    USE - Method for preparing solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing solar energy battery with improved mass production, in simple, easy and cost effective manner.
NOVELTY - A cadmium sulfate/silver-neptunium/cadmium telluride based plasmon resonance solar energy battery preparing method involves immersing cadmium telluride/ silver-neptunium based substrate in cadmium acetate solution, ammonium acetate solution, ammonia solution and thiourea solution to reaction to prepare nano-thin layer, followed by performing vulcanization process at 80 degrees C.    USE - Method for preparing cadmium sulfate/silver-neptunium/cadmium telluride based plasmon resonance solar energy battery.
NOVELTY - The device has an engine, an electric water pump and a fuel oil heater that are linked with each other by an engine circulation pipeline (1) to form an engine cooling liquid circulation channel. The pump and the heater are electrically connected to a vehicle controller. A pre-heating pipeline (2) is connected between a liquid outlet mouth of the heater and an inlet of the engine. A power battery bag unit is internally integrated with a temperature sensor to detect temperature of the bag unit. Two electromagnetic valves are electrically connected with a battery management system.    USE - Power battery bag pre-heating device for a mixed power vehicle, a pure electric vehicle and a fuel cell vehicle in a vehicle industry.    ADVANTAGE - The device utilizes the engine and the fuel oil heater to realize power battery bag pre-heating process to increase heat energy utilization rate. The device has wide applicability, and increases power battery environment temperature, saves energy consumption, avoids power battery bag pre-heating affecting phenomenon and satisfies requirements of a power lithium battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a power battery bag pre-heating device controlling method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the power battery bag pre-heating device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Engine circulation pipeline (1)    Pre-heating pipeline (2)
NOVELTY - A solar cell absorption layer material comprises rare-earth element doped yttrium copper indium component.    USE - Solar cell absorption layer material.    ADVANTAGE - The material can reduce solar cell material scattered metal, while improving the copperindium selenide-based absorbing layer materials band gap, increasing the sunlight spectral response matching, and improved conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar cell absorption layer material comprises rare-earth element doped yttrium copper indium component (Cu (InxY(1-x)Sey)), where x is 0-1, y is 2.0-2.5. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing solar cell absorption layer material.
NOVELTY - Preparation of porous alpha -ferric oxide nano-rod array involves preprocessing a substrate, immersing the substrate in a solution containing ferric ions, hydrothermally reacting, depositing iron oxyhydroxide on the surface, and calcining the resultant iron oxyhydroxide precursor to obtain nano-array structure containing tapered porous alpha -ferric oxide.    USE - Preparation of porous alpha -ferric oxide nano-rod array used as catalyst support in fuel cell and other energy conversion devices, and in electrochemical catalysis and photoelectrocatalysis applications.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of regular and orderly array structure with nanorods perpendicular to the substrate.
NOVELTY - Coumarin-containing compounds (I) and (II) are new.    USE - Coumarin-containing compound used as dye sensitizer in solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compound (I) and (II) have nuclear magnetic resonance and photoelectric conversion efficiency. The method is simple and has mild reaction condition and low device requirement.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Coumarin-containing compounds of formulae (I) and (II) are new. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of compounds (I) and (II).
NOVELTY - The processing system has an ascending and descending module which ascends and descends a substrate transfer unit (400) for transferring the substrate from a processing chamber. A leading figure ball buffer chamber (200) and substrate transfer unit are formed in the low vacuum buffer chamber (300) for transferring the substrate from the substrate transfer unit to leading figure ball buffer chamber from which substrate is transferred to low vacuum buffer chamber, when vacuum degree of low vacuum buffer chamber is changed to low vacuum.    USE - Linear processing system used for manufacturing organic LED (OLED) and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate transfer unit transfers substrate to leading figure ball buffer chamber which transfers substrate to low vacuum buffer chamber, when vacuum degree of low vacuum buffer chamber is changed, such that the damage and contamination of the processing chamber are minimized even when sustaining the degree of vacuum of the process chamber. The process time is shortened. The processing cost is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the linear processing system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Vacuum buffer chamber (100)    Leading figure ball buffer chamber (200)    Low vacuum buffer chamber (300)    Substrate transfer unit (400)    Shutter (600)
NOVELTY - Preparing chromium-based composite material comprises: (i) preparing alumina sol coated chromium micro-powder; (ii) adding alloy element and lubricant into resultant alumina sol coated chromium powder; (iii) pressing the resultant mixed powder using a press machine, carrying out normal molding with pressure of 400-2000 MPa according to the density (5.3-7 g/cm3); (iv) dewaxing at 300-800 degrees C, then carrying out sintering at 1200-1550 degrees C for 10-200 minutes using a continuous sintering furnace or non-continuous sintering furnace under vacuum, pure hydrogen or inert gas condition; and (v) cooling.    USE - The chromium-based composite material is useful for connecting plate (claimed) in fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The composite material is simple to prepare, has high-temperature performance and corrosion resistance, does not cause big impact on assembly and use, and suitable for large-scale industrial production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing chromium-based composite material comprises: (i) preparing alumina sol coated chromium micro-powder; (ii) adding alloy element and lubricant into the resultant alumina sol coated chromium powder, where the alloy element includes iron, nickel, cobalt, tungsten, molybdenum, aluminum, manganese and/or vanadium; (iii) pressing the resultant mixed powder using a press machine, carrying out normal molding with pressure of 400-2000 MPa according to the density (5.3-7 g/cm3), air-tightness, strength, dimensional tolerances and other requirements; (iv) dewaxing at 300-800 degrees C, then carrying out sintering at 1200-1550 degrees C for 10-200 minutes using a continuous sintering furnace or non-continuous sintering furnace under vacuum, pure hydrogen or inert gas condition; and (v) cooling.
NOVELTY - Five element nitric acid molten salt heat transfer heat medium comprises 30-70 wt.% potassium nitrate, 5-15 wt.% calcium nitrate, 20-50 wt.% sodium nitrate, 1-10 wt.% sodium bicarbonate and 1-20 wt.% sodium hydrophosphate.    USE - Five element nitric acid molten salt heat transfer heat medium used for solar energy heat power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The medium has low melting point low, large phase change latent heat, good stability, low corrosion, low cost, good heat resistance, good heat stability, and difficult decomposing deterioration.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of five element nitric acid molten salt heat transfer heat medium comprising taking raw materials, mixing and stirring, heating at 220-230 degrees C for 2-3 hours, and cooling to room temperature.
NOVELTY - A metal ionic liquid comprises a cation, a ligand and an anion. The cation comprises a transition metal chosen from iron, copper, manganese, and/or zinc. The ligand is coordinated to the transition metal and comprises an amine functional group and a hydroxyl functional group. The anion is chosen from 2-ethylhexanoate, hexafluorophosphate, triflate, triflimide, and/or tetrafluoroborate. The metal ionic liquid is a nonaqueous liquid.    USE - Metal ionic liquid used for flow battery applications e.g. redox flow battery (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The metal ionic liquid has negligible vapor pressure, and can support higher energy densities. The metal ionic liquid in a flow battery provides wider voltage windows, higher charge cycle efficiency, decreased temperature sensitivity, and increased cycle life.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for redox flow battery.
NOVELTY - A polyelectrolyte composite-based proton-conductive polymer membrane comprises nitrogen-containing polymer and polymer comprising carboxyl group and sulfonic group and chosen from Nafion (RTM: sulfonated tetrafluoroethylene based fluoropolymer-copolymer), Flemion (RTM: perfluorocarboxylated polymer), Aciplex (RTM: perfluorosulfonic acid polymer), Neosepta (RTM: polymer) and ion-exchange resin. The molar ratio of nitrogen-containing polymer and polymer is 10-0.001. The polymer membrane contains liquid mixture containing solvent.    USE - Polyelectrolyte composite-based proton-conductive polymer membrane is used for low-temperature and high-temperature fuel cell (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyelectrolyte composite-based proton-conductive polymer membrane comprises nitrogen-containing polymer and polymer comprising carboxyl group and sulfonic group and chosen from Nafion (RTM: sulfonated tetrafluoroethylene based fluoropolymer-copolymer), Flemion (RTM: perfluorocarboxylated polymer), Aciplex (RTM: perfluorosulfonic acid polymer), Neosepta (RTM: polymer) and ion-exchange resin. The molar ratio of nitrogen-containing polymer and polymer is 10-0.001. The polymer membrane contains liquid mixture containing solvent chosen from methanol, ethanol, n-hexane propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol, tert-butanol, formamide, acetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, methylpyrrolidone, and distilled water.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a polycrystalline silicon wafer with a diffusion furnace to form a p-n junction. An oxidation silicon film and a silicon nitride film are coated on a back surface of a silicon wafer. The silicon nitride film is coated on a front surface of the silicon wafer. Front and back surfaces of the silicon wafer are formed using sintering process. A back side of the silicon wafer is dried and pre-sintered using a silk screen print aluminum layer. Columnar melting pot holes are formed using a laser molten aluminum slurry layer.    USE - Silk screen printing solar energy battery preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving crystal silicon solar energy cell photoelectric transformation efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a silk screen printing solar energy battery preparation method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing a compensated, upgraded metallurgical silicon feedstock to form silicon melt. The feedstock greater-than-zero quantity of element is added from group consisting of boron, aluminum, gallium, mixtures of boron, aluminum and gallium and phosphorus. A directional solidification of molten silicon solution is performed for forming a silicon ingot (181) by virtue of adding greater-than-zero quantity of element suppressing transition of silicon ingot to n-type material by virtue of reducing effect of differing boron and phosphorus segregation coefficients.    USE - Method for controlling resistivity in formation of p-type silicon ingot used in manufacturing of solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The distribution of axial resistivity in ingots made from feedstock material with compensation-related transition of conductivity is improved. The manufacturing cost is reduced. The portion of p-type silicon material in ingots is increased and therefore the yield of silicon material is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of a continuous doping system.    Crucible (180)    Silicon ingot (181)    Dip probe (183)    Feeder control system (186)    Feeder (187)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive paste comprises metallic particles (a), glass (b) comprising 1-94 wt.% lead, 2-30 wt.% molybdenum and 1-50 wt.% oxygen based on the total weight of glass, organic vehicle (c) and additive (d).    USE - Electroconductive paste used in precursor used for forming solar cells e.g. photovoltaic solar cells for modules (all Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive paste enables preparation of solar cells with improved efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) precursor;    (2) solar cell; and    (3) process for preparation of solar cell.
NOVELTY - Electroconductive paste composition comprises metallic particles, glass frit comprising lead oxide, silicon dioxide and tungsten or a tungsten-containing compound, and an organic vehicle.    USE - The electroconductive paste composition is useful in a solar cell which is useful in a solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive paste composition exhibits improved adhesive performance, and improves the reliable electrical contact performance during the lifetime of the solar device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a solar cell produced by applying the electroconductive paste composition to a silicon wafer, and firing the silicon wafer;    (2) a solar cell module comprising electrically interconnected solar cells; and    (3) producing a solar cell comprising providing a silicon wafer having a front side and a backside, applying the electroconductive paste composition to the silicon wafer, and firing the silicon wafer.
NOVELTY - Producing secondary battery separation membrane, comprises (a) preparing spinning by dissolving polyacrylonitrile in an organic solvent, (b) producing polyacrylonitrile nanofiber sheet by radiating the obtained the spinning solution through electrospinning, and (c) forming heat-resistant polymeric nanofiber sheet by oxidizing the obtained polyacrylonitrile nanofiber sheet through heat treating.    USE - The membrane is useful as electrolyte membrane of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The membrane is lightweight; has high efficiency, heat resistance, stability, reliability and physical properties; improves wettability and ionic conductivity; and prevents short circuit phenomenon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for secondary battery separation membrane comprising heat-resistant oxypan separation membrane.
NOVELTY - Gold/titanium dioxide alkaline earth metal oxide microsphere catalyst comprises alkaline earth metal oxide composite titanium dioxide microspheres as a carrier and gold nanoparticles as active ingredient of highly-dispersed supported catalyst, where the alkaline earth metal oxide is used as an electron donor and as a structural auxiliary material.    USE - The catalyst is useful for removing carbon monoxide in fuel cells under hydrogen-rich atmosphere and converting into carbon dioxide (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst: utilizes alkaline earth oxide for promoting catalytic carbon monoxide oxidation performance of the gold supported hot catalyst. The method is simple.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) preparing gold/titanium dioxide alkaline earth metal oxide microsphere catalyst, comprising (i) preparing alkaline earth metal oxide composite titanium dioxide microspheres carrier by hydro-thermal method, (ii) precipitating the microspheres carrier using 0.1-1 mol sodium hydroxide solution, and then depositing chloroauric acid, and (iii) calcining the resulting precursor obtained in step (ii) at 250-450 degrees C for 2-5 hours to obtain the catalyst; and    (2) use of the gold/titanium dioxide alkaline earth metal oxide microsphere catalyst, comprising removing carbon monoxide in fuel cells under hydrogen-rich atmosphere, converting into carbon dioxide, and removing atmospheric carbon dioxide.
NOVELTY - Macromolecules synthesis involves utilizing groups including pyrene able to absorb ultraviolet light and transmit it to an acceptor molecule including porphyrin.    USE - Method for synthesizing macromolecules used in electroluminescent organic diodes, metal chemical sensors, in field-effect transistors, devices for converting luminous energy into electric energy, such as solar cells sensitized with dyes and organic solar cells of hetero joints, and for use in simultaneous detection of multiple analytes in a mixture.    ADVANTAGE - The method synthesizes macromolecules in a simple manner and cost-effective manner. The synthesized macromolecules facilitate energy transference from donator to acceptor with efficiency higher than 99%, show good spectral characteristics, drastically increase generation increment, and provide non-radioactive detection of different biomolecules.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing porphyrin dendrimers, which involves using generation unit containing a porphyrin nucleus pyrene and two units on periphery and reactive intermediate compound.
NOVELTY - Carbon-supported platinum-based alloy core-shell structure catalyst, comprises carbon-supported platinum-based alloy (A-B-D/C) as core, where A is platinum and/or precious metal, B is metal oxide insoluble in acid, D is metal oxide dissolved in acid, C is carbon; and a shell layer, which adopts a heterostructure formed by platinum and other noble metal defects and metallic oxide nano clusters insoluble in acid.    USE - The carbon-supported platinum-based alloy core-shell structure catalyst is useful for a fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The active components of the nano-catalyst have the granularity as small as about 2-3 nm, the distribution is uniform, the utilization ratio of noble metal is high, the electrochemical activity superficial area of the catalyst is large, and the concerted catalytic activity and the carbon monoxide poisoning resistance of the catalyst are good.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparing the carbon-supported platinum-based alloy core-shell structure catalyst, comprising (i) mixing and stirring the corresponding metal salt precursor, activated carbon and ethylene glycol; (ii) adjusting the pH of the mixed solution to 8-11, performing heat refluxing; (iii) performing suction filtration on the mixed solution obtained in the step (ii) and drying; (iv) heating a sample obtained in the step (iii) to 170-200 degrees C; (v) placing the sample obtained in the step (iv) in a strong acid solution for ultrasound treatment; and (vi) performing suction filtration on the acid dispersion liquid obtained in the step (v) to obtain the nano-catalyst.
NOVELTY - A polyamide resin composition comprises 100 pts. wt. polyamide resin, 9-65 pts. wt. acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer, 2.5-18.5 pts. wt. maleimide-type copolymer and 0.2-4.5 pts. wt. phenolic antioxidant. The polyamide resin composition provides product (A) having specific surface area of 80 cm2. The conductivity of product (A) measured by immersing the product (A) in 200 mL deionized water and heating at 80 degrees C for 1500 hours, is less than 80 micro siemens.    USE - Polyamide resin composition is used for membrane humidifier material for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polyamide resin composition has high productivity, low ion elution and reduced change in physical property when exposed to high-temperature and low-temperature environments.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyamide resin composition comprises 100 pts. wt. polyamide resin, 9-65 pts. wt. acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer, 2.5-18.5 pts. wt. maleimide-type copolymer and 0.2-4.5 pts. wt. phenolic antioxidant. The polyamide resin composition provides product (A) having specific surface area of 80 cm2, and product (B) having specific surface area of 270 cm2. The conductivity of product (A) measured by immersing the product (A) in 200 mL deionized water and heating at 80 degrees C for 1500 hours, is less than 80 micro siemens. The concentration of cation including sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, copper, iodine, phosphorus, lithium, aluminum, manganese, iron and nickel in the product (B) measured by immersing the product (B) in 200 mL deionized water and heating at 80 degrees C for 168 hours, is less than 8 ppm.
NOVELTY - A method of manufacturing a solar cell comprises: preparing a substrate having a light receiving surface and a back surface opposite to the light receiving surface; forming a back surface field and an emitter layer on the back surface of the substrate; simultaneously forming a front surface field and a first silicon glass layer on the light receiving surface of the substrate, such that the first silicon glass layer is distal from the back surface; and forming an anti-reflective layer on the light receiving surface of the substrate, such that the anti-reflective layer directly covers the first silicon glass layer. By substituting the first silicon glass layer for a thermal oxide layer formed by a conventional thermal oxidation process, the present invention not only permits maintenance of an excellent passivative effect of the solar cell and improvement the photoelectric conversion efficiency, but also facilitates the manufacturing process, thereby improving the efficiency of production and reducing the manufacturing costs. Furthermore, the solar cell manufactured by the present invention permits maintenance of the quality of the substrate, thereby reducing the recombination velocity of the carries inside the substrate.
NOVELTY - Disclosed is a method of fabricating thin film solar cell of I-III-VI group compounds. In particular, a manufacture process for a p-n junction within the solar cell is characterized by: forming reaction layers with physical vapor deposition method, and forming an n-type semiconductor layer on a p-type semiconductor layer with rapid annealing method. At this time, the area between the n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer has the characteristics of a p-n junction. By using this method to manufacture solar cells, process consistency can be maintained in the production line during mass production. Moreover, this will eliminate the recycle issue for chemicals from chemical bath deposition (CBD). In the meanwhile, it can reduce the procedure for manufacturing solar cells in the production line by etching the p-type semiconductor compound surface so that results in cost down, and maintain good photo-electric conversion efficiency of the solar cells.
NOVELTY - The cell (100) has the layers (130,140) that contain a silicon and an anatase type titanium oxide particle. The X-ray-diffraction spectrum is provided with respect to a layer containing the anatase type titanium oxide particle. The half value widths of the diffraction peak which appears in diffraction angle of range 24-26 degrees is made to lie in angle of 0.2-5.0 degrees . The bed density of layer containing titanium oxide particle is provided in a range of 0.4-3.0 g divide by cm3. The average particle diameter of titanium oxide particle is provided in a range of 0.5-50nm.    USE - Hetero-junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The X-ray-diffraction spectrum is provided with respect to a layer containing the anatase type titanium oxide particle such that the half value widths of the diffraction peak which appears in diffraction angle of range 24-26 degrees is made to lie in angle of 0.2-5.0 degrees so that the heating process is eliminated. Thus, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of heterojunction solar cell is improved effectively in non-vacuum type and low-temperature process. Hence, the manufacturing cost of heterojunction solar cell is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing hetero-junction solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell (100)    Substrate (110)    Anode layer (120)    Layer containing silicon (130)    Layer containing titanium oxide particle (140)
NOVELTY - The substrate (10,10a) has an organic functional layer (14) that is arranged on a base material (12). A protective film is arranged on the organic functional layer, and is provided with two or more silicon oxy-nitride layers (16a,16b,17) whose refractive index difference is less than 0.1 in absolute value. The silicon oxy-nitride layer of a side far from functional layer is 50 nm or more in film thickness. The density of the functional layer is larger than the density of the silicon oxy-nitride layer formed in the position nearest to the organic functional layer by more than 0.05 g/cm3.    USE - Semiconductor substrate such as glass substrate or silicon substrate used for manufacturing color filter, image pick-up element, organic solar cell and organic electroluminescent device.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate with the organic functional layer which has the protective film which can suppress the loss by reflected light and is excellent in stability in a high-temperature, high-humidity environment can be provided. The sensitivity loss by reflected light can be reduced, when the organic photoelectric converting layer is especially used for an organic functional layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional views of the substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrates (10,10a)    Base material (12)    Organic functional layer (14)    Silicon oxy-nitride layers (16a,16b,17)
NOVELTY - The method involves laminating a transparent metal layer (3) and second high refractive index layer (4) which contains a first high refractive index layer (2) and silver successively. Both layer thickness ratio of first high refractive index layer with respect to transparent metal layer and layer thickness ratio of second high refractive index layer with respect to transparent metal layer are three or more. The transparent metal layer is formed into a film. The static film-forming speed of the transparent metal layer is 18 nm/min or more.    USE - Method for manufacturing transparent conductor used for display apparatus such as LCD, plasma display, inorganic and organic electroluminescence display, touchscreen and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductor is formed into a film by thin layer thickness, without the transparent metal layer which contains silver on the transparent substrate conveyed continuously for reducing a function to manufacture a high functional transparent conductor.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing apparatus of the transparent conductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the manufacturing apparatus of the transparent conductor.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Transparent substrate (1)    First high refractive index layer (2)    Transparent metal layer (3)    Second high refractive index layer (4)    Transparent conductor (100)
NOVELTY - The conductor (1) has first and second high refractive index layers (3A,3B) that are provided with a refractive index higher than the refractive index of a transparent substrate (2), and a transparent metal layer (4) that is formed with silver as a main component. An intermediate layer (5A) is formed with zinc sulfide between the first and second high refractive index layers. The thickness of the intermediate layer is 15 nm or less, in case where the intermediate layer is arranged between the transparent metal layer and a second high refractive index layer.    USE - Transparent conductor used for LCD, plasma display, inorganic and organic electroluminescence (EL) display, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductor which is excellent in a light transmittance, moisture resistance, and electrical-connection property is provided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the transparent conductor.    Transparent conductor (1)    Transparent substrate (2)    High refractive index layers (3A,3B)    Transparent metal layer (4)    Intermediate layer (5A)
NOVELTY - The device has a shaping microstructure (51) for forming a microstructure sucker layer on a first surface of a sucker substrate. An operation surface is provided on a second surface of the sucker substrate corresponding to the microstructure sucker layer. A portion of the microstructure sucker layer is attached to a predetermined surface. A portion of the operation surface is pressed to deform the microstructure sucker layer for forcibly releasing an amount of air from the microstructure for sucking the predetermined surface.    USE - Microstructure sucker device for producing a protective film to an object surface in automatic, semi-automatic or non-automatic machines. Uses include but are not limited to an optical glass surface, an LCD panel surface, a solar cell surface, a semiconductor element/package surface, silicon wafer surface, 3C-product surface, steel-protective film of building materials and ships and spare parts.    ADVANTAGE - The microstructure sucker layer sucks the predetermined surface of the object to provide shear force for hanging the object in a parallel direction with respect to a plane of the microstructure sucker layer. The device allows upright walls to reinforce an entire structure of the sucker substrate to endure a high degree of mechanical deformation in a sucking operation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for operating a microstructure sucker device    (2) a method for manufacturing a microstructure sucker device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view illustrating manufacturing of microstructure sucker device.    Shaping die (5)    Shaping microstructure (51)
NOVELTY - A fluorene group-containing tetracarboxylic dianhydride (I) is new.    USE - New fluorene group-containing tetracarboxylic dianhydride is used for manufacture of polyamic acid and polyimide (all claimed) used as optical material and electronic material. Uses include but are not limited to substrate for flexible printed wiring, interlayer insulation film, protective film for semiconductor, liquid crystal display, electronic paper and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorene group-containing tetracarboxylic dianhydride has excellent heat resistance and transparency, and high refractive index. The polyimide obtained using the fluorene group-containing tetracarboxylic dianhydride is soluble in an organic solvent and has excellent transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fluorene group-containing tetracarboxylic dianhydride of formula (I) is new.    R1=H, 1-12C alkyl, halo, hydroxy, 6-12C alicyclic group or 6-12C aryl;and    n=1-4.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polyamic acid, which has diamine-containing repeating unit of formula (II) and is obtained using fluorene group-containing tetracarboxylic dianhydride and diamine; and    (2) polyimide, which has diamine-containing repeating unit of formula (III) and is obtained using fluorene group-containing tetracarboxylic dianhydride and diamine.    Z=diamine residue.
NOVELTY - The method involves uniformly forming silicon dioxide forming photo-resist mask on a substrate using a spin coating layer. A substrate is etched with black silicon. Silicon dioxide photo-resist is contained with high pure silicon powder particle, dispersing agent, photo-resist and silicon dioxide. Range of the silicon dioxide particle is 0.0l to 10 microns. Silicon dioxide photo-resist mask preparation process is performed to obtain silicon dioxide. The dispersant agent is added to photo-resist using an electric stirrer. Thickness of a mask layer is 0.01 to 10 microns.    USE - Solar energy battery silicon dioxide photo-resist mask preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables enlarging and absorbing different wavelength of solar spectrum and greatly reducing reflectivity problems and production cost, improving photoelectric conversion efficiency of a solar battery and yield rate and ensuring better economic benefit.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The dispersing agent is ethanediol diacetate. The photo-resist is positive photo-resist or negative photo-resist.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation view illustrating a solar energy battery silicon dioxide photo-resist mask preparation method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - An iron oxide thin film comprises iron-magnesium complex oxide (I), and has a structure containing dynamite crystal phase mainly in a film-forming state in a mug.    USE - Iron oxide thin film is used as solar cell material, ferromagnetic material, magneto-optical element material e.g. optical isolator, and electrical resistance change layer of electrical resistance change-type memory element used for electronic devices e.g. digital camera and mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The iron oxide thin film has excellent visible light absorption property, and is manufactured, without heat processing in oxygen-containing atmosphere, by economical process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An iron oxide thin film comprises iron-magnesium complex oxide of formula: Fe100-x-yMgxOy (I), and has a structure containing dynamite crystal phase mainly in a film-forming state in a mug.    x+y=60-66;    x=0-15;and    y=51-60.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of iron oxide thin film, which involves arranging a multi-component target having chip of magnesium on hematite target, and forming iron oxide thin film on a substrate by sputtering method.
NOVELTY - The quantum well solar cell is provided with a laminated structure constituting of barrier layer and a quantum well layer, where the difference of the energy level of a ground state and the energy level of the conduction band is generated in the semiconductor layer and a quantum well layer. Quantum well solar cell is manufactured with semiconductors layered on conduction layer between the substrate and n region.    USE - Quantum well solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The quantum well solar cell has enhanced light absorption rate, where the efficiency of suppressing recombination between electrons and holes within a quantum well, is highly improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of quantum well solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - Formation of alane involves reacting metal hydride (I), alkali metal hydride (II) and alkali metal with aluminum halide (III) by mechanochemical process at 250-330 K without using solvent.    USE - Formation of alane used as hydrogen fuel source (claimed) for fuel cell. Uses include but are not limited to propellant, reducing agent in organic synthesis, additives in rocket fuel and explosives, and starting material for synthesis and preparation of other complex hydrides.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides alane having excellent storage stability, and is prepared by simple process in short period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Formation of alane involves reacting metal hydride of formula: MAlH4 (I), alkali metal hydride of formula: MH (II) and alkali metal with aluminum halide of formula: AlX3 (III) by mechanochemical process at 250-330 K without using solvent.    M=alkali metal;and    X=halo.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for alane.
NOVELTY - Method for soldering a polymer thick film material involves providing substrate (100) having polymer thick film layer (102) on surfaces of substrate, providing a metal perform (104) into the polymer thick film layer such that the surface of the metal preform is exposed, curing the polymer thick film layer to secure the metal preform, and soldering the exposed surface of the metal preform using a solder material.    USE - Method for soldering polymer thick film material used for article e.g. soldered electronic component (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to chip, resistor, capacitor, battery, light-emitting diode assembly, antenna, radio-frequency components and fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simple and economical soldering of polymer thick film material with excellent soldering characteristics and suppressed leaching of conductive component.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) article; and    (2) soldered electronic component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating method for soldering polymer thick film.    Substrate (100)    Polymer thick film layer (102)    Metal perform (104)    Solder layer (106)
NOVELTY - Method for spraying molten metal on solar cell component involves decomposing a mixture of white iron-carbon alloy and titanium powder in a pool, liquefying at high temperature, adding oxide component to the high-temperature liquefied mixture to remove phosphorus impurities, dissolving titanium powder in the mixture, and spraying the liquefied white iron-carbon alloy mixture on solar cell component. The weight ratio of white iron-carbon alloy and titanium powder is 1:300-1:200. The titanium powder has size of 3-5 mm.    USE - Method for spraying molten metal on solar cell component (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient spraying of molten metal on solar cell component at high speed.
NOVELTY - The new type utility claims have one wet etching silicon chip A water film device. The device comprises: a film bearing frame, bearing frame equipped with the roller and the etching main body in the first preset position and distance, and on film bearing frame set with preset amount of the etching to the silicon chip on the single bracket, bracket set with single channel used for dropping water to drop water tube on the silicon chip, the dropping water pipe outlet on silicon piece etching to the upper part of the second preset distance to the water tank, and water tank containing the coating to water and the bottom connected with the dropping water pipe and water tank and connected internal the water tank, sensor, used for detecting silicon chip of position, each sensor set on lower part of one of the single stand up, the first solenoid valve, wherein pipeline is set with dropping water pipe above, used for control process if drop water, control part, sensor and the first solenoid valve are connected with power and control part. By dropping water to the silicon chip on the silicon chip at frontage forming water protection film, the silicon chip after etching show black print.
NOVELTY - A polycrystalline quartz ceramic crucible has an inner wall provided with a coating comprising quartz sand whose particle diameter is 10-150 mu m.    USE - Polycrystalline quartz ceramic crucible is used for preparing silicon chips for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The polycrystalline quartz ceramic crucible effectively reduces diffusion of impurity elements into silicon ingot, improves silicon ingot carrier durability, reduces silicon ingot red zone width from 10 mm or less to even 0 mm, and provides silicon chips which enable manufacture of solar cells with excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and no black edges.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of polycrystalline-quartz ceramic crucible.
NOVELTY - A silicon solar cell etching method involves etching silicon chip with first corrosion liquid at 8 degrees C, etching silicon chip with second corrosion liquid at 70-80 degrees C, where the first corrosion liquid comprises 330 g/l nitric acid, 30 g/l ammonia acid and 350 g/l sulfuric acid, and the second corrosion liquid comprises 50-55 g/l choline, 250-275 g/l tetramethylammonium hydroxide and 10-12 g/l sodium benzoate, and diffusing the silicon chip with 8 mass% ammonia liquid.    USE - Method for etching silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables etching silicon solar cell with improved effective contact, short circuit current of solar cell, open circuit voltage, parallel resistance and high conversion efficiency, achieving polishing effect, and providing better diffusion to phosphorsilicate glass sides.
NOVELTY - The system includes a main exhaust pipe (12) that is connected to a gas exhausting pipe. An atmosphere opening and closing valve is provided for opening and closing an atmosphere pipe. A void presentation (100) is provided for supplying the atmosphere to the atmosphere pipe. A filter (41) is provided to filter the foreign substance of the gas moving through the main exhaust pipe. The atmosphere pipe has a void water supply shift that is extended and branched from the main exhaust pipe for injecting the atmosphere to the main exhaust pipe.    USE - Gas exhaust system for ingot growing equipment for use in manufacture of semiconductor chip used in electronic products or solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gas exhaust system is provided for effectively processing the dust generated during the ingot growing process. The time to be consumed down in the exhaust pipe cleaning process is conspicuously reduced and the ingot production efficiency of the ingot growing apparatus is improved. The accumulated flammability foreign substances are prevented. The ingot producing quality is improved and the danger of the exhaust pipe cleaning work person is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an ingot growing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the ingot growing equipment.    Ingot growing equipment (11)    Main exhaust pipe (12)    Filter (41)    Vacuum pump (42)    Void presentation (100)
NOVELTY - The cell (400) has a first emitter region located on a surface of a silicon substrate (402). The first emitter region comprises an aluminum nitride layer that is located on a thin aluminum oxide layer. A second emitter region is located on the surface of the silicon substrate. The second emitter region is formed with a semiconductor material that is located on a thin dielectric layer (406). First and second contacts are located on and conductively coupled to the first and second emitter regions, respectively.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell is manufactured with less handling complexity and processing cost, thus increasing efficiency of the cell by using process for fabricating solar cell structures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell in a fabrication process.    Solar cell (400)    Silicon substrate (402)    Thin dielectric layer (406)    Doped polysilicon layer (450)    Anti-reflective coating layer (470)
NOVELTY - A glassware comprises glass matrix, particles (A) and particles (B). The particles (B) have refractive index higher than the particles (A). The particles (A) are completely surrounded by the glass matrix, such that the surface of the glass matrix is free of particles (A). The particles (B) and/or particles (A) are arranged on the surface of the glass matrix for increasing the refractive index of the glassware.    USE - Glassware is used for manufacture of optoelectronic component e.g. organic light-emitting diode, organic solar cell, fluorescent tube, incandescent lamp, lighting tube, halogen lamp and organic photodetector (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to textile glass, window glass, laboratory glass and building glass.    ADVANTAGE - The glassware has excellent thermochromic property, mechanical stability and transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of glassware;    (2) manufacture of optoelectronic component; and    (3) device for manufacture of glassware.
NOVELTY - A laminated body has a conductive layer and a plating layer, where the Hammaker constant between the metal particles forming the conductive layer in the presence of the plating solution and the plating layer is positive value.    USE - Laminated body for use in electroconductive pattern of electric circuit (all claimed), printed circuit board, electromagnetic wave shield of a plasma display, an integrated circuit, organic transistor, RFID, such as electronic circuit, an organic solar cell, an electronic terminal, organic EL, flexible printed circuit board, and noncontact IC card.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated body has excellent adhesiveness of a conductive layer and the electroplating layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an electroconductive pattern having laminated body.
NOVELTY - The device i.e. traction energy storage device (1), has a housing (2) comprising an electrical power storage unit (3) and a battery contactor box (4). A high-voltage distribution apparatus (5) for distributing current and voltage is arranged in the housing. The apparatus comprises a set of power and auxiliary unit interfaces. A direct current (DC) charging interface charges the electrical power storage unit and comprises a DC current charging socket (10). A separating device (14) is arranged in the contactor box, and the apparatus comprises a voltage transmission line (8).    USE - Electrical energy storage device i.e. traction energy storage device, for provision of recuperation and driving power to a hybrid car, a plug-in electric car, a fuel cell car, an electric car and a commercial motor car (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The high-voltage distribution apparatus for distributing the current and the voltage is arranged in the housing, thus enabling assembly of the device in a vehicle in a rapid and inexpensive manner. The battery contactor box avoids hazardous voltage resting against contact-endangered parts of the device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The electrical power storage unit is designed as a battery cell pack, a lithium ion battery, a super capacitor i.e. ultracap storage unit, or a hybrid energy storage unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block circuit diagram of an electrical energy storage device.    Traction energy storage device (1)    Housing (2)    Electrical power storage unit (3)    Battery contactor box (4)    High-voltage distribution apparatus (5)    Voltage transmission line (8)    DC current charging socket (10)    Separating device (14)
NOVELTY - The tubular sputtering target is formed from multiple portions, and is releasably inter-connectable with segments (1-3). The segments are made of the same material. The segment (2) is detachably interconnected with segments (1,3). The segments are provided with mutually complementary threaded sections (7,8) which are connected to each other. The threaded section (8) of the segment (2) is axially longer than the threaded section (7) of the segments (1,3). The copper seals are formed between the segments.    USE - Tubular sputtering target for use as flat tube target and rotating tube target used for coating large-area substrate such as window glass, architectural glass, screen washer and films, used for production of thin-coated solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the separation between the spent portion and the re-usable portion of the tubular sputtering target is allowed, the manufacturing and replacement costs of the target are saved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the tubular sputtering target.    Segments (1-3)    Machine end (4)    Sputtering material pipe end (5)    Threaded sections (7,8)    Lengths of threaded sections (9,10)
NOVELTY - A curable resin composition comprises (meth)acrylic-type polymer (A) containing polymerizable double bond in a side chain, monofunctional (meth)acrylic-type polymerizable monomer (B) having aromatic ring structure, and radical polymerization initiator (C).    USE - Curable resin composition is used for forming cured material for optical component of optical device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to camera module, light-emitting diode device, mobile telephone, smartphone, organic electroluminescent device, flat panel display, electronic paper, photodiode, photo-transistor, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The curable resin composition provides cured material with excellent reflow resistance and transparency, and low water absorption property.
NOVELTY - The transparent conductive film (100) comprises junction position (102) connected with metal nanostructures (101, 110), where the conductive film has a transmittance at 550 nm wavelength and sheet resistance of 10 ohms per square. The metal nanostructure has anisotropy shape including support base (120).    USE - Transparent conductive film for use in liquid crystal display, plasma display, organic light emitting display, organic light emitting lamp, touch screen or electronic device including solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive film has low sheet resistance, high transmittance, improved electrochemical performance and excellent stability, and can be manufactured in a simple and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing transparent conductive film, which involves connecting multiple metal nanostructures with junction position in processing agent and polar solvent.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the transparent conductive film.    Transparent conductive film (100)    Metal nanostructures (101, 110)    Junction position (102)    Support base (120)
NOVELTY - Production of solar cell material, involves dissolving copper chloride in ethylene glycol and then stirring, adding thiourea and then stirring, adding gallium trichloride and then stirring, adding tin tetrachloride and then stirring to obtain reaction solution, placing reaction solution in Teflon (RTM: PTFE) lined reactor and then reacting at 210-230 degrees C for 12-24 hours to obtain solvothermal product, naturally-cooling, washing with deionized water and ethanol thrice, centrifuging to obtain solid product, and drying at 60-80 degrees C for 6-12 hours in oven.    USE - Production of solar cell material (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simple and economical production of solar cell material with improved purity, photoluminescence effect, reproducibility, controllability and raw material utilization rate, and uniform shape distribution at low reaction temperature, and without curing in an environmentally-friendly manner. The dark current of solar cell material is zero at the time of darkness, and current strength rapidly increases, when there is light.
NOVELTY - A metal laminated film comprises metal layer which is laminated on greater than or equal to 1 surface of plastic film in which haze value of metal laminated film is 1-2% and central-line average roughness (Ra) of metal lamination surface of metal laminated film is less than or equal to 40 nm, and metal convex part which contains particle that exists in surface in which metal layer is laminated by density of 300-4000/100 mu m2.    USE - A metal laminated film used for electronic device components, such as optoelectronic device, luciferin material, raw material of solar cell, and sensor.    ADVANTAGE - Film is heat-resistant and metal convex part can be mass-produced at low cost.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of tempered glass involves immersing glass (32) having bending portion and flat plate-shaped glass (31) in ion exchange solution (28), and obtaining tempered glass having bending portion and flat plate-shaped tempered glass.    USE - Manufacture of tempered glass used for uses for the cover glass of touchscreen display and mobile telephone (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to digital camera, personal digital assistant, window glass, solar cells, solid-state image sensors and tableware.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of tempered glass having excellent design property, and properly manages stress state of the bending portion of the tempered glass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view explaining manufacture of tempered glass.    Ion exchange tank (27)    Ion exchange solution (28)    Basket (29,30)    Flat plate-shaped glass (31)    Glass (32)
NOVELTY - A polymer semiconductor layer comprises polythiophene (I), and boron derivative (II) or (III), as an acceptor.    USE - Polymer semiconductor layer is used for organic electronic device e.g. organic electroluminescent element (all claimed), organic thin-film solar cell, organic/inorganic hybrid solar cell and organic transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer semiconductor layer has excellent hole-injection characteristics and provides low resistance to the organic electronic device. The organic electronic device provided with the polymer semiconductor layer has excellent durability and high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polymer semiconductor layer comprises polythiophene of formula (I), and boron derivative of formula (II) or (III), as an acceptor.    R1-R5=H or F;    R'1,R'2=H, optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl or optionally substituted aryl;and    orR1+R2=optionally ring.
NOVELTY - A coating film (2) comprises 1,4,5,8,9,11-hexaazatriphenylene hexacarbonitrile (I), compound containing quinoxaline skeleton (II) or compound containing 2,3-dicyanopyrazine skeleton (III).    USE - Coating film e.g. hole-injection film, charge-generating film and electron-accept film for organic electronic device e.g. multiphoton emission-type organic electroluminescent element and organic thin-film solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The coating film has improved electrical property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A coating film comprises 1,4,5,8,9,11-hexaazatriphenylene hexacarbonitrile of formula (I), compound containing quinoxaline skeleton of formula (II) or compound containing 2,3-dicyanopyrazine skeleton of formula (III).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of organic electroluminescent element.    Anode (1)    Coating film (2)    Hole-transportation film (3)    Light-emitting film (4)    Electron injection film (5)
NOVELTY - A p type diffusion layer formation (16) composition comprises compound containing an acceptor element, a barium compound, and a dispersion medium.    USE - P-type diffusion layer formation composition for manufacturing solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition achieves long lifetime of substrate after diffusing treatment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing solar cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a manufacturing method of a solar cell element.    P-type-semiconductor substrate (10)    First n type diffused layer (13)    Second n type diffused layer (15)    P type diffusion layer formation composition (16)    Anti-reflective film (18)
NOVELTY - An opaque quartz glass has a density of 1.95-2.15 g/cm3, an average air hole diameter of 5-20 mu m, and water absorption rate of 0.1 wt.% or less. The in-line transmittance of opaque quartz glass sample having a thickness of 1 mm at wavelength of 1.5-5 mu m is 1% or less.    USE - Opaque quartz glass is used for forming optical component used for heat-processing apparatus, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, flat panel display manufacturing apparatus, solar cell manufacturing apparatus, light-emitting diode manufacturing apparatus, and microelectromechanical system manufacturing apparatus (all claimed), and container e.g. bell jar, furnace core pipe, flange unit, thermal insulation fin, medical solution purification pipe, crucible for silicon dissolution in silicon wafer process, furnace core pipe used in manufacture of semiconductor, and tools.    ADVANTAGE - The opaque quartz glass has excellent thermal insulation property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of opaque quartz glass; and    (2) optical component.
NOVELTY - Molded component comprises composition containing rubber (A), and has Shore hardness of 95 or less, and indentation hardness of 400 N/mm2 or more when measured with load of 10 mu N.    USE - Molded component e.g. sealing material, sliding component and non-adhesive component (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to photograph field, medicine field, semiconductor field, motor vehicle field, aircraft field, space-rocket field, printing machine, analytical instrument, foodstuff plant equipment, household articles, fuel cell field, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The molded component has excellent flexibility, non-adhesiveness and low friction properties.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor device consists of p-type oxide layer formed of oxide chosen from copper-containing copper monoxide, tin-containing tin monoxide, copper tin oxide containing a copper tin alloy, and nickel tin oxide containing nickel tin alloy.    USE - Semiconductor device e.g. complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor device, thin-film transistor, p-type field-effect transistor, heterojunction device, logic gates, PN junction device, metal-insulator-semiconductor junction device, light-emitting diode device and optical sensor (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to flat panel display, shift register, medical component, control circuits, signal switching circuits, solar cell and nano-electronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor device having excellent nonconductor, conductor or semiconductor characteristics, and mobility of oxides, and is manufactured economically by simple method at low temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a staggered thin-film transistor.    Staggered thin-film transistor (40)    Substrate (41)    Gate electrode (42)    Insulating layer (43)    Matching layer (44)    Channel layer (45)    Drain electrode (46)    Protective layer (48)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of tempered glass involves preparing an alkali-free glass, surface-treating the alkali-free glass using surface treatment solution comprising fluorosilicic acid, generating a porous silicon dioxide-rich layer having coefficient of thermal expansion smaller than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the inner portion of the alkali-free glass on the surface of the alkali-free glass, heat-treating the surface-treated alkali-free glass, and generating compressive stress on the surface of the alkali-free glass.    USE - Manufacture of tempered glass used for forming cover. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, liquid crystal display, organic light-emitting display device, and flat panel display of mobile electric device.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of tempered glass with excellent optical characteristics and low coefficient of thermal expansion.
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves sintering powdered organic polymer to form sintered structure and then pyrolyzing it to convert it to carbon structure. The powdered organic polymer contains carbohydrate, optionally lignin or salt or its derivative, and has particle size of no more than 0.125 millimeter. An additive, included with powdered organic polymer prior to sintering, may be reinforcement such as carbon fiber, material that will form carbon fibers at sintering temperature and titanium, filler such as ceramic, glass and carbon particles, or additive degradable to form pores.    USE - Manufacturing method for making carbon structure for sintered article (claimed) e.g. 3D object in various fields. Uses include but are not limited to medical, aerospace, automotive, electronics and consumer fields. Uses include but are not limited to biomedical implant such as bone scaffold, joint replacement, dental implant, maxillofacial implant and bone plate, heat shield, brake disc, gasket, brake lining, bearing, brush for electric motor, bushing, seal or fuel cell separator or portion of any of forgoing articles.    ADVANTAGE - Carbon structure of 3D object is made by sintering powdered organic polymer to form a sintered first structure and pyrolyzing the sintered first structure to convert it to the carbon structure which has higher strength than the carbon structure treated at low temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a sintered article.
NOVELTY - A solar thermal power absorbing material comprises 20% silicon nitride and silicon carbide as main raw materials, and 10% mullite. The silicon carbide comprises 40 nm: 150 mesh: 320 mesh: 700 mesh silicon carbide in the ratio of 10:16:33:41. The material is non-pressure sintered ceramic heat absorbing material.    USE - Solar thermal power absorbing material used as special ceramics, refractory material, ceramic wheel and in metallurgical industries.    ADVANTAGE - The thermal power absorbing material has excellent heat absorption characteristics and high strength.
NOVELTY - The method involves cleaning a transparent electric conduction substrate using zinc powder and hydrochloric acid of about 1-6 mol/L. The conduction substrate is etched corresponding to a pattern of a desired perovskite solar cell structure. A TiO2 compact layer is prepared on the electric conduction substrate using a physical plating film technology. A Ti metal film is prepared using Ti powder as raw material. Reaction solution is prepared at 60-110 degree Celsius for 48-72 hours. A Perovskite solar battery quasi-one dimension T12 nanometer structure array framework layer is prepared.    USE - Perovskite solar battery quasi-one dimension TiO2 nanometer structure array framework layer preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing carrier transmission speed and carrier collecting efficiency, reducing composite probability carrier and improving photoelectric conversion efficiency of the perovskite solar battery. The method ensures wide application range.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a perovskite solar battery quasi-one dimension TiO2 nanometer structure array framework layer.
NOVELTY - The interlayer has a multi-layer sandwich glass plate comprising an outermost edge connected with a thin layer. A tin dioxide electric conduction layer is surface coated on a glass. A chlorophyll dyeing layer is formed on a titanium dioxide semiconductor thin film that is clamped on two glass intermediate layers.    USE - Solar energy power generation glass interlayer.    ADVANTAGE - The interlayer has low manufacturing cost.
NOVELTY - The method involves performing a radio frequency plasma enhanced gas phase deposition process in an amorphous silicon germanium film.    USE - Amorphous silicon germanium thin film solar energy cell preparing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing the amorphous silicon germanium thin film solar energy cell with high photoelectric property and high quality.
NOVELTY - The surface processing method involves removing (ST301) surface damage of a silicon substrate made of two sheets and performing (ST303) the texturing of the surface of the silicon substrate. The textured silicon substrate of two sheets is separated (ST304). The phosphosilicate glass, which is a by-product, is removed (ST306) from the silicon substrate for forming borosilicate glass. The silicon substrate is separated by using one among acetone, methanol, sulfuric acid, hydrofluoric acid, hydrogen peroxide, isopropyl alcohol, water, nitrogen and clean dry air.    USE - Surface processing method for a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The texturing of the surface of the silicon substrate is performed, where the textured silicon substrate of two sheets is separated, and hence ensures improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell, as well as ensures increasing the treatment quantity of the solar cells with reduced treatment cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart of a solar cell surface processing method. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Removing surface damage of a silicon substrate made of two sheets (ST301)    Performing the texturing of the surface of the silicon substrate (ST303)    Separating textured silicon substrate of two sheets (ST304)    Removing phosphosilicate glass, which is a by-product, from the silicon substrate (ST306)    Depositing a reflection barrier layer in the front side (ST307)
NOVELTY - The deposition apparatus has a nozzle unit, which is arranged in the lower part of a main body part (100), where a heating portion (300) is provided for covering the main body part. An accommodating chamber is arranged outside the main body part for accommodating the raw material. The raw material comprises copper, indium, gallium and metal of selenium.    USE - Deposition apparatus for use in manufacturing process of a solar cell (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The heating portion is provided for covering the main body part, where an accommodating chamber is arranged outside the main body part for accommodating the raw material, and hence ensures preventing the source gas from being exhausted in small segments of the substrate by easy and simple diffusion of the source gas exhausted to the substrate direction, as well as ensures improving the film homogeneity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a deposition apparatus.    Main body part (100)    Heating portion (300)    Substrate (S)
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing (S210) a semiconductor substrate and forming (S220) the resist coating layer on the surface of the prepared substrate. The formed resist coating layer is patterned (S230) with a resist, where the plating is performed (S240) by using the plating liquid with the etching and removing the resist coating layer.    USE - Method for fabricating solar cell using plating.    ADVANTAGE - The formed resist coating layer is patterned with a resist, where the plating is performed by using the plating liquid with the etching and removing the resist coating layer, and hence ensures preventing the ghost plating phenomenon by preventing the flow of electricity in the plating resist.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart of a solar cell fabricating method. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Preparing a semiconductor substrate (S210)    Forming the resist coating layer on the surface of the prepared substrate (S220)    Patterning formed resist coating layer (S230)    Performing plating by using the plating liquid (S240)
NOVELTY - Quantum dot nanoparticles comprise dithiocarbamate capping ligands (a).    USE - Quantum dot nanoparticles. Uses include but are not limited to biological labeling, solar cells, catalysis, biological imaging and light-emitting diodes.    ADVANTAGE - The quantum dot nanoparticles have excellent stability, optical characteristics and luminous efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of quantum dot nanoparticles, which involves reacting (101) core material precursor in the presence of a molecular cluster compound to produce nanoparticle core, isolating (103) the core, reacting (104) the isolated core with shell precursor to grow at least one semiconductor shell on the core, binding capping ligands to an outermost semiconductor surface of nanoparticles, and exchanging (105) at least a portion of the capping ligands with dithio ligand.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the preparation process of quantum dot nanoparticles.    Reaction of core precursor and molecular cluster (101)    Monitoring core growth (102)    Isolation of core (103)    Reaction of core with shell precursor (104)    Exchanging ligands (105)
NOVELTY - Preparing high specific surface area activated carbon, comprises (i) crushing walnut shell; (ii) mixing walnut shell with potassium hydroxide, and subjecting to microwave heating; (iii) carrying out microwave heating, blowing carbon-dioxide into reaction vessel, opening an ultrasonic generator, and closing microwave devices and ultrasonic generator once heating is complete, transferring material to a beaker filled with tap water, and filtering; and (iv) recovering residual potassium hydroxide from the filtrate, washing with hydrochloric acid, washing filter residue with water, and drying.    USE - The activated carbon is useful for high-performance fuel cells, and electric double-layered supercapacitors.    ADVANTAGE - The method is economical, converts waste into useful materials, and produces product having large amount of micro-pores.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing high specific surface area activated carbon, comprises (i) crushing walnut shell to 100-200 mesh sieve; (ii) uniformly mixing walnut shell with potassium hydroxide in a ratio of 1:2-1:3 by adding into a reaction container, and subjecting to microwave heating by placing the mixture into a microwave device for 35-40 minutes under nitrogen protection; (iii) carrying out microwave heating for 26-30 minutes, blowing carbon-dioxide from the bottom part of the reaction vessel through a duct for 5-7 minutes, and opening an ultrasonic generator, closing microwave devices and ultrasonic generator once the heating process is complete, and transferring the material into a beaker filled with tap water, washing, and filtering, to obtain filter liquid and filter residue; and (iv) recovering residual potassium hydroxide from the filtrate, washing the residue with hydrochloric acid for 1-2 times, washing the filter residue with water until the washing pickling solution pH reaches 6-7, and drying the resulting residue at 105-115 degrees C for 1-2 hours, to obtain the final product.
NOVELTY - A triazole derivative (I), is new.    USE - New triazole derivative is used as emitter/absorber in optoelectronic component and light-emitting material used in production of optoelectronic device e.g. organic light-emitting diode, and useful in labeling cells (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic diode, organic solar cell, organic transistor, organic light-emitting diode, light-emitting electrochemical cell, organic field effect transistor and organic laser.    ADVANTAGE - The new triazole derivative provides optoelectronic device having excellent luminous efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A triazole derivative of formula D'-(Het)Ar'-A (I), is new.    (Het)Ar'=conjugated organic group chosen from optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl;    D'=chemically bonded donor group with electron-donating properties;and    A=optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered ring optionally containing at least one heteroatom.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of triazole derivative (I);    (2) light-emitting material, which comprises triazole derivative (I) and a host material; and    (3) production of optoelectronic device, which involves using the triazole derivative (I).
NOVELTY - A ruthenium oxide modified polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell bipolar plate comprises a metal material as a bipolar plate substrate, and a ruthenium oxide modified layer arranged on a surface of the bipolar plate substrate, where the bipolar plate substrate has a thickness of 0.1-3 mm and the bipolar plate has resistivity of less than 0.01 Omega cm and corrosion current density of less than 10 mu ?/cm2.    USE - Ruthenium oxide modified polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell bipolar plate.    ADVANTAGE - The bipolar plate can be prepared in a simple, economical and large-scale manner. The ruthenium oxide modified layer provided by the metal bipolar plate can simultaneously and remarkably improve corrosion resistance, surface conductivity and battery performance of the metal bipolar plate under the condition that the strength of the bipolar plate is not influenced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a ruthenium oxide modified polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell bipolar plate, which involves placing the pretreated bipolar plate substrate in boiling dilute chromic acid for 15 minutes, ultrasonically cleaning the substrate, immersing the cleaned substrate in a mixed solution of ruthenium trichloride and ammonium chloride, where the mixed solution has pH of 2, and performing the reaction for 0.5-2.5 hours to obtain the finished product.
NOVELTY - A composite porous membrane comprises a porous film made of a composite polymer base and silica or titania filler composed of inorganic oxide, where inorganic oxide precursor particles are uniformly grown on a substrate film surface using in situ hydrolysis.    USE - Composite porous membrane for hydrogen-chlorine fuel cells (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a composite porous membrane, which involves dissolving a high-molecular polymer resin in an organic solvent to obtain a membrane preparation solution, obtaining a porous membrane with asymmetrically morphological structures via phase inversion, immersing the porous membrane in tetraethoxysilane or tetrabutyl titanate, and performing hydrolysis in an acid solution to obtain the polymer-silicon dioxide or polymer-titanium dioxide composite porous membrane.
NOVELTY - A light absorption layer thin film solar cell surface-processing method involves placing a light absorption layer of a solar cell in solution-containing metal ions, and annealing at 100-600 degrees C, where the light absorption layer comprises metal compound.    USE - Method for surface-processing light absorption layer of thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables surface-processing light absorption layer of a thin film solar cell in environmental-friendly and cost-effective manner with large-scale popularization and application, improving surface defects of the light absorbing layer and increasing open circuit voltage, fill factor and photoelectric conversion efficiency of a solar energy battery effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A light absorption layer thin film solar cell surface-processing method involves placing a light absorption layer of a solar cell in solution-containing metal ions, and annealing at 100-600 degrees C, where the light absorption layer comprises metal compound ((Cu1-a-Aga)2(Zn1-bCdb)(Sn1-c-Gec)(S1-dSed)4), and a, b, c, d is 0-1.
NOVELTY - A proton exchange membrane fuel cell comprises platinum-based catalyst carrier, where the platinum-based catalyst carrier is 1-50 mass% graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanoflake-graphite composite material.    USE - Proton exchange membrane fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The proton exchange membrane fuel cell can be prepared simply and feasibly, and reduces loading amount of noble metal in the platinum-based catalyst carrier, and reduces fuel cell production cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a proton exchange membrane fuel cell, which involves weighing g-C3N4 precursor and inorganic salt, blending g-C3N4 precursor and inorganic salt uniformly to obtain mixture A, putting the mixture A into a tubular furnace under nitrogen atmosphere, increasing temperature to 500-700 degrees C, maintaining temperature at 2-10 degrees C for 1-5 hours to obtain material B, grinding the material B with ultrapure water, filtering the mixture, vacuum-drying the mixture to obtain g-C3N4 block, adding concentrated acid to the g-C3N4 block, stirring the mixture ultrasonically for 1-10 hours, washing the mixture with ultrapure water to neutral, drying the mixture to obtain g-C3N4 nanosheet, weighing g-C3N4 nanosheet, adding the nanosheet to alcohol solution, dispersing the nanosheet ultrasonically for 1-3 hours, filtering the mixture, and freeze-drying the mixture to obtain finished product.
NOVELTY - A 9H-carbazole compound (I), is new.    USE - New 9H-carbazole compound is used for forming organic layer e.g. hole injection layer, hole-transport layer, light-emitting layer of organic electroluminescent element for organic solar cell, organic electroluminescent device, organic photoreceptor and organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - 9H-carbazole compound provides organic layer for organic electroluminescent device having excellent luminous efficiency, durability and low drive voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A 9H-carbazole compound of formula (I), is new.    X=S, O or C(Ra)(Rb);    Ra,Rb=6-24C aryl, 1-20C alkyl, 2-20C alkenyl or 1-20C alkoxy;    Ar1-Ar3=6-60C aryl, 2-25C heterocyclyl containing heteroatom chosen from O, N or S, or fluorenyl;    R1-R4=D, tritium, halo, CN, nitro, 6-60C aryl, fluorenyl, heterocyclyl containing heteroatom chosen from O, N or S, 1-50C alkyl, 2-20C alkenyl, 1-30C alkoxy or 6-30C aryloxy;    m,o=0-4;    n=0-3;and    p=0-2.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electroluminescent device.
NOVELTY - Production of copper-indium-gallium selenide light absorption layer involves forming precursor thin film containing selenide compound having covalent structure on a substrate, and performing selenization by irradiating an electron beam on the precursor thin film.    USE - Production of copper-indium-gallium selenide light absorption layer during manufacture of solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables production of copper-indium-gallium selenide light absorption layer with suppressed segregation of gallium.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) copper-indium-gallium selenide light absorption layer; and    (2) manufacture of solar cell.
NOVELTY - The separation film has anode oxidation aluminum oxide film (2) whose pore size is set in predetermined range. The thickness of the anode oxidation aluminum film is set in the range of 20-100. The electrolyte is charged between anode (1) and cathode (4). A polymer separation membrane (3) is laminated at the upper portion of the separation film main portion. Anode oxidation aluminum oxide film is laminated on polymer separation membrane.    USE - Separation film for lithium-air cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The anode oxidation aluminum oxide film is provided with pore that is perpendicularly arranged while distributing the pore of the nano-size, so that the problem including the cycle life reduction, the short circuit, the firing etc. by holding the case can be effectively solved. Thus the charging/discharging efficiency of the lithium-air cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the separation film for lithium-air cell.    Anode (1)    Anode oxidation aluminum oxide film (2)    Polymer separation membrane (3)    Cathode (4)
NOVELTY - Intrinsic microporous polyarylene ether-based copolymer (A) comprising fluorinated arylene ether repeating units (I), is new.    USE - (A) is useful to produce intrinsic microporous gas separation membrane (claimed) for food packaging and water purification, and in electronic materials, protective equipment and fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - (A) provides membrane to easy permeation of low molecular weight gases.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Intrinsic microporous polyarylene ether-based copolymer (A) comprising fluorinated arylene ether repeating units of formula (I), is new.    Ar1 = 3,3,3',3'-tetramethyl-2,2',3,3'-tetrahydro-1,1'-spirobi(indene)-5,5',6,6'-tetra-yl moiety of formula (II), 1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2',3,3'-tetra-yl moiety of formula (III) or substituted tetra arylene moieties of formulae (IV)-(VI);    Ar2 = substituted tetra arylene moiety of formula (VII) or halogenated tetra arylene moiety of formula (VIII);    R1-R2 = H, halo, -CN or -SO2R3;    R3 = phenyl (optionally substituted by 1-4C alkyl);    X = halo; and    n, m = 10-1000.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) preparation of (A);    (2) intrinsic microporous gas separation membrane comprising (A); and    (3) producing intrinsic microporous gas separation membrane, comprising (a) dissolving (A) in an organic solvent to obtain solution, and (b) coating the obtained solution, and drying.
NOVELTY - The cell (100) has an interface layer (106) consisting of a selenium element located between semiconducting layers. The interface layer defines refractive index such that a ratio of a refractive index of each semiconducting layer to the refractive index of the interface layer is less than or equal to 1.5. The semiconducting layer includes a first sub-cell (102) and a second sub-cell (104), where the first sub-cell has a bandgap greater than a bandgap of the second sub-cell.    USE - Multi-junction photovoltaic solar cell for providing electrical power for space-based satellite applications.    ADVANTAGE - The call is capable of reducing difference between refractive indices of two mediums to reduce amount of reflected light at the interface of the mediums, thus reducing the amount of lost energy and increasing efficiency of the cell without constraint of lattice matching and with use of a low-cost silicon wafer as a supporting bottom layer, while reducing cost of the cell and making the cell more rugged and more efficient than existing space solar cell designs.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The first semiconducting layer is made from semiconducting materials from III-V semiconductor family. The first sub-cell and the second sub-cell are made from semiconducting materials from III-V semiconductor family.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a multi-junction photovoltaic solar cell.    Multi-junction photovoltaic solar cell (100)    Sub-cells (102, 104)    Interface layer (106)    Shorter wavelength indication arrows (108)    Longer wavelength indication arrows (110)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying calcium tetrachloro zincate present in an aqueous solution over a cadmium telluride layer such that a thin-film solar cell semi-finished product is subjected to a thermal treatment. The calcium tetrachloro zincate enriched with water is dissolved in a solution. The calcium tetrachloro zincate is applied by a roller application or spraying a calcium tetrachloro zincate solution (5), or the cadmium telluride layer is applied by an aerosol process, or by immersing the semi-finished product in the calcium tetrachloro zincate solution.    USE - Method for activation of cadmium telluride layer of thin-film solar cells semi-finished products.    ADVANTAGE - The activation of the cadmium telluride layer of thin film solar cell semifinished products, is more secure and more manageable while maintaining the process parameters for the activation, without the use of cadmium chloride. The alignment of the energy levels of the individual layer materials is realized. The temperature range of the heat treatment is extended. The simplification of the litigation over the use of cadmium chloride is achieved. The residues of the calcium tetrachloro zincate that are not removed by the flushing are removed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view illustrating the relationship of efficiency differences of activated solar cells to activated solar cells using standard cadmium chloride solution. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying a first cadmium telluride layer (41) of coarse-grained structure on a base layer, and applying a sacrificial layer (5) on the first cadmium telluride layer. A second cadmium telluride layer of fine-grained structure is applied on the sacrificial layer, which comprises an endowment element i.e. elementary layer, on the first cadmium telluride layer, where the endowment element is made from group of coppers, phosphorus, antimonies, bismuth, molybdenum, or manganese. The sacrificial layer is provided with a starch.    USE - Method for manufacturing a thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing the solar cell in a simple and efficient manner with doped cadmium telluride layer with reduced thickness and without needle stitch pores.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a thin-film solar cell.    Substrate (1)    Cadmium layer (3)    Sacrificial layer (5)    Front contact part (21)    Cadmium telluride layer (41)
NOVELTY - The structure has multiple material layers including an electrically-conductive element incorporated in a fabric substrate. The material layers include plastic material. The fabric substrate includes interwoven fibers. The electrically-conductive element includes a resistor, a transistor, a diode and a solar cell. The fabric substrate is embedded in a plastic matrix. A trace or sensor is integrated with the fabric substrate. The electrically-conductive element is configured to communicate with a controller (50).    USE - Composite structure for vehicles used in space. Uses include but are not limited to an aircraft, ground vehicles, missiles, rockets and radomes.    ADVANTAGE - The e-textile enables monitoring of stresses in the composite structure when the fabric layer is the e-textile. The electrically-conductive element of the electrically-conductive fabric layer is connected to the controller for analysis of fabric's changing electrical properties over time to identify and prevent failure of the composite structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for testing a structure for anomalies    (2) a method for integrating a sensor in a structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a composite structure including fabric layers including an e-textile layer coupled to a controller.    Composite (40)    Fabric layer (42)    Plastic (44)    E-textile (46)    Controller (50)
NOVELTY - Curable resin composition comprises colloidal silica particles and polymeric compound.    USE - Curable resin composition is used for forming low-refractive index film, anti-reflective film and solid-state image sensor for camera module (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to display panel, solar cell, optical lens and sensor module.    ADVANTAGE - The curable resin composition has excellent moldability and high resolution property on hardening, and provides cured film having improved transparency and low refractive index, and anti-reflective film having excellent transparency and reflection preventing property, and solid-state image sensor and camera module having excellent characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for anti-reflective film, which is obtained by hardening curable resin composition.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of gas-barrier film (1) involves forming clear hard-coat layer (3) on surface of base material (2), heat-processing base material with clear hard-coating layer forming a gas barrier layer (4) on the clear hard-coating layer, and forming gas barrier layer (5) on gas barrier layer (4). The heat processing of the base material is carried out at a temperature which is less than temperature (T) by 20-60 degrees C, for 10-65 minutes, and the base material is cooled. The temperature (T) is more than glass transition temperature (Tg) of the base material and (Tg+55 degrees C) or less.    USE - Manufacture of gas-barrier film used for electronic device e.g. organic electroluminescent element (all claimed), liquid crystal display element, solar cell, domestic illumination apparatus, in-vehicle illumination apparatus, signal apparatus, optical storage medium, electrophotographic copier, optical communication processor and photosensor. Can also be used for packaging foodstuffs, industrial products and pharmaceuticals.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient manufacture of gas barrier film with high quality, and excellent optical transparency, heat resistance, and adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for gas-barrier film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the structure of the gas-barrier film.    Gas-barrier film (1)    Base material (2)    Clear hard-coat layer (3)    Gas barrier layers (4,5)    Gas barrier layer unit (10)
NOVELTY - The back sheet has an adhesive bond layer (4) formed in a filler, where the adhesive bond layer contains adhesive agent (2) of a solar cell module. The solar cell module of a back sheet base material (1) and a surface are bonded together by utilizing the adhesive agent. Surface roughness of the adhesive bond layer is 2-30 micrometers.    USE - Back sheet for a solar cell module of a solar cell (all claimed) that is utilized in an outdoor.    ADVANTAGE - The back sheet has high organic particle blocking property even when accelerated test is examined in hot humid atmosphere. The solar cell module of the back sheet base material and the surface are bonded together by utilizing the adhesive agent, so that adhesiveness and weather resistance can be improved with respect to the filler of a solar cell and electric output characteristics of the adhesive bond layer can be maintained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell module back sheet.    Back sheet base material (1)    Adhesive agent (2)    Adhesive bond layer (4)
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a III-V semiconductor solar energy battery module, comprising a series of a III-V compound semiconductor layer of at least two or more of the solar energy battery unit, each two solar energy battery unit for power generation square meter of PN junction of polarity reversal positive secondary solar energy battery piece, and each solar energy battery unit of the same. The utility model solar energy battery module through method in series polarity inversion and PN knot positive side piece and for obtaining the enough power and voltage, greatly increase have active cell by light square meter, solar energy battery module group and increase optical efficiency to increase photoelectric conversion efficiency have, at the same time simplify. solar energy battery module structure and integrated process, which is good for industrial popularization of the product.
NOVELTY - A glass laminate (10) has sequential lamination of a layer of support base material (12), silicone resin layer (14) and layer of glass substrate (16). The silicone resin of the silicone resin layer has an organosiloxy unit (I) in preset molar ratio. The peeling strength of the interface of the silicone resin layer, and support base material with respect to the layer of glass substrate differ.    USE - Glass laminate used for electronic devices e.g. liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent panel for mobile telephone, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass laminate enables easy peeling of glass substrate even after high-temperature heat-processing, and suppresses decomposition of silicone resin layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A glass laminate has sequential lamination of a layer of support base material, silicone resin layer and layer of glass substrate. The silicone resin of the silicone resin layer has an organosiloxy unit of formula (I): R-SiO3/2. The content of organosiloxy unit of formula (I) is 80-100 mol% with respect to all organo siloxy units. The molar ratio of the organosiloxy unit of formula (I) having phenyl group, and organo siloxy unit of formula (I) having methyl group is 80/20-20/80. The peeling strength of the interface of the silicone resin layer, and support base material with respect to the layer of glass substrate differ.    R=phenyl or methyl.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the glass laminate.    Glass laminate (10)    Support base material (12)    Silicone resin layer (14)    Glass substrate (16)    Support base material with resin layer (18)
NOVELTY - Preparation of tin dioxide thin film solar cell window material comprises performing plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition.    USE - Method for preparing tin dioxide thin film solar cell window material.    ADVANTAGE - The material has improved adhesive properties, higher visible light transmittance and lower sheet resistance.
NOVELTY - The battery has a metal thin film layer and a non-metal thin film layer that are formed with each other. A film layer forming fine ultra-lattice structure and a geometry ultra-lattice structure are formed with each other through insulation etching process. Thickness of the metal thin film layer and the non- metal thin film layer are maintained for about 0 to 2000nm. The metal thin film layer is made of pure metal material that is selected from group consisting of iron, copper, manganese, germanium, nickel, magnesium, titanium, lithium, tin, silver, tantalum, lead, gold and tungsten materials.    USE - Layered metal and non-metal thin film solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is simple in structure, and has high photoelectric conversion efficiency and high popularization rate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a layered metal and non-metal thin film solar energy battery.
NOVELTY - A hafnium telluride compound comprises a layered crystal structure.    USE - Hafnium telluride compound is used for transparent electroconductive film for electronic device e.g. touch panel, solar cell, e-window, heat mirror, transparent transistor and flat panel display (all claimed) e.g. organic light-emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent electroconductive film containing the hafnium telluride compound has excellent conductivity, light transmittance, flexibility, mechanical characteristics and electron density.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hafnium telluride compound comprises a layered crystal structure, and has composition of formula: Hf3Te2-xAx.    A=phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, bismuth, sulfur or selenium;and    x=0-1.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for transparent electroconductive film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of electronic device (organic light-emitting diode) including a transparent electroconductive film.    Substrate (10)    Lower electrode (20)    Emission layer (30)    Upper electrode (40)    Auxiliary layer (50)
NOVELTY - An article comprises matrix material chosen from glass matrix, ceramic matrix and metal matrix, and copper nanoparticles with size less than 20 nm. The copper nanoparticles are fused together partially or completely to form a nanoparticle network.    USE - Article used as microelectromechanical and nanoelectromechanical devices, biomaterials, biomarkers, diagnostic imaging devices, sensors, coatings, composite materials, textiles, fuel cells and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The article has excellent thermal conductivity. The matrix material lengthens the shelf life of the copper nanoparticles and improves stability against oxidation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the formation of nanoparticle network. The method involves mixing copper nanoparticles with matrix material and applying pressure to partially fuse the copper nanoparticles together to form nanoparticle network.
NOVELTY - Method for preparing magnetically aligned carbon nanoparticles composite involves adding carbon nanoparticles, magnetically sensitive nanoparticles and surfactant to the liquid host material to form liquid composite, applying magnetic field to the liquid composite and solidifying.    USE - Preparation of magnetically aligned carbon nanoparticles composite. Uses include but are not limited to displays, solar cells, electromagnetic interference shielding, sensors, medical devices, pharmaceutical drug delivery devices, armors, aeronautical and mechanical materials.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparation of magnetically aligned carbon nanoparticles composite with excellent mechanical, thermal and electrical properties and improved dispersion of nanoparticles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of preparation of magnetically aligned nanoparticles composite films using solvent.
NOVELTY - Porous cerium(IV) oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles are prepared by contacting cerium nitrate (Ce(NO3)3) and base at pressure and temperature to form mixture and converting mixture into composition containing porous CeO2 nanoparticles.    USE - Preparation of cerium(IV) oxide nanoparticles for catalyst system (claimed). Uses include but not limited to carbon oxidation reactions in automobile exhaust treatment, diesel engine exhaust treatment, purification of hydrogen fuel in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, prevention of platinum electrode of methanol fuel cells from poisoning water-gas shift reaction, methanol synthesis, methane conversion, methanol/ethanol steam reforming for hydrogen production, and hydrocarbon reforming.    ADVANTAGE - The nanoparticles have high oxygen vacancy concentration, high specific surface area, high oxygen storage capacity, and/or high specific Ce3+ ratio. The preparation method is simple and cost-effective.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) catalyst system comprising 1st catalyst and co-catalyst in which co-catalyst contains porous CeO2 nanoparticles;    (2) catalyst system comprising catalyst supported on carrier which contains porous CeO2 nanoparticles; and    (3) prepared CeO2 nanoparticles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show transmission electron microscope images of as-prepared porous cerium(IV) oxide nanorods, non-porous cerium(IV) oxide nanorods, cerium(IV) oxide nanocubes, and cerium(IV) oxide nano-octahedrons.
NOVELTY - An aromatic compound (I), is new.    USE - New aromatic compound is used as sensitizing dye in manufacture of photoelectric conversion elements for solar cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The aromatic compound provides photoelectric conversion elements with high conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aromatic compound of formula (I), is new.    m=1-5;    l,n=0-6;    j=0-3;    X1,X2=H, carboxy, hydroxy, phosphoric acid, sulfonic acid, cyano, acyl, amido, alkoxycarbonyl, or sulfonyl benzene;    or X1+X2=ring;    Q1,Q2=O, S, Se, or NR11;    R11=H, aryl or aliphatic hydrocarbyl;    A1-A3,A5,A6=R11, cyano, halo, carbonamido, amido, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, or acyl;    A4=H, aliphatic hydrocarbyl, cyano, halo, carbonamido, alkoxy, amido, alkoxycarbonyl or acyl;    A7,A8=H, aliphatic hydrocarbyl, cyano, halo, carbonamido, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, or acyl;    R1=residue obtained by removing H from aryl ring (Ar1) of compound of formula (IIa);    M=semimetal atom;    Y1-Y3=H or aryl;    Z1,Z2=halo;    Ar1,Ar2=aryl;    R2=group of formula (IIb);    R14,R15=R11;and    R16-R19=R11, cyano, acyl, amido, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, or sulfonyl benzene.    (i) When l is not 0, optionally adjacent A1-A3=ring; and (ii) when n is not 0, optionally A5,A6,R2=ring. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photoelectric conversion element, which has thin film obtained by supporting aromatic compound (I) on oxide semiconductor fine particles on the substrate.
NOVELTY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery (10) has positive electrode and negative electrode having respective active material layers (13,15), and electrolyte layer (17) having electrolyte solution containing nonaqueous solvent. The battery has core portion in which at least one of the positive electrode active material layer or negative electrode active material layer is contained, and shell portion formed by electroconductive material contained in a substrate comprising gel-forming polymer having liquid absorption rate of 10-200% with respect to the electrolyte.    USE - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery e.g. bipolar-type lithium ion secondary battery (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to fixed-type electrical storage systems, electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, fuel-cell vehicles, and hybrid fuel cell electric vehicles e.g. motorbikes, passenger cars, trucks, buses, light cars and electric trains.    ADVANTAGE - The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has high capacitance, volume energy density and volume power density, discharge capacity, favorable cycle characteristics, improved lifetime, excellent reliability and output characteristics.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a typical sectional view of the bipolar secondary battery.    Bipolar secondary battery (10)    Positive electrode active material layer (13)    Negative electrode active material layer (15)    Electrolyte layer (17)    Cell layer (19)
NOVELTY - A silver alloy film comprises 0.01-1 atomic% antimony, 0.05-1 atomic% magnesium and remainder of silver and unavoidable impurity.    USE - Silver alloy film e.g. reflecting film, electroconductive film and semipermeable membrane (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to light-emitting element, optical recording disk, display device, touchscreen, solar cells and illuminating device.    ADVANTAGE - The silver alloy film is environmentally-friendly, and has excellent heat resistance and optical characteristics such as reflectance and transmittance even at high-temperature and high-humidity conditions, and low specific resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) reflecting film;    (2) electroconductive film; and    (3) semipermeable membrane.
NOVELTY - A modified polysilazane has ratio of silyl group to sum total of silicon hydride group and silylene group of 1:10-30 measured by 29Si-nuclear magnetic resonance.    USE - Modified polysilazane is used in coating liquid for forming gas-barrier films for organic electroluminescent elements (all claimed), solar cell elements, and LCDs.    ADVANTAGE - The modified polysilazane provides gas-barrier film with excellent storage stability even at high-temperature and high-humidity conditions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A modified polysilazane has ratio ((SiH3):(SiH+SiH2)) of silyl group (SiH3) to sum total of silicon hydride group (SiH) and silylene group (SiH2) of 1:10-30 measured by 29Si-nuclear magnetic resonance. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for gas-barrier film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the vacuum plasma chemical vapor deposition apparatus used for formation of inorganic compound layer.    Plasma chemical vapor deposition apparatus (101)    Vacuum chamber (102)    Cathode electrode (103)    Susceptor (105)    Vacuum pumping system (107)
NOVELTY - The battery has a solar energy battery layer (1) formed with a silicon film (2). A lower part of the silicon film is provided with an anti-reflection coating part (3). Thickness of a silicon dioxide film is about 3 to 60 nm. Thickness of the anti-reflection coating part is about 30 to 120 nm. Refractive index of a light transparent film is about 2. 3 to 2.5. The anti-reflection coating part is provided with a Titanium /Silicon bi-layer. Upper and lower parts of the anti-reflection coating part are covered with Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate and a cover glass package (4).    USE - Multi-layer anti-reflection coating solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has an ideal structure and simple preparation process of multi-layer film structure, and reduces equipment cost and realizes better optical matching and electrical passivation effect. The upper and lower structure of the multi-layer film structure is a composite structure so as to increase passivation effect and reduce reverse effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a multi-layer anti-reflection coating solar energy battery.    Solar energy battery layer (1)    Silicon film (2)    Anti-reflection coating part (3)    Cover glass package (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a surface layer of a multi-crystalline silicon solar cell, and forming a silicon nitride antireflection film on the surface layer. The surface layer is pre-cleaned by using nitrogen as diluent gas. A plated layer is formed after the pre-cleaning process to obtain oxidizing gas by using oxidation reaction product to a furnace. A film layer is formed on the plated layer. The silicon nitride antireflection film is deposited on the film layer.    USE - Method for producing a multi-crystalline silicon solar cell antireflection film.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables producing the multi-crystalline silicon solar cell antireflection film with better overall performance, enhancing production efficiency and reducing production cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of structure of a multi-crystalline silicon solar cell antireflection film.
NOVELTY - The fabrication method involves forming a gate stack layer including a metal-containing layer on a semiconductor substrate (11) having a negative-type metal oxide semiconductor or NMOS region and positive-type metal oxide semiconductor or PMOS region. An arsenic is introduced to the gate stack layer in the NMOS region, while introducing aluminum to the gate stack layer in the PMOS region. The gate stack layers where the arsenic and the aluminum are introduced, are etched to form a first gate structure and a second gate structure in the NMOS region and the PMOS region, respectively.    USE - Fabrication method of semiconductor device (claimed). Can be used in computing system, an image sensor, a camera, a mobile device, a display device, a sensor, a medical device, a photoelectronic device, a radio frequency identification (RFID), a solar battery, an automobile semiconductor device, a rolling stock semiconductor device, an aircraft semiconductor device.    ADVANTAGE - Improves performance since the low resistance layer reduces the resistance of the first gate structure and the second gate structure. Realizes high-speed operation in an industrial environment in which the electronic devices are being scaled down continuously and include transistors having improved performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view illustrating a method of fabricating the semiconductor device.    Semiconductor substrate (11)    Isolation region (12)    First chemical species (20N)    Second chemical species (23P)    First transistor (28N)    Second transistor (28P)
NOVELTY - The device (1) has a vacuum chamber (2) formed in a pentagonal shape, where the vacuum chamber is made from hard steel. The vacuum chamber has two circular holes of diameter 6.5 centimeters with double glass. An upper portion of a cover (4) is made from transparent acrylic material. A rectangular prismatic structure is made from aluminum.    USE - Device for melting semiconducting powder by solar energy.    ADVANTAGE - The device has a vacuum chamber formed in a pentagonal shape, where the vacuum chamber is made from hard steel, and hence ensures simplified and improved semiconducting powder melting device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for melting semiconducting powders by solar energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a semiconducting powder melting device.    Semiconducting powder melting device (1)    Vacuum chamber (2)    Window (3)    Cover (4)    Lenses (5)
NOVELTY - A nano silicon boron slurry comprises comprising 10-50 pts. wt. nanometer silicon powder, 20-100 pts. wt. solvent, 0-20 pts. wt. additive and 10-200 pts. wt. nano silicon, where the nanometer silicon powder comprises single material shed and/or greenhouse compound comprising 50-100 pts. wt. silica, 0.05-50 shed and 0-50 shed compound, and the shed compound is silicon.    USE - Nano silicon boron slurry for producing solar energy battery (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing solar energy battery, which involves utilizing nano silicon boron slurry, washing flocking sheet, diffusing using phosphoryl chloride, cleaning glass by back polishing, depositing with silicon temperable transmission film, printing-drying and sintering to obtain a nano silicon boron slurry.
NOVELTY - A three-junction cascade gallium arsenide solar battery comprises top battery, middle battery, bottom battery, contact layer on the top of the battery, first tunnel junction cell set between the top battery and the middle battery on the top, second tunnel junction set between the middle battery and bottom battery, distributed Bragg reflector, buffer layer and nucleation layer, where the bottom battery has substrate.    USE - Three-junction cascade gallium arsenide solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The three-junction cascade gallium arsenide solar cell has increased short circuit current density, high conversion efficiency and high-energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing three-junction cascade gallium arsenide solar battery, which involves utilizing metal organic chemical vapor deposition or molecular beam epitaxy for sequentially growing to obtain the finished product.
NOVELTY - Preparing self-supporting film of nickel nanowire arrays involves removing from the surface of aluminum material to obtain the aluminum material as anode and then selecting a cathode of aluminum or titanium and 1-10 wt.% oxalic acid electrolyte. The aluminum anode is oxidized at constant-voltage and at 0-30 degrees C for 10 minutes to 48 hours to obtain an anodized aluminum film having a straight bore passage. The obtained film is kept in nickel salt solution and then the obtained material is soaked in 1-10 wt.% phosphoric acid for 5-60 minutes at 20-50 degrees C for electrodeposition of nickel.    USE - Method for preparing self-supporting film of nickel nanowire arrays (claimed) used in supercapacitors, fuel cells and hydrogen catalysis.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to preparing self-supporting film of nickel nanowire arrays in simple and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing self-supporting film of nickel nanowire arrays involves removing from the surface of aluminum material to obtain the aluminum material as anode and then selecting a cathode of aluminum or titanium and 1-10 wt.% oxalic acid electrolyte. The aluminum anode is oxidized at constant-voltage and at 0-30 degrees C for 10 minutes to 48 hours to obtain an anodized aluminum film having a straight bore passage. The obtained film is kept in nickel salt solution and then the obtained material is soaked in 1-10 wt.% phosphoric acid for 5-60 minutes at 20-50 degrees C for electrodeposition of nickel and to obtain nickel filled anode aluminum oxide film with straight holes and channels. The anodized aluminum film is formed on the surface of a dense continuous nickel support layer and then the obtained material is subjected to chemical etching to remove anodized aluminum.
NOVELTY - The wafer (200) is formed by slicing an ingot. The wafer has a side surface (201) that is adjacent to a slicing path and topped with a nanostructure layer (2011). The nanostructure layer is formed on the entire or a portion of the side surface of wafer.    USE - Wafer used for integrated circuit (IC) used in cell phone, computer motherboard, micro-processor, memory device, digital camera and personal digital assistants (PDA). Can also be used in solar cell, LED and semiconductor industries.    ADVANTAGE - The nanostructure layer is enabled of increasing the surface strength of the ingot to reduce the occurrence of cracking and breaking. The nanostructure layer is enabled of dispersing external stress to reduce the chipping ratio during the slicing operation, so as to increase the yield rate and quality of the wafers. The applied stress is distributed on the nanostructure layers over the entire side surfaces respectively, to prevent the edges of the wafers from chipping or cracking when the tension force is exerted on the wafers. The nanostructure layers allow the wafers to increase the load bearing capability and achieve greater bending capability. The nanostructure layers enhance the mechanical strength and cracking resistance of the wafers.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the wafer.    Wafer (200)    Side surface of wafer (201)    Nanostructure layer (2011)
NOVELTY - The cell (10) has a highly thermally conductive layer (80A) formed over a substrate (20). A back contact (30) is formed over the highly thermally conductive layer. An absorber (40) is formed over the back contact. A front contact (60) is formed over the absorber. The highly thermally conductive layer comprises a thin film and stacked nanoparticles. A P3-scribe line (73) is extended through the absorber and the front contact. A highly thermally conductive fill is formed within the P3-scribe line. The thermally conductive fill comprises aluminum oxide and aluminum nitride.    USE - Photovoltaic solar cell i.e. electrical device.    ADVANTAGE - The cell reduces impact of thermal degradation on devices especially in outdoor applications and a need for expensive and cumbersome device cooling systems such as cooling water systems. The cell improves solar module efficiency and implements efficient and effective methods in an easy manner. The cell provides significantly improved devices at low additional cost, thus improving performance of the cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar cell.    Photovoltaic solar cell (10)    Substrate (20)    Back contact (30)    Absorber (40)    Front contact (60)    P3-scribe line (73)    Highly thermally conductive layer (80A)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of core-shell catalyst particles involves applying potential higher than oxidation-reduction potential of copper to palladium-containing particles in copper ion-containing electrolyte solution, so that copper is deposited on surface of palladium-containing particles, and in which platinum-containing solution and reaction inhibitor, is brought into contact with copper deposited on surface of palladium-containing particles, so that copper deposited on surface of palladium-containing particles are substituted by platinum.    USE - Manufacture of core-shell catalyst particles used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient manufacture of core-shell catalyst particles having high catalytic activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacture of core-shell catalyst particles involves applying potential higher than oxidation-reduction potential of copper to palladium-containing particles in copper ion-containing electrolyte solution, so that copper is deposited on surface of palladium-containing particles, and in which platinum-containing solution containing platinum ion and reaction inhibitor that suppresses substitution reaction between copper and platinum, is brought into contact with copper deposited on surface of palladium-containing particles within reactor which is maintained at -3 degrees C to 10 degrees C after copper deposition, so that copper deposited on surface of palladium-containing particles are substituted by platinum. The core-shell catalyst particles contains core containing palladium and the shell which covers the core.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of laminate film involves applying coating solution containing actinic ray-curable resin on surface of film (10) which is continuously conveyed in coating section (20), forming coating film (22), laminating continuously conveyed film (50) on film (22) to sandwich film (22) between films (10,50) in laminating section (30), and with coating film (22) sandwiched by film (10,50), winding film (10) on backup roller (62), irradiating UV rays from UV ray irradiation device (64) while continuously conveying same to cure film (22) and form cured layer (28) in curing section (60).    USE - Manufacture of laminate film used for display apparatus. Uses include but are not limited to optical element, liquid-crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, semiconductor device and thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient production of laminate film, by preventing occurrence of uneven cured layer thickness and wrinkling of laminate film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of manufacturing equipment of laminate film.    Film (10)    Coating section (20)    Coating film (22)    Cured layer (28)    Laminating section (30)    Continuously conveyed film (50)    Curing section (60)    Backup roller (62)    UV irruption device (64)    Laminate film (70)
NOVELTY - The deposition apparatus (1000) includes an accommodating chamber (200) which is arranged inside a main case unit (100) for accommodating the raw material. A heating portion (300) is arranged outside the main case unit in order to cover the main case unit. At least one grinding unit (600) is arranged inside the main case unit.    USE - Deposition apparatus for solar cell (claimed) manufacturing process.    ADVANTAGE - The uniformity of the thin film can be improved. The efficiency of the solar cell can be improved. The homogeneity of the thin film deposited in the substrate can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the deposition apparatus.    Main case unit (100)    Accommodating chamber (200)    Heating portion (300)    Grinding unit (600)    Deposition apparatus (1000)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a main body part for accommodating raw material in an accommodating chamber. A heating portion covers the main body part. The heating portion is provided with three sub heating portions and made of material of carbon, ceramics and quartz. The first sub heating portion is arranged in a left side area of a main body. The second sub heating portion is arranged in a right side area of the main body. The second sub heating portion is separated from the first sub heating portion. The third sub heating portion is arranged in a center of the main body.    USE - Deposition apparatus for use during manufacturing of a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sub heating portions heat the main body part so as to uniformly control inner side temperature of the main body part through a main body part entire region. The heating portion is connected with the main body part so as to supply power from a power supply portion to the heating portion, heat the main body part by the heating portion, determine temperature of a center of an amount end area at the entire region of the main body part and control temperature irregularity. The heating portion is provided with the sub heating portions for heating each domain of the main body part so as to supply the power to each sub heating portion, control heating temperature of sub heating portions and easily heating temperature of the heating portion, and uniformly maintain temperature of the main body part entire region and film thickness in the substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The raw material is selected from copper, indium, gallium and metal of selenium. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a deposition apparatus in partial section.
NOVELTY - An electroconductive ink composition comprises microparticles (A) of copper salt containing copper ion and carboxylic acid having reducing power, coordinating compound (B) chosen from alkane thiol, fatty amine, aromatic amine and cyclic amine and dispersion medium (D). The electroconductive ink composition has viscosity of 10-300 Pa.second.    USE - Electroconductive ink composition is used for manufacture of electrically conducting portion for solar cell, image display apparatus, circuit board, radio-frequency-identification tag, electromagnetic wave shielding shield, secondary battery, condenser, and light-emitting device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive ink composition has excellent printability without fracture or bleeding, and enables environmentally-friendly, efficient and economical manufacture of electrically conducting portion with improved energy efficiency, and provides electrically conducting portion having excellent workability, versatility and dimensional accuracy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electrically conducting portion, which involves coating the electroconductive ink composition on base material portion in which electric continuity is desired, and heat-processing the base material.
NOVELTY - A glass composite (10) has a glass substrate (12) having thickness of less than 0.2 mm, and silicone resin layer (14) arranged on the glass substrate. The silicone resin layer contains silicone resin including 80-100 mol% organo siloxy unit (I) with respect to all organo siloxy units.    USE - Glass composite. Uses include but are not limited to thin film secondary battery, liquid crystal panel, organic electroluminescent panel, electronic paper, plasma display panel, field emission panel, quantum dot light-emitting diode panel, micro electro mechanical system shutter panel.    ADVANTAGE - The crack is hardly produced during high-temperature heat-processing while suppressing foaming and coloring of resin layer in the composite.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A glass composite has a glass substrate having thickness of less than 0.2 mm, and silicone resin layer arranged on the glass substrate. The silicone resin layer contains silicone resin including 80-100 mol% organo siloxy unit of formula: R-SiO3/2 (I) with respect to all organo siloxy units. The molar ratio of organo siloxy unit (I) in which R is phenyl group and organo siloxy unit (I) in which R is methyl group is 80/20-20/80.    R=phenyl or methyl.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the glass composite.    Glass composite (10)    Glass substrate (12)    Main surfaces (12a,12b)    Silicone resin layer (14)
NOVELTY - A polymer membrane comprises resin, ionic liquid, and surface modified microparticles.    USE - Polymer membrane for use in electrochemical device such as electrochemical capacitor, a secondary battery (all claimed) and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The membrane has excellent ion conductivity, and can be prepared in simple and easy manner. The battery has improved charging/discharging characteristics and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a polymer membrane.
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a passivation layer (803) on a first portion of a region of the solar cell (811). A grid line is deposited on a second portion of the region. The passivation layer is annealed at a first temperature to drive chemical species from the passivation layer to deactivate an electrical activity of a dopant in the first portion. The passivation layer is silicon nitride, silicon oxide and aluminum oxide. The chemical species has atomic hydrogen, deuterium, lithium and copper.    USE - Method to manufacture solar cell used to power or recharge portable devices.    ADVANTAGE - The chemical species are prevented from reaching the second portion in sufficient quantities to alter the active doping concentration. The electrical activity of the dopant in the second portion is prevented from being deactivated. Thermal treatment of the passivation layer to drive chemical species from the passivation layer provides an advantage of in situ deactivation of an electrical activity of a dopant in a portion of the region of the solar cell which reduces number of manufacturing operations and manufacturing cost. An anti-reflective (AR) coating is deposited on the passivation layer to reduce light loss due to reflection and to direct the light into the solar cell. Low series resistance and low surface recombination is provided which enables higher Voc and Jsc without increasing series resistance enough to require more surface metallization. The emitter has low sheet resistance, eliminating power loss and avoiding the requirement of traditional selective emitters to increase number of grid lines.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a bias voltage to deactivate a dopant in a portion of a solar cell.    Substrate (801)    Doped region (802)    Passivation layer (803)    Solar cell (811)    Electrodes (821)
NOVELTY - The solar cell, has an absorber layer (13) and a TCO layer (1) over absorber layer. The TCO layer has an upper surface with a base portion and multiple discrete convex portions extend above base portion. The discrete convex portions are dome shaped and are regularly spaced on upper surface. The base portion is flat. The absorber layer has a CIGSS (copper indium gallium sulfur selenide) absorber layer and has a buffer layer arranged between absorber layer and TCO layer.    USE - Solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The micro-lens design provides high efficiency solar cells. The micro-lens design increases the transmittance of the TCO, and improves the Jsc (short-circuit current) of the thin film solar cell without increasing sheet resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for forming a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell.    TCO layer (1)    Absorber layer (13)    Bottom electrode (19)    Flat surface (85)    Microlens (87)
NOVELTY - The protective layer consists of graphite which is provided with an electrically conductive hard material coating consisting of boron carbide. The hard material coating comprises a combination of titanium nitride and boron carbide.    USE - Protective layer for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) graphite boats used for receiving and transporting wafers in or through PECVD coating system used in manufacture of solar cell, in photovoltaics industry.    ADVANTAGE - A better and more homogeneous antireflection layer is formed on the silicon substrates. Good, improved and uniform electrical conductivity of the surface of PECVD boat is attained. The layer has good resistance strength. Cost saving in the operation of PECVD system is achieved.
NOVELTY - A fuel modification catalyst comprises catalyst particles containing inorganic porous carrier, catalyst active species, cerium oxide and zirconium oxide. The concentration of zirconium oxide in catalyst particles is higher near the surface of the particles than inside of particles, and the concentration of cerium oxide in catalyst particles is equal in surface of particles and inside of particles.    USE - Fuel modification catalyst is used for petroleum refinery plants, and hydrogen production apparatus for fuel cells in fixed-type distributed power supply.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel modification catalyst enables effective reduction of concentration of hydrocarbon beyond C2 in the gas which passed through steam reforming reaction, and promotes decomposition of hydrocarbon with much carbon number to hydrocarbon with less carbon number.
NOVELTY - The conductive film (100) has transparent conductive layer (3) and high refractive index layers (2,4) that are arranged on transparent resin supporting portion (1). The transparent resin supporting portion is provided with an in-plane retardation value (Ro) within range of 0-150 nm at measurement wavelength of 589 nm. The conductive layer having thickness of 3-15 nm is composed of silver, and high-refractive-index layer containing zinc sulfide is provided on both surfaces of transparent conductive layer.    USE - Transparent conductive film used for apparatus such as LCD, plasma display, inorganic electroluminescence display, organic electroluminescence display, touchscreen, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive film having good electrical conductivity and transparency is capable of displaying beautiful images that are free from occurrence of iridescent irregularities having angular dependence.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the transparent conductive film.    Transparent resin supporting portion (1)    High refractive index layers (2,4)    Transparent conductive layer (3)    Sulfuration prevention layer (5a,5b)    Transparent conductive film (100)
NOVELTY - A metal-rubber composite structure is formed by joining a metallic component and rubber component, and carrying out surface roughening of the metal surface of the metallic component to which the rubber component is joined. The rubber component is formed by carrying out crosslinking process of the composition which contains a cross-linkable elastomer which is liquid at 25 degrees C.    USE - Metal-rubber composite structure used for sealing components e.g. waterproof seal material for domestic appliances and fuel cell gaskets e.g. mobile telephone, smart phone, tablet, hard-disk drive digital camera, wristwatch, washing machine, pot and lithium ion battery packing, vacuum packing, packing for pressure apparatuses, stress relaxation component, and component for portable apparatuses, solar cells, lithium ion battery, motor vehicle and aerospace.    ADVANTAGE - The metal-rubber composite structure has excellent and stable joint strength of metallic component and rubber component, joined without using an adhesive agent.
NOVELTY - Mesoporous silica/ceria-silica composite comprises mesoporous silica having hexagonal or cubic structure and ceria having hexagonal structure on surface and pores of the mesoporous silica, in which the oxidation state of ceria is Ce4+ and Ce3+.    USE - Mesoporous silica/ceria-silica composite is used for catalyst, biomaterial, ion exchange material and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The mesoporous silica/ceria-silica composite has excellent radical scavenging effect, bio compatibility, chemical stability and adsorption property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of mesoporous silica/ceria-silica composite, which involves mixing (S100) cationic surfactant, silica precursor and cerium precursor, hydrothermally reacting (S200) the mixture, and incinerating and reducing (S300) the obtained mixture.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining manufacture of mesoporous silica/ceria-silica composite. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Start of reaction (AA)    End of reaction (BB)    Mixing cationic surfactant, cerium precursor and silica precursor (S100)    Hydrothermal reaction (S200)    Reducing mesoporous silica/ceria-silica composite (S300)
NOVELTY - Formation of mask involves forming coating film on semiconductor substrate by coating regioselectively masking composition containing siloxane resin, baking the coating film to form cured film, and irradiating the plasma of an inert gas to the cured film.    USE - Formation of mask used for protecting diffusion impurity diffusion component in semiconductor substrate during formation of impurity diffused layer used for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of mask having excellent protective effect with respect to diffusion of the impurity diffusion component.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation of impurity diffused layer.
NOVELTY - A sputtering target (103) consists of two-layered structure including backing tube (101) or backing plate comprising stainless steel, titanium and/or aluminum, and target main frame (102) including indium. The adhesion rate of the backing tube or backing plate, and target main frame is 95% or more, measured using ultrasonic crack inspect.    USE - Sputtering target is used for forming copper-indium-gallium selenide-type thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sputtering target has excellent oxidation resistance, wettability and suppressed generation of abnormality during sputtering.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of sputtering target.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a cylindrical sputtering target.    Backing tube (101)    Target main frame (102)    Sputtering target (103)
NOVELTY - A hydrophobic solar cell antireflection film comprises titania sol-gel composite, methyl triethoxysilane precursor, and silica sol precursor.    USE - Hydrophobic solar cell antireflection film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of hydrophobic solar cell antireflection film.
NOVELTY - Production of synthetic gas comprises taking municipal waste, adding into crushing device, crushing, feeding into rotary pyrolysis furnace, anaerobically pyrolyzing at 300-600 degrees C, decomposing to obtain solid carbon residue and oil-gas mixture, discharging solid carbon residue into pyrolysis furnace exhaust, recovering, and separating metal, coke and ash; and introducing oil-gas mixture into non-thermal arc plasma reforming reactor, feeding synthesis gas into gas collection device, and purifying.    USE - Method for producing synthetic gas used for fuel cell, gas turbine locomotive, chemical industry, and combustion chamber (claimed).
NOVELTY - A fuel cell platinum (Pt)/antimony doped tin dioxide (ATO) catalyst comprises metal oxide as catalyst carrier, ATO nanoparticles with particle size of 3-10 nm, and 10-20 wt/% platinum as active components.    USE - Fuel cell Pt/ATO catalyst for proton exchange film fuel battery.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell Pt/ATO catalyst has excellent electrochemical stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparation of the fuel cell Pt/ATO catalyst, which involves performing co-precipitation method to obtain ATO carrier, dispersing 20-60 mg ATO uniformly in 10-30 ml ethanol for 1-3 hours, ultrasonically treating the mixture for 10-30 minutes, adding 1.7-4 ml chloroplatinic acid/ethanol solution to the mixture, maintaining the mixture for 20-40 minutes, ultrasonically treating the mixture for 20-40 minutes, dripping 1-4M sodium hydroxide/ethanol to the mixture to adjust pH to 9-13, stirring the mixture by introducing inert gas for 10-30 minutes, reducing Pt by reflux method with ethanol solution, cooling the mixture to room temperature, continuously stirring the mixture for 2-4 hours, dripping nitric acid to adjust pH to 1-2 for 1-3 hours, stirring the suspension, centrifuging the mixture, washing the supernatant, and vacuum-drying the product.
NOVELTY - The method involves positioning amorphous titanium copper alloy material in sealed hermetic container containing solution of aqueous nitric acid and sodium bromide or sodium bromate provided at specific concentration. The sealed hermetic container is at 60-70 degrees C for 70-80 hours. The amorphous titanium copper alloy material is made into amorphous strip.    USE - Method for depositing bromine element for preparing rutile titanium dioxide used in solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The bromine element is deposited effectively for preparing rutile titanium dioxide, by simple operating efficiency, good catalytic performance and reduced preparation cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the image of the deposited bromine element obtained by scanning electron microscope.
NOVELTY - The method involves mixing copper powder and gallium powder in the ratio of 85:15-55:45 with the temperature of 30-700 degrees C in inert atmosphere by mass ratio. The mixed powder is stirred at the temperature of 30-400 degrees C in inert atmosphere. The copper-gallium binary system alloy layer is formed in the surface of the copper powder. The alloying powder is heat-processed at the temperature of 400-700 degrees C in inert atmosphere. The average particle diameter of the copper powder is 1-300 micrometers.    USE - Method for manufacturing copper-gallium alloy powder used for formation of light absorption layer of copper-indium-gallium-selenium quaternary alloy solar cell and alloy sputtering copper-gallium target.    ADVANTAGE - The quality copper-gallium alloy powder is obtained easily, and the copper-gallium alloy sputtering target excellent in the uniformity and workability are obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of the copper-gallium alloy sputtering target.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the process for manufacturing copper-gallium alloy sputtering target.
NOVELTY - Symmetric pyrrolopyrrole-dione conjugated bridged organic photosensitive dye compounds (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful as sensitizer in solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - (I) have broad response in visible light and near infrared region. The dye-sensitized solar cell produced using (I), has photoelectric conversion efficiency of 9.26%.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Symmetric pyrrolopyrrole-dione conjugated bridged organic photosensitive dye compounds of formula (I) are new.    R, R1, R2 = tert-butyl, n-hexyl, isooctyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 4-hexyloxy-phenyl, 4-(2,4-dihexyloxyphenyl)phenyl or 9,9-dimethylfluoren-2-yl;    A = benzen-1,4-diyl, thiophen-2,5-diyl, furan-2,5-diyl, thieno(3,2-b)thiophen-2,5-diyl, dithieno(3,2-b:2',3'-d)thiophen-2,6-diyl, 4H-cyclopenta(2,1-b:3,4-b')dithiophene group of formula (II), 7H-3,4-dithia-7-sila-cyclopenta(a)pentalene group of formula (III) or 4H-dithieno(3,2-b:2',3'-d)pyrrole group of formula (IV); and    R3 = n-butyl, hexyl, isooctyl, methoxy, isooctyloxy or benzyl.    Provided that: R1 can connect with carbon atom (adjacent to carbon atom to which nitrogen atom is attached) to form ring.
NOVELTY - The battery has a positive electrode arranged on sides of a negative electrode, where the positive electrode contains electro conductive polymer particle, polycarboxylic acid and metal salt. Particle number of the electro conductive polymer particle in the positive electrode is greater than 50%. A material of the negative electrode is attached/detached from a base metal or base metal ion. The positive electrode is formed with an active material layer and formed on an electrical power collector. Thickness of the active material layer is 160 micrometers or less.    USE - Non-aqueous-electrolyte secondary battery i.e. lithium secondary battery, for an electronic device e.g. portable PC, mobile telephone and portable information terminal (PDA), and a vehicle e.g. hybrid electric vehicle, electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The material of the negative electrode is attached/detached from the base metal or base metal ion, so that capacity retention ratio of the battery can be improved and battery performance can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view illustrating capacity retention ratio of a non-aqueous-electrolyte secondary battery with respect to an active material layer thickness of a positive electrode. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Fuel cell plant A nitride surface of enhanced dual polar plate, belonging to fuel cell technology field. The double pole plate in sequence with nitride in chromium nitride film and carbon-based nano composite electric conduction thin film on on stainless steel plate or titanium alloy plate basal body two side surface. Thickness of nitride layer is 0.1 (mu) m to 20 (mu) m, thickness of chromium nitride film is 0.1 (mu) m to 20 (mu) m, the carbon-based nano composite thickness of electric conduction film is 0.1 (mu) m to 20 (mu) m. And chromium nitride film and carbon-based nano composite electric conduction thin film carbon element, nitrogen element content along the vertical is stainless steel plate or titanium alloy plate basal body direction is gradient continuous distribution the utility new type into have iron nitride and technology in fuel cell battery double polar plate surface modified field, in nitride layer can avoid passivation on basal body surface, effective to prevent corrosion causing coating failure condition is show, using step transition method for chromium nitride and nano composite electric conduction thin film multi-element composite to prevent the coating in use process due to inner stress is too big, the small force then generating peeling off.
NOVELTY - The method involves contacting a pellet (30) comprising the reactants with a fluid and within a reaction of a hydrogen generator (10) respectively by transporting the fluid from a fluid reservoir through a fluid flow path between reservoir and a reaction area. The generator is provided with a fluid control mechanism within a follower assembly (32) having the fluid outlets on a face facing pellet. The fluid dispersion layer is arranged on a face of a follower (34) such that the second reactant reacts with first reactant in area to produce hydrogen gas and byproducts.    USE - Method for generating hydrogen gas using hydrogen generator of fuel cell system used in portable electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The fluid dispersion layer is arranged on a face of a follower such that the second reactant reacts with the first reactant in a reaction area to produce hydrogen gas and byproducts such that the byproduct containment area is provided in the volume exchanging relationship with the reaction area when the pellet is consumed during the hydrogen generation so that the volume of the reaction area is reduced and the volume of byproduct containment area is increased so as to uniformly distribute liquid to the adjacent surface of the pellet, and utilize the reactant composition of the surface of the pellet adjacent to the follower at uniform rate of hydrogen generation to complete utilization of the reactants and greater total volume of hydrogen generated. Thus, the hydrogen generator is manufactured easily at reduced cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for generating hydrogen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the hydrogen generator.    Housing of hydrogen generator (12)    Pellet (30)    Follower assembly (32)    Follower (34)    Guide springs (40)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a main body part for accommodating raw material in an accommodating chamber. A heating portion covers the main body part that is fixed with a main part. The main part is defined as a right side area of the main body part. Another main part is defined as a left area of the main body part. The accommodating chamber is arranged between the main parts and extended to the main body part. Raw material is selected from copper, indium, gallium, metal and selenium. Two receptors are arranged in the main parts and integrally and separately fixed together.    USE - Deposition apparatus for use during manufacturing of a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The accommodating chamber is separated and arranged through the entire region of the main body part and accommodates the raw material with the main body part so as to vaporize amount of the raw material in the domain, prevent speed of the source gas from being disappeared in each domain of the main body par, disappear the raw material, uniformly maintain pressure in the entire region of the main body part, deposit a thin film layer of the uniform thickness and increase capacity of the accommodating chamber and enhance processing efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a deposition apparatus.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1000) has an accommodating chamber (200) which is arranged inside of a main case unit (100) in order to accommodate the raw material. A nozzle unit (400) is arranged in the lower portion of outside of the main case unit. The nozzle unit comprises the first and second nozzle portions which are arranged in inside and outside of the main case unit. A first heating portion covers the main case unit and a second heating portion is arranged on the second nozzle portion.    USE - Deposition apparatus used for manufacturing process of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The temperature difference of the nozzle unit and the main case unit can be relieved. The nozzle unit can be prevented from being choked by the condensation of the source gas. The exhaustion of the particle exhausted to the substrate direction can be prevented. The film uniformity of the thin film layer formed on the substrate can be improved. The blockage of the nozzle unit can be prevented. The processing efficiency can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the deposition apparatus.    Main case unit (100)    Accommodating chamber (200)    Nozzle unit (400)    Deposition apparatus (1000)    Substrate (S)
NOVELTY - The preparation method involves providing a crystalline semiconductor substrate. Quantum dots are deposited on the surface of substrate by process of SILAR. The substrate surface is made of titanium dioxide, while the quantum dots contain one or more materials selected from a group consisting of lead sulfide and cadmium selenide.    USE - Method of preparing quantum dot array and quantum dot superlattice (claimed) for optoelectronic device e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Active material is allowed to have strong absorption-emission properties by preparing multiple quantum dot stacks.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the graph illustrating the strain induced nucleation of quantum dots in a bi-layer stack as a function of barrier material thickness.
NOVELTY - A polyester resin composition contains polyester resin containing a copper element, alkali metal element and 1.5-5 mol/t elemental phosphorus. The molar ratio of the alkali metal with respect to elemental phosphorus contained in the polyester resin is 0.1-1.    USE - Polyester resin composition used for molded products e.g. fiber and film e.g. electric insulation film and solar cell backsheet film.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester resin composition has improved heat resistance, oxidation-decomposition resistance and hydrolysis resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of polyester resin composition, which involves carrying out esterification or transesterification of dicarboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid ester, and diol, and adding 1 or more types of copper compound and 2 or more types of phosphorus compounds to the polycondensed polyester resin.
NOVELTY - The module comprises an enclosure that is equipped with two fluid ports, which is filled with a pre-moistened ion exchange resin and antifreeze agent with a freezing point of -50 degrees C including an alcohol such as glycol comprising ethylene glycol or propylene glycol, or an aqueous solution of the antifreeze agent. The antifreeze agent contains a corrosion inhibitor, a colorant, dye, a flavoring agent, a bittering agent and/or a detergent. A flexible openable package is adapted to fluid-tightly surround the ion exchanger module housing.    USE - Ion exchanger module for fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The ion exchanger module is stored safely against soiling without destroying even at temperatures below the freezing point of water and without ice. The incorporation of the ion exchanger module is done faster than previous. Therefore, an optimal compatibility is achieved. The leakage of antifreeze and the ingress of contaminants are prevented. The conductivity of the cooling water is increased. The refrigerant of the fuel cell vehicle which is not contaminated, is ensured. The replenishment of the fluid circuit is largely avoided after the installation, which speeds up the installation.
NOVELTY - A platinum-nickel nanoalloys/three-dimensional graphene-based composite catalyst comprises graphene carrier, polymer nanoparticles template, and platinum-nickel nanoalloys deposited on the graphene surface by electrochemical deposition method to form hollow shell structure.    USE - The platinum-nickel nanoalloys/three-dimensional graphene-based composite catalyst is useful for catalytic oxidation of methanol, and as anode catalyst for direct methanol fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has improved dispersibility, catalytic activity, resistance to carbon monoxide poisoning and stability, and desired specific surface area.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for preparing platinum-nickel nanoalloys/three-dimensional graphene-based composite catalyst.
NOVELTY - The module has a solar energy battery unit with a set of II1-V compound semiconductor layers, which are connected in series with each other. The solar energy battery unit is connected in series with a polarity reversal positive secondary solar energy battery chip contact. A power generation square meter of the solar energy battery unit is connected in series with the polarity reversal positive secondary solar energy battery chip contact. The solar energy battery chip comprises a germanium substrate or gallium arsenide substrate. The solar energy battery unit comprises a radiating bottom plate.    USE - II1-V semiconductor solar energy battery module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy battery unit is connected in series with the polarity reversal positive secondary solar energy battery chip contact, thus greatly increasing light collecting efficiency and battery molding group to increase photoelectric conversion efficiency while providing simplified solar energy module structure and integrated process, and hence providing good battery module for industrial popularization.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a II1-V semiconductor solar energy battery module.
NOVELTY - The battery has a fresnel lens on a surface of the battery, and a ring groove composed of corrosion set in the fresnel lens. The ring groove has specific range of depth of etching and makes light transmission from the Fresnel lens for phase difference, and the light is incident on a lower surface of the ring groove. Two etching grooves comprise ring edges of semi-diameter at two sides of the etching grooves. The battery comprises a structure material i.e. copper gallium bauxite and another structure material i.e. gallium.    USE - Solar energy battery with a fresnel lens with a nano structure.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is integrated with the Fresnel lens to realize a high performance solar energy battery and a small size high efficiency photovoltaic system, effectively reduces reflectivity of solar energy cell surface, effectively increases a photonic solar energy battery PN junction area and absorption length, effectively increases incidence light in a PN junction area of the solar energy battery and light site strength, and increases the solar energy cell junction for effective absorption of photons.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar energy battery. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a laminated device for solar energy module, comprising laminated board and laminated table. Said laminated table is fixed on pump; the left side of said pump is set with lifting gallow and the other end of said lifting gallow is fixed with said laminated plate upper side face; said laminated plate comprises turnly stacked aluminum frame, silicon glue and laminated frame from top to down; said laminated table is provided with multiple air holes. Beneficial effect of the utility model is that pump is able to fully pumps out sir in cavity, so as to create vacuum environment and ensure the laminated photovoltaic component surface flat and beautiful and without bubble by seting air holes on laminated table.
NOVELTY - A resin molding is obtained by hardening a photocurable composition. The molding has thickness of 1-10 mm, and rate of combustion, measured by UL94HB inflammability test (horizontal-firing test) of 40 mm/minute or less.    USE - Resin molding used for touchscreen substrate, anti-reflective board and guard plate and substrate for display (all claimed) e.g. liquid crystal display, organic/inorganic electroluminescent display and plasma display panel, optical disk, thin film battery and solar cell, electronic paper, light-guide plate, phase difference plate, optical filter, screen, projector components, optical waveguide, and functional film sheet. Can also be used as illumination materials, motor vehicle materials, building materials, medical materials and stationeries.    ADVANTAGE - The resin molding has excellent optical characteristics, thermal-mechanical characteristics, safety and reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) touchscreen substrate, which is obtained by forming a transparent conductive film on surface(s) of the resin molding; and    (2) anti-reflective board, which is obtained by forming an anti-reflective film on surface(s) of the resin molding.
NOVELTY - A polyimide polymer comprising reaction product of at least one diamine (a) (Ia) or (Ib), at least one diamine (b) (II), at least one tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (c), and at least one compound (d) containing functional group (d1) reactive with amine or anhydride and functional group (d2) chosen from optionally substituted linear alkenyl group and optionally substituted linear alkynyl group, is new.    USE - New polyimide polymer is used for forming articles e.g. semiconductor substrates, flexible film for electronics, wire isolation, wire coating, wire enamel, inked substrates for semiconductor devices e.g. integrated circuits, LEDs, solar cells and transistors (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polyimide polymer provides articles with favorable thickness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyimide polymer comprising reaction product of at least one diamine (a) of formula (Ia) or (Ib), at least one diamine (b) of formula (II), at least one tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (c), and at least one compound (d) containing functional group (d1) reactive with amine or anhydride and functional group (d2) chosen from optionally substituted linear alkenyl group and optionally substituted linear alkynyl group, is new.    R1-R5,R11-R18=H, optionally substituted 1-6C linear or branched alkyl, or 5-7C cycloalkyl, at least 3 of R15-R18 are not H.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) composition, which comprises a polyimide polymer (A), at least one reactive functional compound having at least one functional group capable of reacting with the functional group (d2) of polyimide polymer in presence of initiator (B), an initiator (C) capable of initiating reaction between functional group (d2) and reactive functional compound, and at least one solvent (D); and    (2) formation of article.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen generation catalyst decomposes water to produce hydrogen, comprises compound(s) (C1) chosen from molybdenum compound, metal carbide and sulfur compound provided in base material (8) by fixing unit.    USE - Catalyst is used for producing hydrogen used for production of fuel cell and ammonia raw material.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst decomposes water by simple method, and is produced by economical and safe method with high productivity and without generating hydrogen sulfide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining the preparation of catalyst.    Molybdenum (1)    Molybdenum oxide (2)    Sulfur (3)    Molybdenum disulfide (7)    Base material (8)    Sulfur atmosphere (11)
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film has an inorganic layer (2) and a silicon-compound layer (3) provided on the side(s) of a polymeric base material (1), and contacting each other. The silicon-compound layer comprises silicon hydronitride, silicon oxynitride, and/or silicon oxyhydroxide.    USE - Gas-barrier film for electronic device (claimed) e.g. solar cell (for backsheets), electronic paper, flexible circuit board, flat panel televisions, and organic electroluminescent display. Can also be used for packaging foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has excellent gas-barrier performance with respect to water vapor, bending resistance, adhesiveness, and crack resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas-barrier film has an inorganic layer and a silicon-compound layer provided on the side(s) of a polymeric base material, and contacting each other. The silicon-compound layer comprises silicon hydronitride of formula: SiNxHy, silicon oxynitride of formula: SiOpNq and/or silicon oxynitride of formula: SiOa(OH)4-2a, where x+y is 4, p+q is 4, a is 2 or less, and x,y,p,q are greater than 0.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas-barrier film.    Polymeric base material (1)    Inorganic layer (2)    Silicon-compound layer (3)
NOVELTY - A glass plate with glare-proof function comprises a glass plate and an anti-glare layer having surface roughness of 0.01-0.2 mu m and formed on the glass plate. The matrix of the anti-glare layer is hydrolysis polymerization product of alkoxysilane.    USE - Glass plate with glare-proof function is used as cover glass board for solar cell for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The glass plate with glare-proof function has excellent transmittance of sunlight, and anti-glare property, and provides solar cell module having excellent generating efficiency. The light pollution by reflection of sunlight is suppressed by using the glass plate with glare-proof function.
NOVELTY - An optical wavelength conversion element is obtained by dispersing and/or dissolving organic photosensitizing molecule having absorption maximum wavelength of 250-499 nm and organic light-emitting molecule, by triplet-triplet annihilation, in an ionic liquid.    USE - Optical wavelength conversion element is used for solar cell, optical up-conversion filter, and photocatalyst used in hydrogen and oxygen generation apparatus (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The optical wavelength conversion element has excellent aging stability. The solar cell provided using the optical wavelength conversion element has high energy conversion efficiency. The article provided using the optical wavelength conversion element efficiently converts light having ultraviolet-visible region wavelength to light of shorter wavelength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for optical up-conversion filter.
NOVELTY - Production (100) of organic-inorganic perovskite thin film (108) involves depositing layer of inorganic material on substrate (102) to form inorganic film, and performing organic vapor treatment of inorganic film. The layer of inorganic material consists of inorganic anion layer having metal-ligand framework (104). The organic vapor treatment provides organic cations capable of becoming inserted into metal-ligand framework of inorganic anion layer to form perovskite structure.    USE - Production of organic-inorganic perovskite thin film used in electronic/electro-optic device such as solar cells, detectors and sensors (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to field-effect transistors, light-emitting diodes, radiation detectors and superconductors.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables production of organic-inorganic perovskite thin film capable of providing electronic/electro-optic device with excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for system for producing an organic-inorganic perovskite thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of production of organic-inorganic perovskite thin film.    Production process (100)    Substrate (102)    Metal-ligand framework (104)    Organic component (106)    Organic-inorganic perovskite thin film (108)
NOVELTY - The method involves stacking a copper-gallium alloy layer (22), a light absorption layer (20) and a buffer layer (14), where the light absorption layer is made of chalcopyrite-type compound and the buffer layer is made of indium sulfide containing compound, respectively. A substrate (11) is layered with the light absorption layer, where the formed substrate is immersed into a chemical bath containing buffer layer film-forming liquid (14a). The buffer layer contains an indium hydroxide.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to manufacture solar cell with improved photoelectric conversion efficiency in an improved manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of manufactured solar cell.    Substrate (11)    Buffer layer (14)    Buffer layer film-forming liquid (14a)    Light absorption layer (20)    Copper-gallium alloy layer (22)
NOVELTY - An adhesive agent (2) comprises 0.5-20 %mass particles having average particle diameter of 0.5-30 mu m. The adhesive agent is used in order to bond back sheet (1) and filler of solar cell module.    USE - Adhesive agent is used in backsheet of module used for solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive agent has excellent weather resistance, adhesiveness with respect to filler material, electric output characteristics, and blocking property, even when subjected to accelerated test in atmosphere of high temperature and humidity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the back sheet.    Back sheet (1)    Adhesive agent (2)    Gas barrier layer (3)    Adhesive bond layer (4)
NOVELTY - Production of hydrogen involves dehydrogenating raw material chosen from aliphatic polyhydric alcohol and sugar alcohol in an aqueous solution containing an ether-type solvent using a metal complex catalyst.    USE - Production of hydrogen used for hydrogen fueled car and stationary fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient and economical production of hydrogen with high purity of 98%, by simple process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining production of hydrogen. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Tank containing aliphatic polyhydric alcohol and sugar alcohol (1)    Dehydrogenation reaction device (2)    Gas-liquid separator (3)    Liquid recovery tank (4)    Preheater (5)
NOVELTY - Surface chemical cleaning process comprises immersion of silicon wafers in chemical solutions, where wafers are initially immersed in one CP4 solution (comprising hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid and acetic acid) with acids to isotropic etching and then immersed in an RCA-2 solution (comprising 5 parts of deionized water, 1 part of aqueous hydrochloric acid and 1 part aqueous hydrogen peroxide).    USE - The process is useful: for cleaning crystalline silicon wafers with texturing (claimed), where the wafers are used for manufacturing solar cells or semiconductor devices; and in electrical and chemical engineering.    ADVANTAGE - The process: provides increase in life time of minority carriers (claimed) (to at least 175%); increases the chemical gettering and does not alter the structure of micropiramides, thus increasing solar cell efficiency; exhibits reduction in processing time (9 minutes); does not require expensive equipment; and utilizes short and controlled immersion time (10 seconds).
NOVELTY - Preparing solvothermal cerium(IV) oxide nano-rod thin films assembled on vertical silicon surface, comprises (i) dissolving cerium(III) chloride heptahydrate in absolute ethanol, to obtain 0.01-0.02 mol/l cerium(III) chloride-anhydrous ethanol solution, and stirring by adding 0.02-0.04 mol/l cobalt amide, to obtain a precursor solution; (ii) placing silicon wafer into a clean polytetrafluoroethylene lined reaction kettle, adding precursor solution, sealing, placing the mixture into an oven, reacting, naturally cooling, and cleaning by washing with ethanol and water, respectively, and drying.    USE - The film is useful for UV resistant-crystalline silicon solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method utilizes simple device; is economical; does not require the utilization of silicon substrate, and high temperature processing of the product; and produces product having high uniformity, high visible light transparency, good adhesiveness, strong UV resistance, and strong emission peak at 380-390 nm.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing solvothermal cerium(IV) oxide nano-rod thin films assembled on vertical silicon surface, comprises (i) dissolving cerium(III) chloride heptahydrate in absolute ethanol, to obtain 0.01-0.02 mol/l cerium(III) chloride-anhydrous ethanol solution, and stirring by adding 0.02-0.04 mol/l cobalt amide, to obtain a precursor solution; (ii) placing silicon wafer into a clean polytetrafluoroethylene lined reaction kettle, adding precursor solution, sealing, placing the mixture into an oven, reacting at 160-200 degrees C for 2-6 hours, naturally cooling to room temperature, taking out silicon wafer, and cleaning by washing with ethanol and water, respectively, and drying.
NOVELTY - Preparing one-dimensional self-doped titanium dioxide nano-material, comprises (i) mixing aqueous solution of alkali and titanium source, and uniformly stirring, to obtain a precursor solution; (ii) reacting precursor solution at 120-220 degrees C, centrifugally separating, and washing, to obtain titanate nano-materials; (iii) subjecting titanate nano-materials to ion exchange using acid, to obtain titanate nano-materials; and (iv) sintering, to obtain titanium ion-doped product.    USE - The nano-material is useful in the preparation of nano-wires or nano-belts (claimed); and photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes, load materials, and solar batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The method has good repeatability, controllable conditions, and low reaction temperature; prevents carrying out template method, and shortcomings of sol-gel method; and produces product having good dispersion, good stability, large surface area, and good visible light absorption capacity.
NOVELTY - Processing texturing treatment of monocrystalline silicon solar cell surface comprises (i) ultrasonically washing oil stain and finger prints on monocrystalline silicon chip surface; (ii) placing the ultrasonically treated silicon chip in a reduction groove, and adding sodium hydroxide solution; (iv) removing oxides from the monocrystalline silicon chip surface by acid washing surface textured silicon chip; (v) removing metal ions by acid washing the clean silicon chip; and (v) drying the surface of the pyramidal-shape monocrystalline silicon chip, and completing texturing process.    USE - The method is useful for processing texturing treatment of monocrystalline silicon solar cell surface (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides the monocrystalline silicon solar cell having high photoelectric transformation efficiency and good stability, and is suitable for generating photovoltaic power.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Processing texturing treatment of monocrystalline silicon solar cell surface comprises (i) ultrasonically washing oil stain and finger prints monocrystalline silicon chip surface; (ii) placing the ultrasonically treated silicon chip in a reduction groove, adding 2% sodium hydroxide solution, where the sodium hydroxide solution contains TS4 etching catalyst, and the TS4 increases the homogeneity rate of corrosion and surface corrosion on the silicon chip surface; (iv) removing oxides from the monocrystalline silicon chip surface, then placing the surface textured silicon chip in 16% hydrofluoric acid (concentration 49%) solution, washing, and then again washing with clean water for one time; (v) adding the clean monocrystalline silicon chip into 28% hydrochloric acid (concentration 37%) solution for washing, and then washing once with clean water to remove metal ions; and (v) drying the surface of the pyramidal-shape monocrystalline silicon chip, and completing texturing process.
NOVELTY - Lithium aluminate powder and water-soluble dispersing agent are mixed in solvent and distillation water, distilled and ball-milled, to form homogeneous slurry. A water-soluble binder, water-soluble defoamer and water-soluble plasticizer are added to homogeneous slurry and continuously-milled, to form diaphragm slurry. The diaphragm slurry is spread on level of natural glass, and dried at ambient temperature and humidity control, to form dry film. The dry film is cut into desired shape of 3-6 pieces and hot-formed, to obtain molten carbonate fuel cell separator.    USE - Preparation of molten carbonate fuel cell membrane used for fuel cell stack assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables environmentally-friendly and economical preparation of molten carbonate fuel cell membrane having high mechanical strength, without using large amount of organic solvent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Lithium aluminate powder and water-soluble dispersing agent are mixed in solvent and distillation water, distilled and ball-milled, to form homogeneous slurry. A water-soluble binder, water-soluble defoamer and water-soluble plasticizer are added to homogeneous slurry and continuously-milled, to form diaphragm slurry. The diaphragm slurry is spread on level of natural glass, and dried at ambient temperature and humidity control, to form dry film. The dry film is cut into desired shape of 3-6 pieces and hot-formed, to obtain molten carbonate fuel cell separator. The content of lithium aluminate powder in slurry is 15-40%. The content of water-soluble dispersing agent in slurry is 0.5-1 %mass. The content of water-soluble binder in slurry is 3-5%. The content of water-soluble plasticizer in slurry is 1-3 %mass. The content of water-soluble defoamer in slurry is 0.1-2 %mass. The content of distilled water in slurry is 50-75%.
NOVELTY - The method involves connecting an electrolytic pool (1) with a positive pole liquid storage tank (2) and a cathode liquid storage tank (3). A cathode liquid outlet tank (6) is connected with a magnetic force pump (7) that is connected with a control valve (8). A pipeline (9) is connected with a power supply (10). The positive pole liquid storage tank is connected with the pipeline. A double plate is connected with the electrolytic pool. A separator separates an anode area and a cathode area of the electrolytic pool.    USE - 3.5 vanadium liquid flow battery electrolyte electrochemical preparing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing electric energy consumption rate and increasing product purity rate and continuous production rate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a 3. 5 vanadium liquid flow battery electrolyte electrochemical preparing method.    Electrolytic pool (1)    Positive pole liquid storage tank (2)    Cathode liquid storage tank (3)    Cathode liquid outlet tank (6)    Magnetic force pump (7)    Control valve (8)    Pipeline (9)    Power supply (10)
NOVELTY - A fluorosilyl group-containing compound (Ia-If), is new.    USE - New fluorosilyl group-containing compound is used as luminescent material for organic transistor, organic electroluminescent device and organic thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorosilyl group-containing compound has low molecular weight, excellent luminous efficiency and stability, and high quantum yield, and is prepared by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fluorosilyl group-containing compound of formula (Ia-If), is new.    R1-R14=H, halo, perfluoroalkyl, cyano, nitro, ester, or alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, alkoxy or acryloxy (all optionally substituted), in which adjacent two R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13 or R14 optionally combined with carbon atoms to form saturated or unsaturated ring structure optionally containing heteroatom;and    or R1+R2+C,R11+R12+C, R13+R14+C =saturated or unsaturated ring structure optionally containing heteroatom.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of compound (Ia-If).
NOVELTY - Composition preparation involves using compound (I), and forming composition layer on a semiconductor substrate. The formed composition layer is heat-treated in oxygen atmosphere to get passivation film.    USE - Method for preparing composition for forming passivation film and for manufacturing solar cell element (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method prepares composition has outstanding passivation effect, and provides passivation film with desired shape in a simple manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Composition preparation involves using compound of general formula (I), and forming composition layer on a semiconductor substrate. The formed composition layer is heat-treated in oxygen atmosphere to get passivation film.    R1=independently represents 1-8C alkyl group;    n=represents 0-3;    X2 and X3=independently represent an oxygen atom or a methylene group; and    R2-R4=independently represent hydrogen atom or 1-8C alkyl group.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing semiconductor substrate, which involves using composition; and    (2) a method for manufacturing solar cell element, which involves using composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the solar cell element.    P-type-semiconductor substrate (1)    Anti-reflective film (3)    Backside electrode (5)    Passivation film (6)    Surface electrode (7)
NOVELTY - Preparation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)-containing palladium tin (PdSn) catalyst comprises adding 20 mL deep eutectic solvent (DES) with 10 mg MWCNTs, acidifying, and ultrasonically dispersing for 2 hours; adding 56.4 mM palladium dichloride solution and 42.1 mM stannous chloride solution, and magnetically stirring for 1 hour; and magnetically stirring, adding 100 mg solid sodium borohydride, continuously stirring for 10 minutes, transferring resulting suspension to 25 mL reactor, heating to 80-200 degrees C for 12 hours, centrifuging, washing, and vacuum-drying.    USE - Method for preparation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes-containing palladium tin catalyst used for direct formic acid fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple and environment-friendly, reduces size of catalytic nanoparticles which forms special chain-like cluster structure on surface of carbon nanotubes, improves electrochemical active surface area of precious metal, enhances charge transfer interaction between the components of catalyst which greatly enhances catalyst's electrocatalytic activity and stability, and it has mild operating conditions and excellent resistance to carbon monoxide poisoning.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of MWCNTs-containing PdSn catalyst comprises adding 20 mL DES with 10 mg MWCNTs, acidifying, and ultrasonically dispersing for 2 hours; adding 56.4 mM palladium dichloride solution and 42.1 mM stannous chloride solution, and magnetically stirring for 1 hour; and magnetically stirring, adding 100 mg solid sodium borohydride, continuously stirring for 10 minutes, transferring resulting suspension to 25 mL reactor, heating to 80-200 degrees C for 12 hours, centrifuging, washing, and vacuum-drying. The ratio of PdSn/MWCNTs is 1/4.
NOVELTY - A high performance graphene porous film is prepared by taking 1 pt. wt. graphene oxide and 5-150 pts. wt. water, mixing, ultrasonically dispersing to obtain graphene oxide dispersion liquid, extruding into A-shaped die extrusion device at speed of 10-1000 mL/hour, coagulating with coagulating liquid at 10-80 degrees C for 1-100 seconds to graphene oxide hydrogel film, in situ growing inorganic crystals into precipitating agent for 0.1-8 hours to obtain graphene oxide film, reducing with reducing agent at 80-95 degrees C for 1-8 hours, and stucking into dissolving agent for 1-8 hours.    USE - Method for preparing high performance graphene porous film (claimed) used for solar energy battery, supercapacitor and lithium ion battery energy storage field.    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple, green and environment-friendly, and has low energy consumption. The product has high conductivity, good surface area and pore volume.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of silver nanostructures involves reacting polyol and silver compound which is capable of producing silver metal when reduced in the presence of source of chloride or bromide ions, and copolymer comprising constitutional repeating units (c1) comprising optionally saturated pendant, five-, six-, or seven-membered, acylamino- or diacylamino-containing heterocyclic ring moiety per constitutional repeating unit, and constitutional repeating units (c2) different from unit (c1) and having molecular weight of or more 500 grams per mole, and acid scavenger.    USE - Manufacture of silver nanostructures used in dispersion used for forming electroconductive coating (all claimed) used for electronic devices. Uses include but are not limited to display devices, photovoltaic devices, light-emitting diodes, light emitting diode displays, diode lasers, lighting panels, solar cell, biosensor, phototransistors, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of silver nanostructures capable of providing dispersion which provides economical coating electroconductivity, optical transparency and physical resiliency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) dispersion, which comprises the silver nanostructures and liquid medium comprising water and/or 1-6C alkanol; and    (2) electroconductive coating, which is obtained by depositing layer of the dispersion on substrate, and removing the liquid medium from the layer.
NOVELTY - A thermoplastic ladder-type silsesquioxane (I-a) or cage-type silsesquioxane (I-b), is new.    USE - New thermoplastic ladder-type or cage-type silsesquioxane is used for manufacturing plastic transparent substrate for electronic component (all claimed) e.g. liquid crystal display, organic light-emitting display, electronic paper, solar cell and secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The thermoplastic ladder-type silsesquioxane provides plastic transparent substrate having high transparency, excellent heat resistance, thermal and optical property and light transmittance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A thermoplastic ladder-type silsesquioxane of formula (I-a) or cage-type silsesquioxane of formula (I-b), is new.    R'1,R1,R9=1-5C alkyl;    n=1-200;    R11,R12=group of formula (2), R104-m-Qp-Si-(OR9)m (3), or OH;    R2-R8=H or 1-8C alkyl;    R10=H or 1-20C alkyl bonded to aryl, epoxy or acrylic group;    Q=1-6C alkylene or alkyleneoxy;    n=1-3;    m=0-4;and    p=0 or 1.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) thermosetting composition, which consists of curing agent, curing accelerator and solvent; and    (2) manufacture of plastic transparent substrate, which involves heat-melting thermoplastic ladder-type silsesquioxane, extrusion-molding and curing.
NOVELTY - A triallylmethane derivative (I) is new.    USE - New triallylmethane derivative is used in polymer e.g. copolymer for coloring composition e.g. color filter coloring composition (all claimed) for forming colored cured film, color pixel, sheet, bottle, cup, colored resin molding, spectacles, tinted contact lenses, optical film, material of organic solar cell, and color filter for liquid crystal display device, charge-coupled device and complementary metal-oxide semiconductor, and used as printing ink, inkjet ink, coating material, hair coloring ring agent and labeling substance.    ADVANTAGE - The coloring composition obtained using the polymer containing the triallylmethane derivative has excellent heat resistance, and reduced color fading by heating.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A triallylmethane derivative of formula (I) is new.    R1-R4,R14=H, 1-30C alkyl, or phenyl, naphthyl or benzyl (all optionally substituted);    R5-R7=H or methyl;    R8-R13=1-21C alkyl, aryl, hydroxy, nitro, sulfo or 1-3C alkoxy;    A1=1-21C alkylene comprising group chosen from -N(R15)-, -O-, -OCO-, -COO-, and arylene in the chain, and having hydroxyl group as substituent, 1-21C alkylene comprising group chosen from -N(R15)-, -O-, -OCO-, -COO- and arylene in the chain, 1-21C alkylene having hydroxy as substituent, or 1-21C alkylene;    A2=-NH- or O-;    R15=H, 1-30C alkyl, or phenyl, naphthyl or benzyl (all optionally substituted);and    An-=anion containing aryl group having electron-withdrawing substituent, sulfonyl having electron-withdrawing substituent, or haloalkyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polymer, which comprises monomer unit derived from triallylmethane derivative (I); and    (2) manufacture of triallylmethane derivative (I).
NOVELTY - Nanocrystal particles contain a semiconductor material, boron and fluorine, and an organic ligand bound to the surface. The boron is in the form of metal boride or doped form. The fluorine is in the form of metal fluoride or doped form.    USE - Nanocrystal particles are used for device e.g. Light emitting diode, liquid crystal display, organic light emitting diode, sensor and solar cell electric component (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for synthesis of nanocrystal particles, which involves using boron source, fluorine source, semiconductor material and solvent.
NOVELTY - Isoindigo conjugate bridged organic photosensitive dye compounds (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful as sensitizer in solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - (I) have broad response in visible light and near infrared region. The dye-sensitized solar cell produced using (I), has photoelectric conversion efficiency of 8.13%.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Isoindigo conjugate bridged organic photosensitive dye compounds of formula (I) are new.    R, R1 and R2 = tert-butyl, n-hexyl, isooctyl, 2-octyldodecyl, methoxy or hexyloxy;    A = benzen-1,4-diyl, thiophen-2,5-diyl, furan-2,5-diyl, thieno(3,2-b)thiophen-2,5-diyl, dithieno(3,2-b:2',3'-d)thiophen-2,6-diyl, 4H-thieno(3',2':4,5)cyclopenta(1,2-b)thiophene group of formula (a), substituted 7H-3,4-dithia-7-sila-cyclopenta(a)pentalene-2,5-diyl of formula (b) or substituted 4H-dithieno(3,2-b:2',3'-d)pyrrole-2,6-diyl of formula (c); and    R3 = n-butyl, hexyl, isooctyl, methoxy, isooctyloxy or benzyl.
NOVELTY - A photoelectric material reconsitution nanostructured surface preparing method involves providing a substrate, dry etching or wet etching on the substrate to form initial nanostructured surface, performing dry or wet oxidation treatment on the initial nanostructured surface, forming oxide layer on the surface of the original nanostructures, partially or completely removing the oxide layer, to obtain reconsitution nanometer structure surface.    USE - Method for preparing photoelectric material reconsitution nanostructured surface for preparing high-efficiency solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The nanostructured surface has high light trapping effect, low specific surface area, high reflectivity over a wide wavelength range at 3% or less, and large-scale applications for black silicon cell technology.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a photoelectric material having reconsitution nanostructured surface.
NOVELTY - Invention relates to solar energy battery field, specifically relates to a plant used for welding with the solar energy battery component. The component for welding has a metal line main body (1) comprising a cross section set with a semi-circle square meter. A string face of the metal line main body is coated with a low melting point metal alloy layer that is made of bismuth, indium, tin or lead. A metal line is made of copper. A reflection layer is formed on a surface of the metal line main body, where thickness of the reflection layer is 0.5-30 microns. The reflection layer is made of the low melting point metal alloy layer.    USE - Solar energy battery component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar energy battery component.    Metal line main body (1)
NOVELTY - A carbon dioxide reducing method involves bonding carbon dioxide with an amine activator to form an intermediate, and applying an electrical potential to the intermediate under conditions to cause reduction of carbon dioxide bound in the intermediate.    USE - Method for reducing carbon dioxide for solar fuels generation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a carbon dioxide reducing device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of carbon dioxide reducing device.    Vessel (10)    Anodes (14)    Cathodes (16)    Electrolyte (18)    Voltage source (20)
NOVELTY - The structure has an array of micro-pillars provided on a surface of a substrate where the micro-pillars are transparent to light and a height (l) of micro-pillars is at most 500 mu meter (m). The micro-pillars are made of organic polymer resin or glass. The surface of the micro-pillars is coated with a transparent conductive material such as indium tin oxide (ITO), fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) and graphene. A photo-active material for device is a meso-porous oxide sensitized with a dye.    USE - Micro-pillar array structure of optoelectronic device e.g. solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The micro-pillar structures which is obtained reduces the diffusion limitation without changing the diffusion length of the carriers in a given transporting medium. The light absorption for internal light reflection is enhanced similar to plasmonic structures. As the micro-pillars are designed in a hexagonal arrangement with an inter-micro-pillar distance equal to at most twice the diffusion length within the active absorber material, the shadowing effect are made overcome i.e. the non-light active material content in the device is reduced and the space for the light sensitive material is hence increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an optoelectronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show a schematic view of a hexagonal arrangement of micro-pillars in an array and a side view of the micro-pillar array.    Inter-micro-pillar distance (d)    Height of micro-pillars (l)    Circular cross-section of diameter of micro-pillar (s)
NOVELTY - The device (1) has a flat cooling plate (2b) connected with another flat cooling plate (2a) such that a fluid channel (4) is formed between the two cooling plates, where a coolant flows through the fluid channel. An electrically isolating film (6) is attached on side (3) of the latter cooling plate facing away from the former cooling plate. Multiple projections (7a, 7b) are formed on the side of the latter cooling plate and/or on a side (11) of the film facing away from the latter cooling plate. The projections are protruded from the latter cooling plate or the film.    USE - Cooling device for use in a manifold assembly of a motor car (all claimed) to cool a battery e.g. rechargeable battery such as lithium ion battery. Can also be used for an electric car, a hybrid vehicle and a vehicle with a fuel cell drive.    ADVANTAGE - The projections are formed on the side of the cooling plate and/or on the side of the electrically isolating film facing away from the cooling plate and protruded from the cooling plate and the film, so that the air present between the cooling plate and the film is escaped when the film is applied on the cooling plate, thus avoiding formation of cavities between the film and the cooling plate or only less cavities are formed between the film and the cooling plate, and hence enhancing a thermal conduction between the cooling plate and the battery. The device ensures better thermal coupling of the battery by the film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a manifold assembly for a motor car    (2) a method for manufacturing a cooling device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of a cooling device in an unmounted state.    Cooling device (1)    Flat cooling plates (2a, 2b)    Side of cooling plate (3)    Fluid channel (4)    Electrically isolating film (6)    Projections (7a, 7b)    Side of electrically isolating film (11)
NOVELTY - The application method involves immersing treated substrate in polymer solution to form a polymer layer on self-assembly silane layer, immersing treated substrate in alkaline GO solution to graft GO layer on polymer layer, and immersing treated substrate in solution of metal ion to intercalate the metal ions into the GO layer and form metal ion/GO abrasion. The treated substrate is immersed in a solution of reductant to reduce the metal ion into metal atom and GO layer into reduced GO (rGO) layer to form a metal atom/rGO composite layer (16) on substrate surface and hole surface.    USE - Application method for coating layer of reduced graphene oxide on surface of holes in substrate of e.g. semiconductor, touch panel, or solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The replacement of barrier layer and seed layer of through silicon via (TSV) with graphene layer efficiently simplifies the TSV process and reduce its costs, and further achieves the purpose of producing the copper free conductive plug of TSV by nickel-tungsten alloy to resolve problems arising from the copper filling.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The silane solution is a solution of 3-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)propyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS). The polymer solution is a 3-10 wt.% solution of polyethyleneimine (PEI). The solution of reductant is a solution selected from the group consisting of HI solution, sodium borohydride solution, ascorbic acid solution, ethanol solution, and hydrazine solution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the graph of electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) spectrum of the substrate after grafting of silane and polymer PEI layers and schematic diagram of the copper filling process.    Silicon substrate (10)    Hole (11)    Insulating layer (12)    Copper (15)    Metal atom/rGO composite layer (16)
NOVELTY - A support plate consists of a non-hardened thermosetting resin layer containing thermoplastic polymer formed in an outermost layer.    USE - Support plate is used for solar cell used as power supply for satellite, motor vehicle, and home.    ADVANTAGE - The support plate has excellent adhesiveness and easy removability.
NOVELTY - A positive active material comprises a positive active material core particle for intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and a coating layer partially surrounding the positive active material core particle and comprising a ceramic composite.    USE - Positive active material for use in lithium battery (claimed) that is utilized in mobile phones and portable computers, electric vehicles, internal combustion engine, fuel battery, or super capacitor for hybrid vehicles such as a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The active material has no degradation in rate property or very low rate property to improve lifetime properties of the battery, exhibits excellent cycle characteristics and rate properties to the battery. The lithium battery is suitable for application requiring a high capacity battery, high output, high voltage, and high-temperature operation, has excellent high-rate characteristics and lifetime characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A positive active material comprises a positive active material core particle for intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and a coating layer partially surrounding the positive active material core particle and comprising a ceramic composite of (Li(7+a)La(3-b)Zr(2-c)MdO(12+e)), where M comprises aluminum, titanium, scandium, vanadium, yttrium, niobium, hafnium, tantalum, silicon, gallium and germanium, a is -1 to 1, b-d is 0-2, and e is 0-1. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing positive active material.
NOVELTY - Aluminum-boron-indium-zinc oxide containing molecular precursor compounds (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful in an ink which is useful: for making a material that is useful for a thin film transistor (all claimed), displays and solar cells; and in a high speed and high yield deposition/printing process for making semiconducting and conducting materials.    ADVANTAGE - (I) provide: stable ink which is completely soluble in an organic solvent or solvent mixture without forming particles or nanoparticles; thin film transistor in processes with high speed and throughput; and high quality materials with controlled and predetermined stoichiometry and with compositional uniformity of deposited layers.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Aluminum-boron-indium-zinc oxide containing molecular precursor compounds of formula (I) are new.    R1 = alkyl or aryl, preferably ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, isopentyl, 2-methylbutyl, 3-methylbutyl, 2,2-dimethylbutyl, 2,3-dimethylbutyl, 2-methylpentyl, 3-methylpentyl, or 4-methylpentyl;    a, d = 0-9.99;    a+d = 0.01-9.99;    b = 0.01-9.99; and    a+d+b = 0.02-10.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an ink comprising the molecular precursor compound (I), and at least one solvent;    (2) making a material, comprising either: providing an ink comprising at least one molecular precursor compound (I), depositing the ink on a substrate, and heating the substrate; or providing an ink comprising dissolving zinc monomer compounds of formula (Zn(Q1)2) and indium monomer compounds of formula (In(Q1)3), and one or both monomer compounds including boron monomer compounds of formula (B(Q1)3) and aluminum monomer compounds of formula (Al(Q1)3), depositing the ink on a substrate, and heating the substrate; and    (3) a material of formula (Ala1Inb1Bd1ZnO1+3(a1+b1+d1)/2) made by the above process.    Q1 = -OR1OR1.
NOVELTY - An electrocatalyst comprises non-carbon composite support particles comprising titanium dioxide and ruthenium dioxide.    USE - Electrocatalyst is used for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The electrocatalyst has excellent initial performance and stability upon exposure to extremely stringent accelerated test.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of electrocatalyst.
NOVELTY - Molecular precursor compound (I) is new.    USE - The molecular precursor compound is useful in an ink, and for making a material which is useful in a thin film transistor (all claimed), solar cells and display devices.    ADVANTAGE - The molecular precursor compound: exhibits high solubility in an organic solvent or solvent mixture; provides the thin film transistors with high speed and throughput; provides the ink which is stable, is completely soluble and thus the ink is used in a high speed and high yield deposition/printing process for making materials for thin film transistors, and lacks particulates or precipitates that cause clogging, blocking or constriction of printing equipment; and controls the stoichiometry of the product materials.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Molecular precursor compounds of formula (I) is new.    M1a = B, Al, In or Ga;    a = 0.1-1.9, or 2.1-10; and    R1a = 1-6C (preferably 2-4C) alkyl or aryl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an ink comprising the molecular precursor, and at least one solvent;    (2) making a material comprising either (a1) providing an ink comprising at least one of the molecular precursor compound, (a2) depositing the ink on a substrate and (a3) heating the substrate, or providing an ink comprising (b1) dissolving zinc compound of formula (Zn(Q1a)2) and one metal compound of formula (M1b(Q1a)3), (b2) depositing the ink on a substrate, and (b3) heating the substrate; and    (3) a material made by the process.    M1b = In, B, Al or Ga;    Q1a = -OR1bOR1b; and    R1b = 1-6C (preferably 2-4C) alkyl or aryl, preferably ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, iso-pentyl, 2-methylbutyl, 3-methylbutyl, 2,2-dimethylbutyl, 2,3-dimethylbutyl, 2-methylpentyl, 3-methylpentyl or 4-methylpentyl.
NOVELTY - Molecular precursor compound comprising substituted indium-gallium-zinc oxide compounds (I) is new.    USE - (I) is useful in ink which is used for making a material, where the material is useful in thin film transistor (all claimed), display devices, solar cells and other products.    ADVANTAGE - (I): provides the ink that is completely soluble and can be used in high speed and high yield deposition/printing process, used for efficiently printing a thin film on a substrate, so that the film can be converted into a thin film material; is soluble in an organic solvent or solvent mixture; and exhibits high electron mobility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Molecular precursor compound comprising substituted indium-gallium-zinc oxide compounds of formula (I) is new.    b, c = 0.01-9.99;    the sum of b+c = 0.02-10; and    R = alkyl or aryl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an ink comprising (I) and at least one solvent; and    (2) making a material, comprising either providing the ink comprising at least one molecular precursor compound, depositing the ink on a substrate, and heating the substrate or providing ink comprising dissolving monomer compound comprising substituted zinc compounds of formula (Zn(Q)2), substituted indium compounds of formula (In(Q)3), and substituted gallium compounds of formula (Ga(Q)3), depositing the ink on a substrate and heating the substrate.    Q = OROR.
NOVELTY - The semiconductor element has a substrate which is provided with an irregular surface. A nitride semiconductor base layer is provided on the substrate. A nitride semiconductor functional layer is provided on the nitride semiconductor base layer. The nitride semiconductor base layer is provided with an uneven surface which consists of an inclined surface that inclines with respect to C surface at an angle of 50 degrees or higher and 65 degrees or less. The nitride semiconductor functional layer is provided on the uneven surface of base layer.    USE - Nitride semiconductor element for electronic device, light emitting diode, semiconductor laser, solar cell and photodiode.    ADVANTAGE - Since the nitride semiconductor base layer is provided with an uneven surface which consists of an inclined surface that inclines with respect to C surface at preset angle, and nitride semiconductor functional layer is provided on the uneven surface of base layer, the characteristic of nitride semiconductor element is improve efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the SEM image of the cross section of the low-temperature.
NOVELTY - The film (F) has an anchor layer (2) containing silicon-containing filler. A gas-barrier layer (3) contains silicon oxycarbide. The difference between average value of ratio of number of carbon atoms to total number of carbon, silicon and oxygen atoms measured using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in entire region of anchor layer, and minimum value of ratio of number of carbon atoms to total number of carbon, silicon and oxygen atoms measured in entire region of gas-barrier layer is within the range of 5-35%. The atomic ratio of carbon, silicon and oxygen satisfies specific formula.    USE - Gas-barrier film used for packaging foodstuff, industrial goods, pharmaceuticals, and electronic devices such as LCD element, solar cell and organic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film that maintains gas-barrier performance and has excellent adhesion between anchor layer and gas-barrier layer is provided. The delamination between anchor layer and gas barrier layer is suppressed, and the destruction of gas barrier layer is reduced. The porosity of the interface vicinity with anchor layer is enlarged, and the interface segregation is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing gas-barrier film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas-barrier film.    Resin base material (1)    Anchor layer (2)    Gas-barrier layer (3)    Gas-barrier film (F)
NOVELTY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises electrolyte layer, positive electrode opposingly provided on both sides of the electrolyte layer, and negative electrode. The positive electrode contains conductive polymer (a), and polycarboxylic acid (b) and its metal salt. The negative electrode contains lithium titanate.    USE - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephone, portable personal computer, portable information terminal, hybrid electric vehicle, electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has high energy density, and excellent cycle characteristics, and suppressed deterioration of battery performance.
NOVELTY - The electrochemical cell (1) has unit cells (2) which have positive electrodes (4) and negative electrodes (5), arranged opposingly. The unit cell has a first current collection tab (13) connected with the positive electrode and a second current collection tab (14) connected with the negative electrode, which are derived out of a cell tank (7). The first current collection tab of the unit cell on the lamination direction first side mutually connects with the second current collection tab of the adjacent unit cells on the lamination direction second side.    USE - Electrochemical cell such as a lithium ion battery, an electrical double layer capacitor, and a hybrid capacitor, for use in hybrid vehicle or fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Electrochemical cell is provided with simple structure, and space saving of unit cells is achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of the hybrid capacitor. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Electrochemical cell (1)    Unit cells (2)    Positive electrodes (4)    Negative electrodes (5)    Cell tank (7)    First current collection tab (13)    Second current collection tab (14)
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film consists of a gas-barrier layer containing silicon oxide or silicon oxynitride compound formed on the single surface of a base material. The gas-barrier layer has three-layered layers having different density. The film density (d2) of layer (b) located between layer (a) and layer (c) is higher than film density (d1) of layer (a) located in the surface side on the opposite side to the base material among the three-layered layers, which is higher than the film density (d3) of layer (c) located in the base material side.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for organic photoelectric conversion element and organic electroluminescent element used for display material used in electronic device (all claimed) e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has excellent smoothness and cutting processing suitability, and high barrier performance and bending tolerance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas-barrier film consists of a gas-barrier layer containing silicon oxide or silicon oxynitride compound formed on the single surface of a base material. The gas-barrier layer has three-layered layers having different density. The film density (d2) of layer (b) located between layer (a) and layer (c) is higher than film density (d1) of layer (a) located in the surface side on the opposite side to the base material among the three-layered layers, which is higher than the film density (d3) of layer (c) located in the base material side. The difference between the film density (d2) and the film density (d3) is 0.1 g/cm3 or more.
NOVELTY - The method involves immersing substrate to be processed in washing solution to obtain cleaned substrate. The cleaned substrate is then immersed into an etching solution, followed by washing the surface etched substrate in supplied pure water (37) by a first rinse tank (31). Electrical conductivity of washed substrate is then measured to discriminate if first water-washing process is finished completely. Thermal diffusion is provided by combining polycrystalline-silicon substrate (11), p-type silicon substrate (11a) and N-type impurity diffused layer (11b) on the surface of etched substrate.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell substrate (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The manufactured solar cell substrate is capable of preventing occurrence of the water washing process after accompanying the wet etching process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of manufactured solar cell substrate.    Polycrystalline-silicon substrate (11)    P-type silicon substrate (11a)    N-type impurity diffused layer (11b)    Rinse tank (31)    Pure water (37)
NOVELTY - An indium-coated silver powder comprises 0.01-10 %mass indium adhered to surface of silver powder.    USE - Indium-coated silver powder is used in electroconductive paste for forming solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The indium-coated silver powder is manufactured by simple process. The solar provided with the indium-coated silver powder has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency, reduced contact resistance and low internal resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of indium-coated silver powder;    (2) electroconductive paste, which comprises indium-coated silver powder; and    (3) solar cell, which is obtained by coating electroconductive paste on substrate and baking resultant product.
NOVELTY - An interconnector has a flat-type copper wire having surface coated with tin-based alloy solder containing 50 wt.% or more tin, 0.01-0.2 wt.% nickel, and 30-45 wt.% lead, 0.1-4 wt.% silver, 0.1-3 wt.% bismuth and/or 0.1-2 wt.% copper, and remainder of unavoidable impurities. The interface of flat-type copper wire and tin-based alloy solder has an intermetallic compound phase including copper-nickel-tin complex.    USE - Interconnector is used for solar module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The interconnector is capable of suppressing internal breakage and detachment from solar cell caused by thermal-stress concentration, variations in thickness and concentrations of thermal stress.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An interconnector has a flat-type copper wire having surface coated with tin-based alloy solder containing 50 wt.% or more tin, 0.01-0.2 wt.% nickel, and 30-45 wt.% lead, 0.1-4 wt.% silver, 0.1-3 wt.% bismuth and/or 0.1-2 wt.% copper, and remainder of unavoidable impurities. The interface of flat-type copper wire and tin-based alloy solder has an intermetallic compound phase including copper-nickel-tin complex ((Cu,Ni)6Sn5 or (Cu,Ni)3Sn). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.
NOVELTY - The wafers have a metal-semiconductor junction provided with a schottky diode. A semiconductor material is made of silicon and gallium material that is used in an N-type semiconductor. A semiconductor device is formed by multiple data carrier conductions. A storage part of the schottky diode performs minimal minority carrier such that a frequency response of the diode is in an RC constant time limit. The schottky diode performs a quick switching process. The schottky diode is used for making solar cells or light emitting diodes. A damping diode generates reverse voltage and peak current.    USE - Multifunctional GaN-based blue and white bright LED epitaxial wafers.    ADVANTAGE - The wafers have prolonged service life, high working efficiency, high rigidity, high switching speed and high reliability.
NOVELTY - Structuring method for copper-zinc-tin sulfide or cadmium sulfide formula core shell made of fiber material used in electrospinning.    USE - Structuring method for copper-zinc-tin sulfide or cadmium sulfide formula core shell made of fiber material used in electrospinning.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a production method of solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a sponge carbon film on an electric conduction substrate. The electric conduction substrate is selected from fluorin-doped tin dioxide and electric conduction glass or indium tin oxide electric conduction glass, where thickness of the sponge carbon film is 1-100 micron.    USE - Method for preparing a perovskite solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables avoiding damage and interference of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram illustrating a method for preparing a perovskite solar battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves carrying out a combined metal assistant chemistry etch process in a silicon nano wire, and generating oxidation silicon on a surface of the silicon nano-wire through a heat oxidizing process. Mixed solution of ammonia and hydrogen peroxide acid is used to obtain the silicon nano-wire. A heat oxidation process is carried out at 900 to 950 degrees centigrade under processing time of 550 to 650 min.    USE - Method for preparing conductive organic /silicon nanowire solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing working efficiency of the electric conduction organic matter/nano-silicon solar energy battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view illustrating a method for preparing conductive organic /silicon nanowire solar cells. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves providing nano alloy in a nanometer line. Butyl titanate is dissolved into anhydrous ethyl alcohol and mixed with deionized water in a muffle furnace at temperature between 400-600 degrees Celsius for 3 hours. A high pressure reaction kettle is provided with sodium hydroxide solution to form air diluted hydrochloric acid and deionized water. The muffle furnace is provided with a nano-carrier. The nanometer line is formed with dispersion liquid. A filter is prepared from nano-wire catalyst by filtrating deionized water at temperature of 80 degrees Celsius.    USE - Anode catalyst preparing method for a methanol fuel battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing conductivity of titanium dioxide, catalytic oxidation property of methyl alcohol and anti carbonmonoxide poisoning ability, greatly reducing catalyst cost of the fuel cell and improving performance of the fuel cell.
NOVELTY - A proton exchange film fuel cell catalyst is prepared by adding carbon black carrier in hydrogen peroxide and isopropyl alcohol mixed solution for ultrasonic processing for 40-70 minutes at 280-320 W; adding the pretreated carbon black carrier with alkali liquid, and ultrasonic dispersing for 5-10 minutes; adding the dispersed carbon black carrier with deionized water, polyhydric alcohols and chloroplatinic acid, and regulating pH of the obtained slurry; and cutting emulsifying the slurry in ice water bath.    USE - Method for preparation of proton exchange film fuel cell catalyst (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method does not use surface active agent and stabilizer, has simple operation, and is safe and suitable for industrialized batch production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of proton exchange film fuel cell catalyst comprises (A) adding carbon black carrier in hydrogen peroxide and isopropyl alcohol mixed solution for ultrasonic processing for 40-70 minutes at 280-320 W, a weight ratio of hydrogen peroxide and isopropanol solution being 1:1-3, for processing the carbon black, filtering, adding deionized water for repeatedly washing, and vacuum drying; (B) adding the pretreated carbon black carrier with alkali liquid, and ultrasonic dispersing for 5-10 minutes;(C) adding the dispersed carbon black carrier with deionized water, polyhydric alcohols and chloroplatinic acid, and regulating pH of the obtained to 10-13; (D) cutting emulsifying the slurry in ice water bath for 5-20 minutes, and ultrasonic processing in ice water bath for 5-20 minutes; (E) taking mixed slurry microwave for heating at 100-140 degrees C and 700-900 W for 2-10 minutes, standing for 20 minutes, adding precipitator, sand core filtering, and washing ; and (F) adding washed product with water, pouring into spraying and drying machine, and spray drying.
NOVELTY - Magnesium-titanium-rare earth-nickel alloy, is new.    USE - Magnesium-titanium-rare earth-nickel alloy used for storing hydrogen (claimed) for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The magnesium-titanium-rare earth-nickel alloy has high storage capacity and good hydrogen absorbing and releasing dynamics property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Magnesium-titanium-rare earth-nickel alloy of formula Mg24-xTixY'5-yREyCozAlmCunQTiF3.    x=0.1-1.5;    y=0.5-2.0;    z=0.1-0.5;    m=0.03-0.1;    n=0.05-0.2;    Q=1-7; and    RE=rare earth element samarium, cerium or neodymium.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing magnesium-titanium-rare earth-nickel alloy, which involves:    (A) selecting titanium, yttrium, rare earth metal samarium, cerium and neodymium, nickel, aluminum, copper and cobalt metal as raw material;    (B) keeping the raw material in a vacuum induction heating furnace ceramic crucible under helium as protective gas;    (C) heating to melting the raw material and to obtain alloy and then pouring the alloy into a mold;    (D) setting the obtained alloy ingot with quartz pipe and then rolling and quenching the obtained alloy; and    (E) crushing and sieving the quenched material and then keeping into a ball milling tank for 10-50 hours to obtain the desired product.
NOVELTY - A pentacyclo-octadeca-heptaene compound (I) is new.    USE - New pentacyclo-octadeca-heptaene compound is used in coating solution for manufacturing organic semiconductor film, and in organic semiconductor material and organic transistor material for forming organic transistor (all claimed) for organic solar cell and solid-state image sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The organic transistor obtained using the pentacyclo-octadeca-heptaene compound has high carrier mobility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A pentacyclo-octadeca-heptaene compound of formula (I) is new.    X1-X4=NR100, O or S;    R100=H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl;    R1-R6=H or substituent, where at least 1 is -L-R;    R=5-19C alkyl;    L=bivalent coupling groups chosen from groups of formulae (i)-(xxv), where 2 or more (i)-(xxv) are bonded;    R'=H or substituent;    R'n=H or substituent;    Rsi=H, alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl;    m=4;    n=3;    p=2;and    r=6.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) coating solution, which comprises pentacyclo-octadeca-heptaene compound;    (2) organic-semiconductor film, which comprises pentacyclo-octadeca-heptaene compound;    (3) manufacture of organic-semiconductor film, which involves applying coating solution by inkjet method; and    (4) organic transistor comprises pentacyclo-octadeca-heptaene compound (I) in a semiconductor active layer (14).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of organic transistor.    Substrate (11)    Electrodes (12,15a,15b)    Insulator layer (13)    Semiconductor active layer (14)
NOVELTY - A cyclodisilazane derivative (I), is new.    USE - Cyclodisilazane derivative for composition used for manufacturing silicon-containing thin film (all claimed) used for thin-film transistor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cyclodisilazane derivative has excellent thermal stability and electrical properties, and high volatility and handleability. The thin film having excellent cohesion and step coverage is deposited.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A cyclodisilazane derivative of formula (I), is new.    R1-R3=H, halo, 1-5C alkyl or 2-5C alkenyl;and    R4=H, 1-3C alkyl or 2-5C alkenyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of cyclodisilazane derivative (I).
NOVELTY - A mesogen silicon compound copolymer (I) having weight average molecular weight of 300-500000, is new.    USE - New mesogen silicon compound copolymer is used as thermoplastic resin for forming thermal radiation material, surface-protection film of solar cell, sealing agent and adhesive agent used in manufacture of semiconductor device, and protective film material for electronic component. Uses include but are not limited to diode, transistor, integrated chip, and large-scale integration.    ADVANTAGE - The mesogen silicon compound copolymer has excellent thermal conductivity and dispersibility with respect to solvent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A mesogen silicon compound copolymer of formula (I) having weight average molecular weight of 300-500000, is new.    R1-R4=1-20C bivalent hydrocarbyl;    l,n=less than 0.5;    m,k=0-0.5;    l+n=0.4-0.6;    m+k=0.4-0.6;    l+n+m+k=1;    A,B'=bivalent atom, -O-, -NH-, or -S-;    D',E=bivalent atom, -O-, -R-NH-, or -R-S-;    X,Y'=monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbyl, (meth)acryl, CN, OCH3, NO2, F, Cl, Br, or I;    p,q=0-4;and    Z=bivalent group containing silicon atom.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of mesogen silicon compound copolymer.
NOVELTY - Carbon quantum dot (CQDS) assembly body is prepared by performing microwave synthesis to obtain nano-CQDS using small-molecule carbohydrates as carbon source, treating with sodium borohydride (NaBH4) to reduce epoxy and carbonyl groups into hydroxyl groups, freeze-drying to obtain yellow powder, reacting with small-molecule compound containing isocyanate (-NCO) groups ureido-pyrimidinone (UPy) in anhydrous N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP), precipitating with chloroform, filtering, and drying.    USE - Preparation of carbon quantum dot assembly body for solar cell, photovoltaic device, and optoelectronic material.    ADVANTAGE - CQDS assembly body has uniform size distribution, strong fluorescence under UV light, and high light-emitting efficiency, and preparation has high reaction yield.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a fluorescence microscope image of CQDS assembly body.
NOVELTY - Production of pure hydrogen gas involves reacting boron and water to produce boron oxide and hydrogen gas.    USE - Production of pure hydrogen gas used for fuel cell for generating electrical power.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient production of pure hydrogen gas without using toxic chemicals, by safe and environmentally-friendly process.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1) has an atmosphere forming portion for supplying any gas selected from group consisting of hydrogen, ammonia, hydrogen chloride, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, and hydrogen sulfide into chamber (6) to form an atmosphere containing gas within chamber. The controller (3) is configured for controlling emission of light from halogen lamp and atmosphere forming portion for irradiating substrate with light from halogen light. The temperature substrate is maintained at second temperature lower than first temperature, while forming atmosphere containing gas within chamber.    USE - Heat treatment apparatus for irradiating substrate such as semiconductor wafer, a glass substrate for use in a flat panel display for a LCD apparatus and a substrate for a solar cell with high dielectric constant film.    ADVANTAGE - The interface characteristic of the high dielectric constant film is improved while promoting the crystallization of the high dielectric constant film. The capacitance of the gate with the high dielectric constant film is increased and thus the leakage current is reduced. The life of the product is increased as a device. The defects present near the interfaces of the high dielectric constant film is eliminated, and thus the interface characteristics is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal sectional view showing a configuration of a heat treatment apparatus.    Heat treatment apparatus (1)    Controller (3)    Halogen heating portion (4)    Flash heating portion (5)    Chamber (6)
NOVELTY - The method involves securing a substrate (130) on a rotatable substrate support (120) inside a vacuum chamber (105), where the substrate comprises a front surface arranged to face an interior surface of the vacuum chamber and the rotatable substrate support comprises an opening. The substrate support is rotated. The substrate is simultaneously heated using an inner heater (117) and an outer heater (118), where the inner heater faces a back surface of the substrate. The outer heater heats the front surface of the substrate during rotation.    USE - Method for forming a solar cell i.e. photovoltaic device, by utilizing a substrate i.e. glass, to absorb sun light and convert light energy into electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables selecting speed of rotation to minimize excessive deposition of absorption components over the substrate. The method enables reducing temperature difference between a substrate center and an edge. The method enables utilizing an isolation baffle and isolation sources to minimize evaporation source material contamination of sputtering sources in an effective manner. The method enables utilizes a predetermined temperature profile to minimize temperature difference between the substrate and metal posts in the rotatable substrate support in an efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plan view of an apparatus for forming a solar cell.    Vacuum chamber (105)    Inner heater (117)    Outer heater (118)    Rotatable substrate support (120)    Substrate (130)
NOVELTY - The method involves disposing a substrate in a solution, where a front side and a back side of the substrate are functionalized to include a net positive charge and the solution includes silica nanoparticles with a diameter of 100 to 200 nano-meters. The solution is exposed to shaking for 90 minutes. A uniform monolayer of silica nanoparticles is simultaneously formed on the front side and the back side of the substrate through electrostatic attraction of the silica nanoparticles and the functionalized surfaces of the substrate.    USE - Method for forming an antireflective layer on a substrate e.g. silicon substrate, gallium arsenide substrate, gallium antimonide substrate, indium phosphide and gallium nitride substrate (all claimed), of a solar cell, photovoltaic cell, organic LED (OLED), optical lens, photodiode, flat panel display and semiconductor LED.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables using an electrostatically driven self-assembly of nanoparticles for generating antireflection coatings, thus forming the antireflective layer on the substrate in a simple and extremely cheap manner while easily controlling major factors affecting coating process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a moth-eye pillar structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photo graph of a structure illustrating a comparison between an uncoated glass slide and a coated glass slide.
NOVELTY - The module has a frame module for framing a laminate module. A covering module is arranged in the frame module at a distance from a rear side surface of the laminate module. The frame module covers a portion of the rear side surface of the laminate module. A part of the cover module faces the rear side surface of the laminate module. A diffuse back reflector is arranged such that a light part is passed through a cell gap (108) of multiple cell columns, where the cell columns are reflected on the rear side surface of the laminate module.    USE - Photovoltaic module for a solar cell module arrangement.    ADVANTAGE - The diffuse back reflector is provided with polymer layers, so that the module can be protected from UV rays, thus improving weather stability and mechanical stability of inserted glass fibers. The module allows a transparent covering layer to prevent pollution hazards of a light body. The module is small in size and easy to clean. The module can pass light on a side of each photovoltaic cell, so that performance of the module can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a part of a solar cell module arrangement.    Solar cell module arrangement (100)    Solar cell (102)    Front side surface (104)    Rear side surface (106)    Cell gap (108)
NOVELTY - A polymer/inorganic multi-layer thin film pouch comprises plasma polymer and inorganic thin film laminated with each other to block the adjacent oxygen produced by using the precursor material (I).    USE - Polymer/inorganic multi-layer thin film pouch for use in organic electronic device i.e. flexible organic electronic device, such as organic light emitting diode, organic solar cell or organic thin film transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The thin film pouch has improved flexibility, durability and bag property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polymer/inorganic multi-layer thin film pouch comprises plasma polymer and inorganic thin film laminated with each other to block the adjacent oxygen produced by using the precursor material of formula (I).    R1-R12 = H or 1-5C alkyl.
NOVELTY - The method involves generating modification process gas which carries out modification process of hydrocarbon type raw fuel supplied by mixed state of water vapor in heating state by reformation burner (1). Water vapor generation unit (S) generates water vapor mixed with raw fuel supplied to modification process chamber (11) by heating water by combustion exhaust gas of burner. Elimination unit (K) is switched to halt condition when temperature of combustion exhaust gas after flowing through unit (S) is higher than dew point of water vapor with which transformer (3) is filled.    USE - Starting driving method of hydrogen containing gas generation apparatus (claimed) for supplying generated reformed gas to fuel cell for electric power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The damage of the CO-modifying catalyst resulting from the water vapor in a transformer forming condensation is suppressed. The CO-modifying poisoning inserted to the modification catalyst inserted to the modification process chamber and the transformer is suppressed. The combustion exhausts gas that flows through a conversion catalyst cooler at the temperature below the dew point of water vapor is eliminated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen containing gas generation apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of the hydrogen containing gas generation apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Reformation burner (1)    Transformer (3)    Modification process chamber (11)    Elimination unit (K)    Water vapor generation unit (S)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive fluorine-containing polymer composition comprises fluorine-containing polymer, nanocarbon materials and ionic liquid. The fluorine-containing polymer contains 0.1-100 mol% structural unit based on fluorine-containing ethylenic monomer (I), with respect to all the monomers.    USE - Electroconductive fluorine-containing polymer composition used for electronic circuit and wiring material of expandable electronic devices. Uses include but are not limited to transistor, light emitting element, actuator, memory, sensor, coil and capacitor, for displays, solar cells, sensors, electronic artificial skin, sheet-type scanner, Braille display and electric power transmission sheet.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive fluorine-containing polymer composition has high electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electroconductive fluorine-containing polymer composition comprises fluorine-containing polymer, nanocarbon materials and ionic liquid. The fluorine-containing polymer contains 0.1-100 mol% structural unit (M) based on fluorine-containing ethylenic monomer of formula: H2C=CFRf1 (I), with respect to all the monomers.    Rf1=1-12C linear or branched fluoroalkyl.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor alloy composition comprises gallium-indium-nitrogen-arsenic-antimony alloy.    USE - Semiconductor alloy composition is used in electronic device e.g. photovoltaic cells (claimed) and multijunction solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor alloy composition provides semiconductor materials with excellent reliability, and effectively prevents photocarrier collection. The material provides electronic devices with high efficiency, improved performance, and reduced and relaxed lattice constant.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A semiconductor alloy composition comprises gallium-indium-nitrogen-arsenic-antimony alloy of formula: (Ga1-xInxNyAs1-y-zSbz), where x is 0.07-0.18, y is 0.025-0.04, and z is 0.001-0.03. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of three-junction solar cell.    Solar cell (10)    Sub cells (12,18)    Substrate (14)    Tunnel junction (20,22)
NOVELTY - A polyester resin composition comprises wax, and has intrinsic viscosity of 0.65 dl/g or more.    USE - Polyester composition is used for forming polyester film for back surface protection sheet of solar cell and touchscreen for automatic teller machine and ticket machine of electric train.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester resin composition provides polyester film with excellent hydrolysis resistance, water resistance and weather resistance.
NOVELTY - The solar cell module (10) has a sealing material (13), a solar cell element (14), a surface-side amorphous type silicon thin-film layer and surface-side transparent conductive oxide layer that is formed with the solar cell element, where the solar cell element is stacked on the surface side of a n-type crystalline silicon type substrate. The transparent conductive oxide layer is stacked on the back surface side of the n-type crystalline silicon type substrate.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module has a sealing material, a solar cell element, a surface-side amorphous type silicon thin-film layer and surface-side transparent conductive oxide layer that is formed with the solar cell element, and thus improves power generation efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell module.    Solar cell module (10)    Light-incidence side transparent protection element (11)    Back surface side protection element (12)    Sealing material (13)    Solar cell element (14)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming uneven structure in a part of non-light-receiving surface of a crystalline-silicon substrate (1), and forming the high concentration layer by applying impurities on the substrate. The substrate is thermally oxidized through a thermally oxidizing process. The silicone surface of the substrate is exposed in the region of one part of the region.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method involves forming uneven structure in a part of non-light-receiving surface of a crystalline-silicon substrate, and forming the high concentration layer by applying impurities on the substrate, and thus enables manufacturing a solar cell with high productivity in a reliable manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional schematic view of a solar cell.    Crystalline-silicon substrate (1)    Texture (102)    High concentration layers (103,106)    Protective film (104)    Electrodes (105,107)
NOVELTY - A semiconductor substrate has passivation layer comprising at least one oxide chosen from niobium oxide, vanadium oxide, and tantalum oxide as component (I), aluminum oxide as component (II), antimony oxide, bismuth oxide, magnesium oxide, phosphorus oxide, and boron oxide as component (III).    USE - Semiconductor substrate is used in solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor substrate is economical and has fixed charge density with long lifetime. The solar cell element with high conversion efficiency is produced using the semiconductor substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) coating type material for passivation layer formation; and    (2) solar cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell.    Silicon substrate (1)    Diffused layer (2)    Reflection prevention layer (3)    Electrodes (5,6)    Passivation layer (7)
NOVELTY - A catalyst material with antibacterial function comprises iron source, carbon source and silver source. The weight ratio of carbon source and iron source is 4-8:10, and silver source and iron source is 1-5:10.    USE - The catalyst material with antibacterial function is useful for cathode of microbial fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for producing catalyst material.
NOVELTY - The preparation method of nitrogen-doped carbon graphite encapsulated iron nanoparticles involves dissolving mixed solution of ferric ammonium citrate and dicyandiamide in water, heating the dissolved mixture, removing solvent to obtain solid powder, placing obtained solid powder in a quartz boat equipped in a tube furnace, then increasing the temperature to 500-1100 degrees C for 0.5-7 hours under inert gas, cooling to room temperature, heat-treating obtained solid in acid solution, then filtering, washing the filtrate with water and drying obtained product.    USE - The method is useful for preparing nitrogen-doped carbon graphite encapsulated iron nanoparticles, which is useful in proton exchange membrane fuel cell cathode oxygen reduction reaction (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simple and economical preparation of nitrogen-doped carbon graphite encapsulated iron nanoparticles with high electro-catalytic activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The preparation method of nitrogen-doped carbon graphite encapsulated iron nanoparticles involves dissolving mixed solution of ferric ammonium citrate and dicyandiamide in water, heating the dissolved mixture, removing solvent to obtain solid powder, where the mass ratio of mixed solution of dicyandiamide and ammonium ferric citrate is 1:20-20:1, placing obtained solid powder in a quartz boat equipped in a tube furnace, then increasing the temperature to 500-1100 degrees C for 0.5-7 hours under inert gas, cooling to room temperature, heat-treating obtained solid at 100 degrees C for 12-36 hours in acid solution, then filtering, washing the filtrate with water, and drying obtained product.
NOVELTY - The system (100) includes a main unit (110), a solar cell module (122), a first surface portion (117), a second surface portion (118), a rotary panel (114), a reflector (119), a driving unit (126) for driving the panel, and a control unit for controlling operation of the driving unit in which assembling elements are combined together. The reflector is formed in the first surface portion for reflecting the sunlight. A spraying device (124) is provided on the main unit for spraying water or compressed air for cleaning or cooling the module and the reflector.    USE - Solar power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The environment-friendly system increases solar cell efficiency, prevents adhesion of contaminants to the surface of the solar cell module by providing a transparent cover on the surface, and has high power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar cell module is selected from silicon crystalline form solar cell module, silicon thin film solar cell module, copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film solar cell module, cadmium telluride thin film solar cell module, III-group semiconductor solar cell module or organic solar cell module, and dye-sensitized solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar power generation system.    Solar power generation system (100)    Main unit (110)    Rotary panel (114)    First surface portion (117)    Second surface portion (118)    Reflector (119)    Solar cell module (122)    Spraying device (124)    Driving unit (126)
NOVELTY - A polyester film comprises a polyester resin (A1), a polyester resin (A2) and a non-crystalline thermoplastic resin (A3). The content of thermoplastic resin (A3) is 3-25 parts mass with respect to 100 parts mass resins (A1)-(A3). The weight change of the polyester film after heat processing in xylene at 140 degrees C for 6 hours, is 0-1.5 %mass.    USE - Polyester film used for electrical insulation material of motor of air conditioner, water heater and hybrid vehicle, magnetic recording material and used as solar cell back sheet. Can also be used for capacitor material, packaging material, building material, photographic material, graphic material and thermal transfer material.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film has excellent heat resistance, solvent resistance and thermal dimensional stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the polyester film, which involves mixing resin (A2) and resin (A3) such that the mass ratio of resin (A2) and resin (A3) in the obtained chip (C1) is 2/98-98/2, mixing the obtained chip (C1) and resin (A1) to obtain chip (C2) containing resin (A1) and chip (C1) in a mass ratio of 2/98-35/65, supplying chip (C2) and resin (A1) to an extruder, and carrying out extrusion molding of resins (A1)-(A3).
NOVELTY - A curable composition comprises reactive silicon group-containing polymer (A) comprising more than 1 reactive silicon group (I), at one terminal on an average, and 10 parts mass or less compound having fluoroalkylene group with respect to 100 parts mass of reactive silicon group-containing polymer (A).    USE - Curable composition is used for forming cured material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to building, boats and ships, carriage way, waterproof material, coating-film waterproof material, molding agent, damping material, solar cell backside sealing material, insulation coating electric wire, material for cables, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The curable composition has excellent heat-resistant stability after curing, flexibility and adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A curable composition comprises reactive silicon group-containing polymer (A) comprising more than 1 reactive silicon group of formula: -Si(R1)3-a(X)a (I), at only one terminal on an average, and 10 parts mass or less compound having fluoroalkylene group with respect to 100 parts mass of reactive silicon group-containing polymer (A).    R1=1-20C alkyl, 6-20C aryl, 7-20C aralkyl or (R')3SiO;    R'=1-20C monovalent hydrocarbyl;and    X=hydroxy or hydrolyzable group.
NOVELTY - A mesogen silicon-compound copolymer comprises polycyclic compound and has weight average molecular weights of 450-500000.    USE - A mesogen silicon-compound copolymer used as raw material for thermal radiation material or semiconductor device, and electronic component, protective film material, alpha -ray shielding film, interlayer insulation film of multilayer interconnection, conformal coat of print circuit board, ion implantation mask and surface-protection film of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Thermal conductivity and solubility are excellent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A mesogen silicon-compound copolymer comprises polycyclic compound with average composition formula (1) and has weight average molecular weights of 450-500000.    R1,R5=1-20C bivalent hydrocarbon;    R2=bivalent group chosen from structure of formulae -Si-(Me)2-O-(Si(R6)(R7)-O)a-(Si(Me)2-O)b-Si(Me)2- (2);    p=0 or 1;    R3,R4=1-4C monovalent hydrocarbon, alkoxy, or (meth)acryl;    q=0, 1 or 2;    l,m=positive number;    n,o=0 or 0.5;    l+m+n+0=1; and    Z,X=divalent organic group containing Si.    INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacture of mesogen silicon compound copolymer which involves making compound of formula (3) and compound of formula (4) react with anhydride of lower fatty acid, acetylating, and carrying out deoxidation polycondensation reaction of compound of formulae HO-C(=O)-R1-Z-R1-C(=O)-OH (5) and/or HO-C(=O)-R5-X-R5-C(=O)-OH (6).
NOVELTY - A copper film-forming agent comprises 2 or more copper complexes containing 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic-type compound containing 1-3 nitrogen atoms, and copper formate. The nitrogen-containing heterocyclic-type compound has 1 or 2 ring structures. The total number of carbon atoms contained in the substituent of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic-type compound is 1-5. The elements other than carbon atom in the nitrogen-containing heterocyclic-type compound do not bond with hydrogen atom.    USE - Agent is used for forming copper film used in manufacture of wiring board (all claimed) for transistor, plane display, solar cell, laminated ceramic capacitor, chip resistor, planar coil, and printed electronics. Can also be used for porous catalyst, antistatic agent for fibers and leather, electromagnetic wave shielding, and decorating material.    ADVANTAGE - The copper film-forming agent has excellent compatibility with respect to solvents, and long-term stability. The occurrence of solid-liquid phase transition due to change of environment temperature or solubility change in the copper film-forming agent is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation of copper film, which involves coating the copper film-forming agent on a base material, and heating the copper film-forming agent.
NOVELTY - Ferritic stainless steel comprises 0.008-0.015 wt.% carbon, 0.008-0.015 wt.% nitrogen, 0.05-0.15 wt.% silicon, 1-1.8 wt.% manganese, 21-23 wt.% chromium, 0.1-0.3 wt.% molybdenum, 0.3-0.6 wt.% niobium, 0.03-0.08 wt.% titanium and remaining amount of iron and other inevitable impurities. The steel satisfies the formula of (chromium-12)/manganese) is equal to 5-11.    USE - The ferritic stainless steel is useful for fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The steel provides fuel cell with improved efficiency and electrical conductivity, and prevents scale elimination of fuel cell for long time.
NOVELTY - A composition comprises unsaturated carboxylic acid metallic salt (I), and organic compound (II).    USE - Composition is used for forming metal oxide-containing layer for manufacturing electronic devices e.g. photoelectric conversion elements (all claimed), organic thin-film solar cells and organic electroluminescent elements.    ADVANTAGE - The metal oxide-containing layer formed using composition provides electronic device with high ink stability, excellent electrical properties and durability, by a simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composition comprises unsaturated carboxylic acid metallic salt of formula (I), and organic compound of formula (II).    R1-R3=H or arbitrary substituent;    M=m-valent metal atom;    m=2-5;    E=electron-accepting atom, preferably Si, or more than-bivalent electron-accepting group chosen from boron electron-accepting group, silole diyl, oxazole diyl, oxadiazole diyl, thiazolediyl, thiadiazole diyl, diazole diyl, triazolediyl, thiazolediyl, isoxazole diyl, isothiazolediyl, pyrazine diyl, pyrimidine diyl, pyridazine diyl, pyridine diyl, benzothiadiazole diyl, quinoline diyl, carbonyl, sulfonyl, phosphine oxide, phosphine sulfide and phosphineselenide;    R4=arbitrary substituent;    R5=r-valent hydrocarbyl and/or r-valent heterocyclyl (both optionally substituted);    q=1-3;    r=1-6;and    optionally 2 or more R4=ring.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of electronic device; and    (2) manufacture of photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the structure of photoelectric conversion element.    Cathode (101)    Active layer (103)    Hole taking-out layer (104)    Base material (106)    Photoelectric conversion element (107)
NOVELTY - A component portion (p1) having oxidation state (s1) and component portion (p2) having oxidation state (s2) are used as raw materials. A compound or material (A) comprising component (c1) in more reduced oxidation state than its oxidation state (s1) is reacted with compound or material (B) comprising component (c2) such that component (c1) reduces the component (c2) and is itself oxidized, in suspension or solution in presence of oxoacid to obtain polyoxometalate.    USE - Preparation of polyoxometalate used in fuel cell and redox battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides polyoxometalate within a short period of time, by economical process.
NOVELTY - The device has coating machine that is provided with coating film roller (101) and coating film liquid metering roller (102). The coating film liquid metering roller is arranged in coating film roller. A transmission mechanism is provided with a conveying roller (105). The conveying roller is arranged in lower portion of coating film roller. A glass cover plate (104) is arranged between the conveying roller and the coating film roller through a gap.    USE - Device for coating cover glass antireflection film used for solar energy photovoltaic generation solar panel.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of the antireflection film is adjusted efficiently. The design property of the antireflection film is improved. The light transmittance of glass cover plate is increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the cover glass antireflection film coating device.    Coating film roller (101)    Coating film liquid metering roller (102)    Glass cover plate (104)    Conveying roller (105)
NOVELTY - Wavelength converting adhesive sheet (100) comprises either: a transparent substrate (20), a viscous wavelength converting layer (30) formed on the transparent substrate, and a release film (40) formed on the viscous wavelength converting layer; or a refractive index increasing layer (10), the transparent substrate formed on the refractive index increasing layer, the viscous wavelength converting layer, and the release film. The viscous wavelength converting layer comprises viscous polymer resin and wavelength converting material.    USE - The sheet is useful in glass window, building windscreen, solar cell module and blue optical film of direct LED TV (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sheet has thin large area, and can be prepared easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Wavelength converting adhesive sheet (100) comprises either: a transparent substrate (20), a viscous wavelength converting layer (30) formed on the transparent substrate, and a release film (40) formed on the viscous wavelength converting layer; or a refractive index increasing layer (10), the transparent substrate formed on the refractive index increasing layer, the viscous wavelength converting layer, and the release film. The viscous wavelength converting layer comprises viscous polymer resin and wavelength converting material. The wavelength converting material includes at least one of quantum dots and inorganic phosphor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of the wavelength converting adhesive sheet.    Refractive index increasing layer (10)    Transparent substrate (20)    Viscous wavelength converting layer (30)    Release film (40)    Wavelength converting adhesive sheet (100)
NOVELTY - A dithiapentacyclo-heptadeca-hexaene derivative (I) or (II), is new.    USE - New dithiapentacyclo-heptadeca-hexaene derivative is used for material for organic light-emitting diode, organic material thin film transistor and organic solar cell (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dithiapentacyclo-heptadeca-hexaene derivative of formula (I) or (II), is new.    X=O, S or Se;and    R=methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, heptadecyl, octadecyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, pentyloxy, hexyloxy, heptyloxy, dodecyloxy, tridecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, octadecyloxy, phenyl, naphthyl, tolyl, ethylphenyl, propylphenyl, butylphenyl, pentylphenyl, hexylphenyl, heptylphenyl, octylphenyl, nonylphenyl, decylphenyl, undecylphenyl, dodecylphenyl, tridecylphenyl, tetradecylphenyl, alkylphenyl, thienyl, 5-propyl-thiophene, 5-isopropyl-thiophene, 5-butyl-thiophene, 5-pentyl-thiophene, 5-hexyl-thiophene, 5-heptyl-thiophene, 5-octyl thiophene, thiophene-5-nonyl, 5-decyl thiophene, 5-undecyl thienyl, 5-dodecyl-thiophene, thiophene 5-tridecyl, tetradecyl 5-thienyl, 5-pentadecyl thienyl, or octadecyl-5-thiophene.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of compound (I) or (II).
NOVELTY - Fuel cell system (10) is operated by providing catalytic reactor with sulfur oxidation catalyst containing greater than or equal to 1 Group VIII noble metal and 0.5-40 wt.% iron, providing sulfur oxide trap, supplying sulfur-containing hydrocarbon fuel and oxidant to catalytic reactor, contacting with sulfur oxidation catalyst, oxidizing sulfur-containing compounds in hydrocarbon fuel using oxidant and sulfur oxidation catalyst, capturing sulfur oxides using sulfur oxide trap, and providing desulfurized fuel to component of fuel cell system.    USE - Operation of fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - Operation of fuel cell system has improved sulfur removal efficiency, combustion activity, and catalyst durability, reduces catalytic reactor size and maintenance requirements, and operates at lower temperatures.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of fuel cell system.    Fuel cell system (10)    Fuel cell (12)    Reformer (14)    Desulfurization system (16)    Electrical load (18)
NOVELTY - The utility model provides a slurry usage at least the polycrystalline silicon solar energy battery chip, comprising silicon chip, frontage is plated with opposite refractive index film is silicon piece, opposite refractive index film on the printing main grate line and time grate line, the back with the back electrode of silicon chip, the characteristic is the first layer the opposite refractive index film comprises refractive rate is 2.1-2.4 of silicon nitride film reflection and refraction rate is 1.7-1.9 and the second silicon nitride layer reflection film, and the first silicon nitride layer reflection film is plated on surface of silicon chip, said second silicon nitride layer reflection film is plated on the first layer silicon nitride film plating reflection surface, the main grate line and time line is mutually vertical to grate shape, the main grate line comprises three, wherein one set of the silicon piece on the symmetry line, in addition two pieces arranged on the main grate line at the symmetrical two side line, line width of the three main grate line of two end gradually reduced in equal waist triangle. The utility model is manufactured with low cost, transform efficiency high equal.
NOVELTY - The device has a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate element having a semipolar crystalline surface region. A p-type gallium and nitrogen containing cladding layer overlies the multiple quantum well active region. A p-type gallium and nitrogen containing contact layer overlying the p-type cladding layer. The waveguide element overlies the p-type gallium and nitrogen containing cladding layer. The waveguide element is aligned in a projection of the c-direction and comprises a first end and a second end. The first and second facets are formed on the first and second ends.    USE - Optical device for operating at high temperatures using semi-polar oriented gallium and nitrogen containing substrates for optical applications. Can also be used in lasers, light emitting diodes, solar cells, photoelectrochemical water splitting and hydrogen generation devices, photodetectors, integrated circuits, and transistors, among other devices.    ADVANTAGE - The high-quality low-defect-density substrates are of paramount importance to the realization of high-performance and highly reliable laser diodes, especially under extreme conditions with high ambient temperatures. An attractive technique since it enables the production of high-quality material at relatively high growth rates due to a high surface migration of the halide species. The seed quality is of paramount importance since the growth process is fully optimized the resulting crystal quality is limited by the quality of the seed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a laser device fabricated on a non-polar substrate.    Gallium nitride substrate (203)    Gallium nitride layer (205)    Laser stripe region (211)    Contact region (213)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing cadmium telluride thin-film solar modules for the solar module plus. The size of the short-circuit current is 0.5-2 times the current duration of 2-30 Minutes. The electricity for the solar energy module is added for illumination until stable to reach maximum power.    USE - Method for accelerating stable cadmium telluride thin film solar energy module maximum power.    ADVANTAGE - The process for accelerating stable cadmium telluride thin film solar energy module maximum power is performed to ensure effective and accelerate mode stable maximum power of solar energy technology so as to reduce production cost in efficient manner.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor particle paste comprises luminous nanocrystals (3) present in a number ratio of 90% in a solution (15) of organic molecules (15a). The nanocrystals have a maximal diameter of 10 nm or less and a sphericity of 0.8-1.    USE - Semiconductor particle paste is used for forming films in photoelectric conversion apparatus (claimed) e.g. solar cells and semiconductor laser.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor particle paste comprises semiconductor nanocrystals as quantum dots in high density. The paste has high luminosity. The filling rate of nanocrystals is improved, and photoelectric conversion apparatus with high electrical conductivity and excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency is provided. The semiconductor particle paste has such viscosity characteristics, which are maintained over a long period of time. Hence, preservability is excellent and highly filled laminated film can be formed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photoelectric conversion apparatus consisting of a film of nanocrystal laminated on the main surface of a semiconductor substrate; and    (2) manufacture of semiconductor particle paste, which involves dispersing semiconductor raw material particles (11) in a mixed solution of an acidic solution (13) containing nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid, and an organic molecule solution whose specific gravity is lower than that of the acidic solution, providing ultrasonic vibration to the mixed solution, and separate-and-recovering only the organic molecule solution from the mixed solution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional schematic view explaining the manufacturing method of semiconductor particle paste.    Nanocrystals (3)    Semiconductor raw material particles (11)    Acidic solution (13)    Organic molecule solution (15)    Organic molecule (15a)
NOVELTY - A coating liquid preparing method involves performing wet dispersion process, where the liquid comprises copper indium gallium component, raw material powder, a dispersing agent, metal of antimony and/or bismuth, an alloy, or organic acid, metal salt, and a solvent.    USE - Method for preparing coating liquid for forming semiconductor layer that is utilized in solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The coating liquid forms crystal-grown good-quality light absorptive semiconductor layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A coating liquid preparing method involves performing wet dispersion process, where the liquid comprises copper indium gallium component (CuxIn(1-y)Gay(S(1-z)Sez)2+q), raw material powder containing 50 mol% or more copper indium gallium component (Cux1In(1-y1)Gay1S(2+q1)), where x, x1 is 0.5-1.5, y, y1 z is 0-1, q, q1is -1 to 1, a dispersing agent, metal of antimony and/or bismuth, an alloy, or organic acid, metal salt, and a solvent. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for forming a semiconductor layer    (2) a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross section view of a solar cell.    Base material (1)    First electrode layer (2)    Semiconductor layer (3)    Buffer layer (4)    Second electrode layer (5)
NOVELTY - A sheet-like graphene oxide has logarithm of 95% of relative humidity and proton electrical conductivity (S/cm) of greater than or equal to - 3 of the normal line direction in 25 degrees C.    USE - A sheet-like graphene oxide for electrolytic membrane used for fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Electrolytic membrane can perform fuel cell power generation with high current density.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) electrolytic membrane comprising sheet-like graphene oxide;    (2) fuel cell comprising electrolytic membrane; and    (3) manufacture of sheet-like graphene oxide which involves removing dispersion medium and water-soluble polymer from graphene oxide dispersion liquid containing water-soluble polymer and obtaining sheet-like graphene oxide.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing (S310) a semiconductor layer having protrusion portion. A metal nano particles is formed (S320) on the surface of the protrusion portion. Multiple depressions are formed (S330) corresponding to the metal nano particles by etching the protrusion portion using the metal nano particles. An amorphous semiconductor layer is formed (S340) on the semiconductor layer.    USE - Method for fabricating solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The reflectivity of the solar cell is minimized, due to the plasmon effect by forming metal nano particles on the surface of protrusion portion hence the optical absorption rate of high efficiency is achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the manufacturing method of the solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for providing semiconductor layer (S310)    Step for forming metal nano particles (S320)    Step for forming depressions (S330)    Step for forming amorphous semiconductor layer (S340)    Step for forming upper and bottom electrodes (S350)
NOVELTY - The transparent conductor (100) has a conductive layer (6) that is provided on both surfaces of the transparent substrate (1). One of the conductive layers is provided as a laminated portion containing a transparent metal layer (3) and a zinc sulfide content layer (2,4). The sulfuration prevention layer (5a,5b) is provided between the transparent metal layer and the zinc sulfide content layer. The conductive layer or the transparent metal layer is patterned.    USE - Transparent conductor used for display apparatus such as LCD, plasma display, inorganic and organic electroluminescence display, touchscreen, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductor is excellent in moisture resistance and is capable of suppressing the occurrence of warp. The moisture resistance of a transparent conductor can be improved. The corrosion of a transparent metal layer can be suppressed and the external appearance of a transparent conductor can be improved. Since the conductive layer is provided on both surfaces of the transparent substrate, the stress which arises on both surfaces of a transparent conductor can be canceled, and the generation of curvature can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the laminated constitution of the transparent conductor.    Transparent substrate (1)    Zinc sulfide content layer (2,4)    Transparent metal layer (3)    Sulfuration prevention layers (5a,5b)    Conductive layer (6)    Transparent conductor (100)
NOVELTY - The gas-barrier film has a gas barrier layer (2) that is arranged in a single surface of a polymeric base material (1). The barrier layer is set with first layer (2a) containing zinc oxide and silicon dioxide and second layer (2b) containing silicon compound which are connected sequentially from base material. The bond energy of Si-2p orbit in the interface of first layer and second layer measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is larger than the bond energy of Si-2p orbit in first layer, and smaller than the bond energy of Si-2p orbit in second layer.    USE - Gas-barrier film for use in electronic device such as flat-panel TV, solar cell, electronic paper, an organic electroluminescence (EL) display, and packaging material such as foodstuff and pharmaceutical.    ADVANTAGE - The degree gas-barrier property of the gas-barrier film with respect to the water vapor is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas-barrier film.    Polymeric base material (1)    Gas barrier Layer (2)    First layer containing zinc oxide and silicon dioxide (2a)    Second layer containing silicon compound (2b)
NOVELTY - The element has a first superlattice semiconductor layer (10A), and a second superlattice semiconductor layer (10B), where superlattice structures of the semiconductor layers form a superlattice miniband owing to a conduction band quantum level of a quantum dot layer (6A) forming the superlattice structure. A conduction band superlattice miniband of the superlattice structure of the second superlattice semiconductor layer is lower in lower end energy than a conduction band superlattice miniband of the superlattice structure of the first superlattice semiconductor layer.    USE - Light receiving element for a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The element allows fabrication of a device such as a solar cell longer in a lifetime of carriers and better in efficiency in extraction of carriers.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell including a light receiving element.    Quantum dot layers (6A, 6B)    Superlattice semiconductor layers (10A, 10B)    Window layer (14)    N-type electrode (18)    Solar cell (20)
NOVELTY - A hydrocarbon modification catalyst comprises barium nickel yttrium oxide. The catalyst is used for modifying hydrocarbon using water vapor and producing synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide.    USE - Hydrocarbon modification catalyst used for producing synthesis gas (claimed), in fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrocarbon modification catalyst has excellent catalyst activity at low temperature conditions of less than 600 degrees C, and performs steam reforming reaction efficiently. The catalyst is used as a continuously active high hydrogen modification catalyst.
NOVELTY - A copper-ion source, zinc ion source, tin ion source, ligand which inhibits the joint reaction of ions, and water, are mixed to obtain a cation liquid mixture. The obtained mixture and a sulfur ion source are mixed to obtain a precursor solution of pH of 0.7 or less. The precursor solution is sealed in a container and subjected to hydrothermal synthesis reaction at 170 degrees C or more, to obtain copper-zinc-tin-sulfur group (CZTS) semiconductor particles. The sulfur ion source is thiourea.    USE - Manufacture of copper-zinc-tin-sulfur group semiconductor particles used for light absorption layer of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of copper-zinc-tin-sulfur semiconductor particles with suppressed composition difference.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart of manufacture of copper-zinc-tin-sulfur semiconductor particles. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - An N-vinyl azole (I) is obtained by reacting an azole (II) and a vinylic halide (III) in the presence of a palladium compound and a phosphorus compound as catalyst, using sodium hydroxide as base.    USE - Manufacture of N-vinyl azole useful as raw material monomer of functional compounds. Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescent elements, electrophotographic photoreceptors, organic semiconductors, and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical manufacture of high-purity N-vinyl azole with high yield and selectivity, without requiring any special purification process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An N-vinyl azole of formula (I) is obtained by reacting an azole of formula (II) and a vinylic halide of formula (III) in the presence of a palladium compound and a phosphorus compound as catalyst, using sodium hydroxide as base.    R1-R4=H, optionally substituted aryl, 1-10C alkoxy, 1-10C alkyl, cyano, or carboxy;    R1+R2 or R2+R3=hydrocarbyl ring;    R5-R7=H, 1-10C alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, or fluoro;and    X=chloro, bromo or iodo.
NOVELTY - Proton exchange membrane fuel cell titanium alloy bipolar plate nanocrystalline zirconium carbide/zirconium composite coating comprises nanocrystalline zirconium carbide/zirconium composite coating, zirconium diffusion layer and alloying element diffusion layer.    USE - Proton exchange membrane fuel cell titanium alloy bipolar plate nanocrystalline zirconium carbide/zirconium composite coating.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the preparation of proton exchange membrane fuel cell titanium alloy bipolar plate nanocrystalline zirconium carbide/zirconium composite coating comprising cleaning titanium alloy, ultrasonic treating, sputtering, sintering, depositing at 700-800 degrees C for 0.5-1.5 hours, sputtering, sintering and depositing at 650-800 degrees C for 1-2 hours.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film comprises sequential lamination of a base material and layer (A) and (B), each comprising silicon, oxygen and carbon and having oxygen content continuously changing along the depth direction. The maximum atomic ratio of content of oxygen atoms to total amount of the silicon, oxygen and carbon atoms in layer (A) is 30-45 atomic%. The maximum atomic ratio of the content of oxygen atoms in the layer (B) with respect to total amount of silicon, oxygen and carbon atoms is more than that of layer (A) by 10-25 atomic%.    USE - Gas-barrier film. Uses include but are not limited to electronic device, solar cell element, organic electroluminescence element, liquid crystal display element, electronic paper, thin-film transistor, touchscreen, and packaging film of foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has excellent gas-barrier performance even in high-temperature and high-humidity environments.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas-barrier film comprises sequential lamination of a base material and layer (A) and (B), each comprising silicon, oxygen and carbon. The oxygen content in layers (A) and (B) continuously change along the depth direction, and layers (A) and (B), each provide an oxygen distribution curve having two or more extreme values. The maximum atomic ratio of content of oxygen atoms to total amount of the silicon, oxygen and carbon atoms in layer (A) is 30-45 atomic%. The maximum atomic ratio of the content of oxygen atoms in the layer (B) with respect to total amount of silicon, oxygen and carbon atoms is more than that of layer (A) by 10-25 atomic%.
NOVELTY - The solar energy conversion structure is comprised of niobium oxynitride microcone, which is formed by anodizing sodium fluoride and hydrogen fluoride electrolyte using a potentiostatic anodizer. Doping with nitrogen is performed through thermal annealing process in ammonia gas.    USE - Solar energy conversion structure for smart window, screens, sensor and capacitor. Uses include but are not limited to fields of optics, photocatalysis, electrochromics, sensors and biomedical applications.    ADVANTAGE - Optical properties and chemical stability are improved through uniform cone structure with the enhanced properties of oxynitride materials.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a niobium oxynitride microcone manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the field emission-scanning electron microscope images of niobium oxide microcones structure during anodization.
NOVELTY - The battery has an anti-reflection scattering layer and an electric conduction film formed on a conductive glass substrate, where the electric conduction film is zinc oxide thin film. An electric power generation layer is formed on the anti-reflection scattering layer having a multilayer structure. The glass substrate comprises a zinc oxide or fluorine doped tin oxide film or an indium tin oxide film, and the anti-reflection scattering layer comprises a doped zinc oxide film layer having doping material of boron or aluminum or gallium.    USE - Silicon-based thin film solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery reduces the reflection light and formed color on the surface of the glass substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a silicon-based thin film solar energy battery preparation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a silicon-based thin film solar energy battery preparation method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves using a light receiving surface with a silver point array. The silver point array and a grate line upper part cover are arranged with a transparent electric conduction film. The transparent electric conduction thin film is electrically connected with the silver point array and a grate line, where the transparent electric conduction film is made of ITO or Zink oxide material.    USE - Method for preparing a solar energy battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing solar energy battery with increased corrosion resistance and oxidation resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a back contact solar energy battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of a solar energy battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming an intrinsic buffer layer on one side or two sides of a substrate, and forming another intrinsic buffer layer on the former buffer layer by using chemistry gas phase deposition, hot silk gas phase chemistry deposition or hot oxidizing deposition form. Two doped layers are respectively formed at sides of the buffer layers, and a transparent conducting layer is formed on the doped layers. A transparent electric conduction oxide/metal composite layer is formed at a side of the transparent conducting layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing a heterojunction solar energy battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing battery photoelectric transformation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The doped layer is doped with trimethyl boron and amorphous silicon layer for forming P-type doped layer, and the other doped layer is doped with phosphine and amorphous silicon layer for forming N type doped layer. The transparent conducting layer is made of deposition material consisting of indium tin oxide, and transparent electric conduction oxide/metal composite layer is made of deposited material of oxidation indium tin/silver. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a heterojunction solar energy battery comprising a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a heterojunction solar energy battery manufacturing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves acidifying carbon base carrier oxidation graphite at different temperatures to obtain oxidation graphite. A carbon base carrier is formed with organic solvent. A heterocyclic ring is formed with the carbon base carrier in a module by the oxidation graphite. A filter cake is provided in a machine. The carbon base carrier is added with cathode powder.    USE - Oxidation-reduction electric catalyst preparing method for an electric vehicle fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving catalytic activity, stability and methanol cross-resistant property and avoiding alkaline condition. The method enables preparing base metal oxygen reduction catalyst in an efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram illustrating an oxidation-reduction electric catalyst preparing method.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing methanol and water mixture solution. Methanol is sprayed through micro-plasma device. Upper and lower electrodes (5,6) are connected to high voltage power supply (2) to operate micro plasma reactor (1). High voltage is applied between electrodes for methanol breakdown ionization and micro-plasma arc formation in plasma region. Plasma reforming reaction is generated to produce hydrogen-enriched synthesis gas and to discharge synthesis gas from discharge port under action of high-energy electrons, free radical active substance and electric field.    USE - Method for production of micro-plasma hydrogen by reforming methanol for use in portable hydrogen fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The size of the micro-plasma device is reduced. The micro-plasma hydrogen is produced with high efficiency, good stability and high reliability. The cost required for producing micro-plasma hydrogen is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the micro-plasma device.    Micro plasma reactor (1)    High voltage power supply (2)    Electrodes (5,6)    Polyfluortetraethylene sealing rings (7,8)    Polytetrafluoroethylene flanges (11,12)
NOVELTY - Formation of biaxially textured crystalline layer involves depositing an oriented calcium fluoride crystalline layer on a substrate by ion beam-assisted deposition. The oriented calcium fluoride crystalline layer has out-of-plane (111) orientation.    USE - Formation of biaxially textured crystalline layer used in fabrication of silicon solar cell, integrated circuit, optical sensor, and magnetic device.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of biaxially textured crystalline layer with excellent in-plane texture, crystal quality and carrier durability, and reduced impurities and dislocation density, providing solar cell with high photoelectric conversion efficiency, by economical process.
NOVELTY - A ternary alloy-reduced graphene composite material catalyst comprises graphene oxide and copper-iron-platinum ternary alloy supported on graphene oxide.    USE - Ternary alloy-reduced graphene composite material catalyst used in methanol fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The ternary alloy-reduced graphene composite material catalyst has excellent catalytic performance and anti-poisoning ability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of ternary alloy-reduced graphene composite material catalyst. Solid graphene oxide is prepared. To the solution containing solid graphene oxide, an aqueous solution of copper sulfate and ferrous sulfate is added. Excess of reducing agent is added to the aqueous solution containing solid graphene oxide, copper sulfate and ferrous sulfate. Chloro platinate aqueous solution is added to resultant mixture, and the resultant precipitate is washed and dried to obtain ternary alloy-reduced graphene composite catalyst.
NOVELTY - An austenitic stainless steel comprises 0.01-0.02 wt.% carbon, 0.03-0.05 wt.% nitrogen, 0.3-0.7 wt.% silicon, 0.3-1.5 wt.% manganese, 25-27 wt.% chromium, 13-25 wt.% nickel and remainder of iron and other unavoidable impurity. The total content of chromium and nickel is 40 wt.% or more.    USE - Austenitic stainless steel is used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The austenitic stainless steel provides high-quality fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of austenitic stainless steel.
NOVELTY - A composition comprises unsaturated carboxylic acid metallic salt (I), and a hydrated compound.    USE - Composition is used for forming metal oxide-containing layer for manufacturing electronic devices e.g. photoelectric conversion elements (all claimed), organic thin-film solar cells and organic electroluminescent elements.    ADVANTAGE - The metal oxide-containing layer formed using composition has excellent uniformity, high ink stability, and provides electronic devices with excellent electrical properties by a simple method without humidity environmental influence.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composition comprises unsaturated carboxylic acid metallic salt of formula (I), and hydrated compound.    R1-R3=H or arbitrary substituent;    M=m-valent metal atom;and    m=2-5.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of electronic device; and    (2) manufacture of photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the structure of photoelectric conversion element.    Cathode (101)    Active layer (103)    Hole taking-out layer (104)    Base material (106)    Photoelectric conversion element (107)
NOVELTY - An ultraviolet-curable resin composition comprises polyfunctional (meth)acrylate compound (A) having 2 or more (meth)acryloyloxy groups in 1 molecule, (meth)acrylic-type block polymer (B), and a photoinitiator (C). The (meth)acrylic-type block polymer (B) has a block chain (b1) having glass-transition temperature of 0 degrees C or less, and a block chain (b2) having glass-transition temperature of 60 degrees C or more.    USE - Ultraviolet-curable resin composition is used for laminate for electronic image display apparatus and eyeglass lens (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to touchscreen apparatus, organic electroluminescence display, liquid crystal display device, electronic paper, personal computer, television, component of solar cell module, and computer terminal.    ADVANTAGE - The ultraviolet-curable resin composition provides cured film having excellent hardness and bending resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for laminate (100), which has a base material (102), and cured film (104) formed using the ultraviolet-curable resin composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of laminate.    Laminate (100)    Base material (102)    Cured film (104)
NOVELTY - Purification of crude hydrogen gas comprises adding to-be-purified gas into first reactor containing liquid catalyst, and adding into second fixed bed reactor with supported nickel catalyst. The liquid catalyst is a 0.5-100 nm noble nanometal catalyst, preferably ruthenium, palladium, platinum, iridium and/or rhodium.    USE - Method for purification of crude hydrogen gas (claimed) used for removal of traces of carbon oxides in ethylene plant, ammonia plant and fuel cell hydrogen-rich gas fields.    ADVANTAGE - The method effectively avoids reactor runaway phenomenon and metal carbonyl hazards.
NOVELTY - An apparatus has ceramic microchannel device for reforming hydrocarbon fuel to produce hydrogen gas. Portion(s) of the ceramic microchannel device is fabricated using ceramic obtained by mixing alumina powder with phosphate-containing reagent and reacting.    USE - Apparatus e.g. catalytic microchannel reformer used for reforming hydrocarbon fuel e.g. methane, propane, methanol, diesel, vaporized methanol, natural gas and vaporized diesel for generating hydrogen gas for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The economical apparatus has excellent thermal shock resistance and thermal cycle property, and high efficiency, and is capable of withstanding high temperatures, high temperature transient and corrosive or erosive environments. The apparatus enables reforming of hydrocarbon fuel with high yield, and provides hydrogen having high purity.
NOVELTY - A magnetic graphene and magnetic graphene oxide manufacturing method involves utilizing crystalline ordered graphite such as natural graphite, pyrolite graphite, chemical and physical modified graphite having crystalline structure (amorphous graphite is not appropriate), and electro-magneto-chemical process.    USE - Method for manufacturing magnetic graphene and magnetic graphene oxide such as magnetic metal-doped multi-layered graphene that is utilized for electronic or electromagnetic applications, and removal of hydrocarbons from the surface of a spoiled liquid, and spill oil from water (all claimed), and in renewable energy application such as electrocatalysis in fuel cells, solar cells, lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, and flexible displays.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing magnetic graphene and magnetic graphene oxide with improved magnetic properties, high quality, high yield, better ability to exfoliate graphene continuously without interrupting the intercalation process, and high degree of crystallinity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a magnetic metal-doped multi-layered graphene    (2) an use of magnetic graphene.
NOVELTY - A carbon nanotube-dispersion liquid is obtained by dispersing carbon nanotube (A) having number-average fiber diameter of 100 nm or more, and carbon nanotube (B) having number-average fiber diameter of 30 nm or less in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone solution of polyaniline.    USE - Carbon nanotube-dispersion liquid is used for forming film for electronic component. Uses include but are not limited to antistatic agent, resin additive, metal additive, lubricating agent, sport leisure, lithium-air battery, touchscreen, solar cell, motor vehicle and aircraft etc.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon nanotube-dispersion liquid has excellent dispersibility, and forms film easily in electronic component.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of carbon nanotube-dispersion liquid.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of bromine compound (II) involves reacting silyl indene compound (I) and a brominating agent.    USE - Manufacture of bromine compound used as organic-semiconductor material. Uses include but are not limited to manufacturing organic element, electroluminescent element, organic thin-film solar cell element, and organic thin-film transistor element.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables quick manufacture of bromine compound with high yield under mild conditions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacture of bromine compound of formula (II) involves reacting silyl indene compound of formula (I) and a brominating agent.    R1-R9=H, halo, amino, cyano, or monovalent organic group;    Y1=-S-, -O-, -Se-, or -C(R7)=C(R8)-;    X1,X2=-N= or -C(R9)=;and    Z1,Z2=H, fluoro, fluoroalkyl, chloro, cyano, or nitro.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for compound (I).
NOVELTY - A spiral-wound electrochemical cell for the treatment of water, comprises biological components, and the electrochemical cell able to generate, on-site or in-situ, chemicals for the treatment of water.    USE - The spiral-wound electrochemical cell is used for the treatment of water. The electrochemical cell is used to generate chemical species that have utility in the treatment of water, after which the generated chemical species are applied to the treatment of water.    ADVANTAGE - New and alternative ways to treat water are provided. The electrochemical cell enables on-site generation of one or mere chemicals that are needed for water treatment, thus minimizing or negating the need for delivering chemical to the site needed for water treatment. The electrochemical cell can produce the water treatment chemical(s) in-situ, minimizing, or negating the need to provide supplemental unit to mix the chemical in the water to be treated.
NOVELTY - The solar cell module (100) comprises solar cell panel (10) and a frame (20) that is exposed at front side of the solar cell panel, where a sealing element (30) is installed at upper side of the solar cell panel. The solar cell panel is fixed with the sealing element. The silicone fluid is filled into the sealing element.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module comprises solar cell panel and a frame that is exposed at front side of the solar cell panel, where a sealing element is installed at upper side of the solar cell panel, and thus ensures simple structure and reduced manufacturing cost of the solar cell module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a frame for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar cell module.    Solar cell panel (10)    Frame (20)    Sealing element (30)    Solar cell module (100)
NOVELTY - A nano thin-film solar cell substrate material comprises 100 parts mass stainless steel, 1-8 parts mass zinc oxide, 1-4 parts mass magnesium carbonate, 1-3 parts mass lithium oxide and 4-10 parts mass aluminum nitride.    USE - Nano thin-film solar cell substrate material (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nano thin-film solar cell substrate material has high-temperature resistance, high repeatability, high surface flatness, excellent corrosion resistance, conductivity and ductility, small surface roughness and small thickness of 0.05 mm, and is prepared by simple and controllable process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of nano thin-film solar cell substrate material.
NOVELTY - Silicon aggregate comprises aggregated silicon particles in fibrous form, mesh form, or whisker form.    USE - Silicon aggregate for sensor used for detection, adsorption agent, filter filler, catalyst support, storage batteries, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Silicon aggregate which has uneven structure on surface can be manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of silicon aggregate which involves fiberizing precursor solution obtained by dispersing and/or dissolving silicon component which can be converted into silicon and/or silicon particle by electrospinning method, and heating resulting product in non-oxygen environment.
NOVELTY - The composition comprises organic acid selected from carboxyl group. An active material is provided in the organic acid. A vanadium-based compound is made of the active material. The organic acid is selected from carboxylic acid, aromatic dicarboxylic acid, unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and saturated carboxylic acid. The saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid is selected from oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid and sebacic acid.    USE - Electrolyte composition for a redox flow battery (claimed) of a power storage system in solar electric generator and wind energy utilized power generator.    ADVANTAGE - The composition selects the4 organic acid from carboxyl group and inorganic acid from sulfuric acid or hydrochloric acid, so that formation of corrosion on a cell can be prevented, thus improving stability of the redox flow battery can be improved. The composition reduces corrosion of a current collector and an ion exchange membrane with better charge and discharge capacity, so that service life of the redox flow battery can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a redox flow battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view representing relation between electric current and electric potential of an electrolyte composition. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A porous metallic structure is produced by blending a metal powder with a dispersion of milled collagen nanofibrils in a carrier to form a mixture comprising a substantially homogeneous mixture of the metal powder, the collagen nanofibrils and the carrier, and forming a shaped body from the mixture. The shaped body is heated to a temperature above the eutectic point of the mixture, and cooled to a temperature below the eutectic point of the mixture, followed by reducing the concentration of the carrier in the shaped body, and removing a major proportion of collagen nanofibrils.    USE - Porous metallic structure for fabrication of devices such as filter, heat exchanger, sound absorber, electrochemical cathode, fuel cell, catalyst support, fluid treatment unit, lightweight structure and biomaterial.    ADVANTAGE - The porous metallic structure has better strength, porosity, pore size distribution and shape, density, permeability, thermal, electrochemical and mechanical properties, lightweight, and improved durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A porous metallic structure is produced by blending a metal powder with a dispersion of milled collagen nanofibrils in a carrier to form a mixture comprising a substantially homogeneous mixture of the metal powder, the collagen nanofibrils and the carrier, and forming a shaped body from the mixture. The shaped body is heated to a temperature above the eutectic point of the mixture. The shaped body is cooled to a temperature below the eutectic point of the mixture, followed by reducing the concentration of the carrier in the shaped body, and removing a major proportion of collagen nanofibrils by sintering the shaped body to form the porous metallic structure, where the collagen nanofibrils have an average diameter of 10-250 nm. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a structure comprising a structure comprising a porous metallic matrix.
NOVELTY - The body has a hydrophilic layer provided with a fine convex part and a recessed part on a surface of a base material. Pure-water contact angle of the hydrophilic layer surface is about 50 degrees. Average height of the convex part and average depth of the recessed part are about 100 nm. Elongation rate of the main body is about 40 percent. Average surface area rate of the hydrophilic layer is about 1.10. The base material is resin-made base material and a glass-made base material.    USE - Hydrophilic laminated body for use in various fields. Uses include but are not limited to a solar cell panel, bed of a toilet and glass window i.e. lens such as spectacles and goggles, in a construction field, industrial field, automotive application, optical field and a refrigeration environment such as refrigerator compartment, freezer compartment and low-temperature environment.    ADVANTAGE - The pure-water contact angle of the hydrophilic layer surface is about 50 degrees, and the average height of the convex part and the average depth of the recessed part are about 100 nm, so that anti-fog property and antifogging aging stability of the body can be improved in an excellent manner even with an uneven structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing a hydrophilic laminated body    (2) a method for manufacturing goods.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a hydrophilic layer. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Copper-zinc-tin-sulfur group semiconductor particles are synthesized by hydrothermal synthesis, and washed with washing liquid having pH of 1 or less. pH of the liquid containing the obtained semiconductor particles is increased, to obtain copper-zinc-tin-sulfur group semiconductor particles.    USE - Manufacture of copper-zinc-tin-sulfur group semiconductor particles used for light absorption layer of thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of copper-zinc-tin-sulfur group semiconductor particles with suppressed aggregation and impurity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the process flow chart of manufacture of copper-zinc-tin-sulfur group semiconductor particles. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The sagger has side wall (5) which is arranged vertically from bottom portion (4). A box-shaped main portion is provided with notches (3) in upper portion of side wall. A base (2) is arranged vertical inside the side wall. The front-end of stopper (1) is protruded upwards from base on side wall outer sides in which base is attached to upper portion of side wall. The box-shaped main portion is comprised of metal material heated at 150-700 degrees C or more of melting point, and maximum heating temperature. The ratio of height of notch and side wall is 2.5:97.5-45:55.    USE - Sagger for metal used as raw material of electronic device such as lamination ceramic capacitor (MLCC), electromagnetic wave shield, secondary battery, and fuel cell, and ceramic.    ADVANTAGE - The quality of the powder is increased. The mass production of the powder is increased. The manufacturing cost of the sagger is reduced. The operation of the sagger is improved. The impurity concentration of precursor and impurity concentration of sagger is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a powder manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the sagger.    Stopper (1)    Base (2)    Notch (3)    Bottom portion (4)    Side wall (5)
NOVELTY - The battery has the positive electrode active material layers (54a,54b) that are formed on a positive electrode electrical power collector (52) of a circumference. The layer (54a) is provided to contain a respective positive electrode active material to discharge oxygen at the time of an overcharge. A positive electrode active material layer (54b) is configured to contain the respective positive electrode active material whose moisture resistance is higher than that of positive electrode active material of positive electrode active material layer (54a).    USE - Secondary battery such as lithium ion secondary battery and electrical double layer capacitor mounted in vehicle such as motor vehicle, hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle, and fuel cell electric vehicle, personal computer, and portable terminal.    ADVANTAGE - The positive electrode active material layers contain the respective positive electrode active materials such that the moisture resistance of second positive electrode active material of second positive electrode active material layer is higher than the moisture resistance of first positive electrode active material of first positive electrode active material layer. Thus, the internal pressure of secondary battery at the time of an overcharge is increased effectively for appropriately operating the electric current interruption mechanism while maintaining battery performance favorably. Hence, the stability of secondary battery is improved efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the positive electrode sheet.    Positive electrode sheet (50)    Positive electrode electrical power collector (52)    Positive electrode active material layers (54a,54b)    Center portion of positive electrode active material layer (C)    Ends of positive electrode active material layer (E)
NOVELTY - A highly efficient perovskite type solar cell manufacturing method involves utilizing halogenated lead and an alkyl ammonium halide as a raw material, and forming perovskite in a light absorption layer by a solution technique, where the water content measured by the Karl Fischer technique of halogenated lead is 1000 ppm or less.    USE - Method for manufacturing highly efficient perovskite type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has high reproducibility, and efficiency, and can be prepared in simple and cost effective manner.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a flow path in which fluid conduction is made. The steam and gas supply units are provided to supply the steam and gaseous airflows in flow path respectively. A collisional mixing unit is provided to mix the gaseous airflow with respect to the airflow of steam in flow path by making gaseous airflow to collide from a direction different from the direction of steam airflow so that the steam is condensed and droplet injection flow is formed. The gas is selected from air, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, chlorine, fluorine, ammonia, and noble gas.    USE - Apparatus for producing droplet injection flow for cleaning predetermined surface of target object. Uses include but are not limited to electronic component, semiconductor substrate, LED board, solar cell substrate, printed circuit board, glass substrate, lens, disk unit, mold resin unit, and human body.    ADVANTAGE - The collisional mixing unit is provided to mix the gaseous airflow with respect to the airflow of steam in the flow path by making the airflow of gas to collide from a direction different from the direction of the steam airflow so that the steam is condensed and the droplet injection flow is formed. Thus, the predetermined surface of target object is cleaned effectively without damaging the target object by the generation of droplet minutely.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for producing droplet injection flow.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the apparatus for producing droplet injection flow.    Cleaning apparatus (100)    Steam generation unit (200)    Steam fluid adjustment unit (300)    Pressure gauge (400)    Water supply unit (500)
NOVELTY - A polyester resin composition comprises hydrocarbon compound having melt viscosity at 140 degrees C of 3000 mPa.second or more, and has intrinsic viscosity of 0.65 dl/g or more.    USE - Polyester resin composition is used for forming polyester films for touchscreens and solar cell back surface protection sheets.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester resin composition has high molecular weight, and provides polyester film with reduced extruder load.
NOVELTY - The material has a sensor assembly (11) and a dummy section (12) that are arranged on base and provided with metal patterns. The metal pattern of sensor assembly is a repetition of unit figures (1011) with preset shape. The metal pattern of dummy section is repetition of unit figures (1021) with preset shape and wire-break portion. The unit figures of sensor assembly and dummy section are repeated in same period in same direction, and unit figure of sensor assembly is incongruent with unit figure of dummy section.    USE - Transparent electrically-conductive material used for touchscreen of electronic device such as personal digital assistant (PDA), notebook personal computer (PC), electronic office equipment, medical device, or car-navigation system. Can also be used in organic electroluminescent material and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The visibility of metal pattern is low, and generation of the short circuit is significantly reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the sensor assembly and dummy section of the transparent electrically-conductive material.    Sensor assembly (11)    Dummy section (12)    Period length (31,31a,32,32a)    Unit figures (1011,1021)    Temporary boundary line (R)
NOVELTY - The battery has a lower open mouth transversely placed on a stainless steel shell. An organic electrolytic liquid channel is fixed with a membrane and a porous carbon anode. A right side of the porous carbon anode is fixed in a gas cavity in the shell. The stainless steel shell is provided with a gas pipeline that is connected with an oxygen valve. A peristaltic pump is connected with an electrolyte chamber. A snake-shaped organic electrolytic liquid channel is connected with the peristaltic pump through a pipeline.    USE - Electrolyte supply type lithium oxygen battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has reasonable structure, and prolonged use life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an electrolyte supply type lithium oxygen battery.
NOVELTY - A soluble conducting polyaniline nanorod is prepared by taking oxidizing agent and aniline, adding deionized water, stirring for 10 minutes to obtain oxidizing agent solution, taking itaconic acid, adding deionized water, stirring for 30 minutes, adding 4 ml aniline, stirring for 30 minutes, adding oxidizing agent solution, stirring for 27 hours, sand core funnel filtering, washing with deionized water, suction filtering, and vacuum drying at 60 degrees C for 24 hours.    USE - Method for preparing soluble conducting polyaniline nanorod (claimed) used for electromagnetic shielding material, wave-absorbing material and solar cell battery.    ADVANTAGE - The nanorod has good solubility in dimethyl sulfoxide, m-cresol and N-methylpyrrolidone. It has electrical conductivity of 2.11x 10-2 S/cm, and diameter of 67 nm.
NOVELTY - Preparation of vanadium pentoxide electrolyte involves adding vanadium pentoxide to water, stirring, adding sulfuric acid, dissolving, and electrolyzing obtained vanadium pentoxide-sulfuric acid solution as catholyte solution, and sulfuric acid as anolyte solution having volume concentration of 0.613-0.736 g/ml. The ratio of vanadium pentoxide and water is 0.886-2:1 g/ml. The mass concentration of sulfuric acid 0.736-0.92 g/ml.    USE - Preparation of vanadium pentoxide electrolyte used for vanadium battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparation of vanadium pentoxide electrolyte without using additive.
NOVELTY - Transfer of graphene involves preparing (S10) graphene laminate of support substrate and graphene and vacuum thermal-processing (S20) the graphene laminate and a transfer-target substrate to transfer graphene of the graphene laminate to transfer-target substrate.    USE - Transfer of graphene used for solar cell, light-emitting diode, touch screen and photodetector.    ADVANTAGE - The graphene has excellent intrinsic property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for graphene transferring apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart of transfer of graphene.    Step for preparing graphene laminate (S10)    Step for performing vacuum thermal process (S20)
NOVELTY - The tube has tube main portion that is set at lower portion of chamber in order to eject the gas of chamber to outside, for serving predetermined space in which ingot growing process is performed. Left side discharge pipe and right side discharge pipe (210,220) are divided into upper discharge pipe and bottom outlet, in order to be symmetrical in vertical plane of hollow shaft. Connection portion is provided for connecting top and lower gas exhausting tubes. The shaft is set symmetrical in horizontal plane, for connecting inside and outside of chamber.    USE - Gas exhausting tube for use in ingot growing apparatus (claimed) used in electronic products or solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gas exhausting tube does not separate the hot zone structure so that the separation and installation are available in the chamber and time and the labor for replacing the gas exhausting tube can be saved. Thus the production efficiency of the ingot growing apparatus can be improved and the swap time can be reduced. The gas exhausting tube is formed into the dual structure so that the heat transmission with the outside of the gas exhausting tube and chamber can be minimized using the material in which the thermal insulation is excellent. Thus the temperature of the gas exhausting tube can be maintained with the high state and amount of the oxide deposited to the consequently in the gas exhausting tube can be reduced. The gas exhausting tube deposited with the oxide can be replaced effectively, so that the ingot production cost can be reduced effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an ingot growing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of gas exhausting tube for use in ingot growing apparatus.    Right side discharge pipe (210,220)    Pipe (221)    Groove (222)    Main element (242)    Holding portion (243)
NOVELTY - The system (100) has chamber (110) in which unwinding roll (120), winding roll (130) and heating portion (140) are mounted. A flexible film (F) is applied with heat by the unwinding roll and winding roll. The unwinding roll is mounted so that the flexible film is released. The winding roll is arranged at lateral portion of the unwinding roll so that the flexible film is wound. The heating portion is set to evaporate contaminant and moisture in the flexible film.    USE - Roll to roll dry system for removing gas leak of flexible film used for thin film deposition of touch panel. Can also be used in display, solar cell and window film.    ADVANTAGE - Since heating portion is set to evaporate contaminant and moisture in film, gas leak of flexible film is removed. The deposition of the metal material is improved and transmittance is excellent. The electrical characteristic of the touch panel is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the roll to roll dry system for removing gas leak of flexible film.    Roll to roll dry system (100)    Chamber (110)    Unwinding roll (120)    Winding roll (130)    Heating portion (140)    Flexible film (F)
NOVELTY - A phenanthrene derivative (I), is new.    USE - New phenanthrene derivative is used as organic semiconductor material for coating solution used in formation of organic semiconductor thin film used as semiconductor active layer of non-luminous organic-semiconductor device e.g. organic thin-film transistor (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic thin-film solar cell, solid-state image sensor, gas sensor, organic rectifier, and organic inverter.    ADVANTAGE - The phenanthrene derivative has excellent solubility with respect to organic solvent, and provides semiconductor active layer with high carrier mobility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A phenanthrene derivative of formula (I), is new.    X1,X2=NR13, O, or S;    A1=CR7 or N;    A2=CR8 or N;    R13=H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or acyl;    R1-R8=H or substituent of formula: -L-R;    L=bivalent coupling group chosen from groups of formulae (l-1)-(l-25);    R=optionally substituted alkyl, cyano, vinyl, ethynyl, oxyethylene, oligo oxyethylene group containing oxyethylene unit having repeating number v of 2 or more, siloxane group, oligosiloxane group having silicon atomic number of 2 or more, or optionally substituted trialkylsilyl;    m=2-4;    R',RN=H or substituent;and    Rsi=H, alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) coating solution, which contains the phenanthrene derivative;    (2) organic semiconductor thin film, which contains the phenanthrene derivative;    (3) 1,4-bis(cyclopenta-1,3-dien-1-yl)benzene derivative, which is of formula (II); and    (4) 1,4-bis(cyclopenta-1,3-dien-1-yl)-2,3-diethynylbenzene derivative, which is of formula (III).    X'1,X'2=O or S;    R9,R10=H, alkyl, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, or trifluoromethylsulfonyl;and    R11,R12=H, alkyl, trialkylsilyl, or aryl or heteroaryl (both optionally substituted by alkyl).
NOVELTY - Preparation of carbonaceous powder involves stirring a precursor solution comprising yttrium precursor, titanium precursor, and additional compound which is used as an absorbent of laser radiation and/or solvent, in which at least one precursor contains oxygen element, and subjecting obtained sol-gel solution to laser pyrolysis. The oxygen element is contained in the precursor solution in a concentration such that the molar ratio between yttrium and titanium elements corresponds to the stoichiometric ratio of yttrium and titanium elements in carbonaceous powder.    USE - Preparation of carbonaceous powder used in fuel cells and photocatalysis and for making of oxide dispersion-strengthened steel.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparation of high-purity carbonaceous powder with high productivity and reduced energy consumption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of carbonaceous powder involves stirring a precursor solution to obtain sol-gel solution, and subjecting sol-gel solution to laser pyrolysis. The precursor solution comprises yttrium precursor, titanium precursor, and additional compound which is used as an absorbent of laser radiation and/or solvent, in which at least one precursor contains oxygen element. The oxygen element is contained in the precursor solution in a concentration such that the molar ratio between yttrium and titanium elements corresponds to the stoichiometric ratio of yttrium and titanium elements in carbonaceous powder. The obtained carbonaceous powder comprises mixed yttrium-titanium oxide grains, which are covered with a carbon layer.
NOVELTY - A substrate (100) consists of clad plate (1) including metal layer (12) containing iron or its alloy provided between metal layers (11) and (13) containing aluminum or its alloy, and having specific gravity of 4.8 or less, Young's modulus of 100 GPa or more, thickness of 100 mu m or less, and 0.2%-yield strength of 150 MPa or more.    USE - Substrate is used for semiconductor element e.g. solar cell element and organic electroluminescent element (all claimed) e.g. LED and laser light source.    ADVANTAGE - The lightweight and thin substrate having excellent mechanical strength and rigidity, low melting point and low thermal expansion coefficient is manufactured by simple method with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the manufacture of substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of the substrate.    Clad plate (1)    Insulating layer (2)    Aluminum layers (11,13)    Iron layer (12)    Substrate (100)
NOVELTY - A glass laminate (10) has support substrate (16) with inorganic layer having inorganic layer (14) arranged on the support substrate (12), and a glass substrate (18) laminated on the inorganic layer surface on the surface (14a) which is opposite to the support substrate side such that peeling is possible. The inorganic layer consists of silicon-containing compound (I) and/or (II), and has surface roughness of 0.2-1 nm.    USE - Glass laminate is used in manufacture of electronic devices (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cells, liquid crystal panels, organic electroluminescent panels, mobile telephones, smartphones, personal digital assistants, and tablet-type personal computers.    ADVANTAGE - The glass laminate has excellent lamination property of inorganic layer and glass substrate, and peelability of inorganic layer even at high temperatures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A glass laminate has support substrate with inorganic layer having inorganic layer arranged on the support substrate, and a glass substrate laminated on the inorganic layer surface on the surface which is opposite to the support substrate side such that peeling is possible. The inorganic layer consists of silicon-containing compound of formula: SiC1-xOx (I) and/or SiN1-yOy (II), where x and y are 0.1-0.9 and 0.1-0.9 respectively. The surface roughness (Ra) of the inorganic layer surface is 0.2-1 nm. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a typical sectional view of the glass laminate.    Glass laminate (10)    Support substrate (12)    Inorganic layer (14)    Surface (14a)    Support substrate with inorganic layer (16)    Glass substrate (18)
NOVELTY - The device has a case (110) having a surface with a perforation (116) and a cavity (113). A membrane (120) is supported by the case inside the cavity, where the membrane having an impermeable valve plate (130) which is positioned proximate to the perforation. The membrane is comprised of a water vapor permeable and a gas impermeable and is made to flex responsive to a difference in pressure between the cavity and outside of the cavity, so as to selectively allow water vapor to pass through the perforation into the cavity as a function of the difference in pressure.    USE - Device for use as fuel cell based power generator.    ADVANTAGE - Since the membrane is made to flex responsive to difference in pressure between the cavity and outside of the cavity, the water vapor is selectively allowed to pass through the perforation into the cavity as a function of the difference in pressure. The porosity is selected to allow adequate movement of gas and water vapor while at the same time a desired gas producing capability is provided. The power generator is positioned within the device to be powered in a manner that allows access to the fuel container to remove and replace with a new or recharged fuel container and also allows access to ambient for providing oxygen to the fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for operating fuel cell based power generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the fuel cartridge having membrane based valve assembly.    Case (110)    Cavity (113)    Perforation (116)    Membrane (120)    Impermeable valve plate (130)
NOVELTY - The substrate carrier has a holding frame, a subcarrier holding surface portion, and a subcarrier holding recessed portion. The subcarrier holding recessed portion is comprised so that several subcarriers are held transversely. A diamond-like carbon coating is formed on the subcarrier holding surface portion. The diamond-like carbon coating is formed using boron, nitrogen, fluorine, titanium, tungsten or chromium. The subcarrier is made of aluminum, stainless steel, graphite, ceramic, carbon fiber or carbon fiber composite material.    USE - Substrate carrier for manufacturing apparatus of photoelectric cell and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The tolerance of the diamond-like carbon coating is increased with respect to the cleaning process so that the usage life of the carrier is prolonged. Since the diamond-like carbon coating is provided with low friction coefficient and high surface hardness, the damage to wafer surface is minimized and generation of particle is reduced. The electrical and mechanical, thermal and chemical property of diamond-like carbon coating is adjusted easily.
NOVELTY - The structure (1) has a connection tape (2) that consists of a tape material provided with a non-adhesion portion and an adhesion portion (2b) formed in the sides. The adhesion portion of the connection tape is stuck in a position at which the front end surfaces (3b,4b) in the glass and lead films (3,4) are separated at the front end surface in a non-sticking state. The non-adhesion portion of connection tape is configured to consist of a missing portion of the adhesion layer comprising the adhesion portion. The glass film and lead film are made in belt shape.    USE - Film-form coupling structure of glass roll (claimed) for glass substrate used for flat panel display such as LCD, plasma display, organic electroluminescent display, and field emission display, solar cell, and cover glass for organic electro-luminescence (EL) illumination.    ADVANTAGE - The connection tape consists of tape material provided with non-adhesion portion and adhesion portion formed in the sides such that the adhesion portion of connection tape is stuck in a position at which the front end surface in glass film and lead film are separated at the front end surface in non-sticking state. Thus, the breaking of glass film at a portion stick to the connection tape is avoided effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the film-form coupling structure.    Film-form coupling structure (1)    Connection tape (2)    Adhesion portion of connection tape (2b)    Glass film (3)    Front end surfaces of glass and lead films (3b,4b)    Lead film (4)
NOVELTY - A triaryl isocyanurate comprises 500 ppm or less chlorinated organic compound (I).    USE - Triaryl isocyanurate is used as sealing material and crosslinking agent used in manufacture of electronic materials and liquid crystals for printed wiring boards, integrated circuits, resistors, condensers, semiconductors and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The triaryl isocyanurate provides printed wiring board with suppressed metallic corrosion resulting from impurities.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A triaryl isocyanurate comprises 500 ppm or less chlorinated organic compound of formula (I).
NOVELTY - The method involves laminating a high refractive index layer (3A), a transparent metal layer (4), and a high refractive index layer (3B) on a transparent substrate (2). The high refractive index layers are formed by vapor-deposition of a composite film of zinc sulfide and one metal compound chosen from metal oxides, metal fluorides, and metal nitrides. The metal oxide is silicon dioxide. The silver is comprised as a main component and the transparent metal layer is formed.    USE - Method for manufacturing transparent conductor (claimed) used in display apparatus such as touchscreen material, LCD, plasma display, inorganic, the organic electroluminescence (EL) display, solar cell optoelectronics device, such as touchscreen, mobile telephone and electronic paper, various solar cells, and electroluminescent light control element.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductor has high productivity, and is excellent in flexibility, transparency, coloring tolerance, and is equipped with the low resistance. The increase of absorption is prevented. The silver plasmon absorption is reduced. The generation of the plasmon absorption by constituent element getting ruined is suppressed. The formation speed of film materials other than silver is quick. The high quality transparent metal layer is excellent in homogeneity. The highly transparent conductor was able to be obtained by interrupting the bad influence to the transparent metal layer of sulfide by providing a sulfuration prevention layer between a high refractive index layer and transparent metal layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a transparent conductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the sectional views of the transparent conductor.    Transparent conductor (1)    Transparent substrate (2)    High refractive index layers (3A,3B)    Transparent metal layer (4)    Sulfuration prevention layer (5)
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film is obtained by laminating a polyimide base material, a metal oxide layer containing metal oxide, and a gas-barrier layer containing silicon compound.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for electronic device (claimed) e.g. organic electroluminescent element and liquid crystal display element. Can also be used as base material for solar cell, and packaging material for foodstuff and pharmaceuticals.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has excellent heat resistance and adhesiveness.
NOVELTY - An organic light emitting diode-lighting device consists of internal light extraction layer comprising high refractive index nanocomposite including inorganic nanocrystals embedded in polymer matrix.    USE - Organic light emitting diode-lighting device. Uses include but are not limited to LED lighting, LED displays, touch screens, sensors, and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The organic light emitting diode-lighting device consisting of the light extraction layer has excellent refractive index, light transmittance, temperature resistance and viscosity, and which prevents current leakage and defects of devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of internal light extraction layer, which involves applying nanocomposite layer (n1) comprising inorganic nanocrystals dispersed in polymer matrix with one concentration on substrate, partially curing the nanocomposite layer, applying nanocomposite layer (n2) on at least portion of the nanocomposite layer (n1), and comprising inorganic nanocrystals arranged on polymer matrix with second concentration, optionally allowing nanocomposite layer (n2) to partially settle on nanocomposite layer (n1) for an intermediate period, and fully or further curing the nanocomposite layers (n1,n2) to form internal light extraction layer.
NOVELTY - The cell has a rear contact layer (120) arranged over a substrate (110), where the rear contact layer includes a scribe line. An absorber layer (130) is arranged over the rear contact layer. A front contact layer (450) is arranged over the absorber layer, and includes a first end (466) and a second end (468) opposite to the first end. The scribe line is arranged closer to the second end than to the first end. The front contact layer includes thickness above the first end that is greater than thickness of the front contact layer at the scribe line.    USE - Thin film photovoltaic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell is cost efficient, and realizes high yield manufacturing process for improving series resistance for higher efficiency of the thin film solar cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for making a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a solar panel including a transparent conductive oxide layer with linear thickness gradient.    Substrate (110)    Rear contact layer (120)    Absorber layer (130)    Front contact layer (450)    Ends of front contact layer (466, 468)
NOVELTY - The cell has an absorber layer (1) arranged over a substrate (3) and formed with a bottom surface and a top surface. A horizontal pattern includes a first region (19) and a second region (21). The first and second regions comprise different compositional profiles from the bottom surface to the top surface. The first region and the second region include copper, indium, gallium, selenium, and sulfur materials. Each profile is contained with gallium and indium. A CIS-based absorber layer comprises a pentenary copper alloy (Cu-III-VI2) material.    USE - Thin film solar cell i.e. photovoltaic components, for direct generation of electrical current from sunlight.    ADVANTAGE - The cell is provided with the absorber layer so as to reduce recombination loss and increase fill factor (FF) and open-circuit voltage (OVC), and adopts a three-dimensional GGI profile so as to provide a three-dimensional back surface field (BSF), which enables minority carrier transportation pads to improve carrier collection, thus increasing photo-generated current at high voltage for improving working efficiency of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for forming a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an absorber layer of a solar cell.    Absorber layer (1)    Substrate (3)    Regions (19, 21)    Spacing (25)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming openings in a dielectric layer (150). A device layer is doped through the openings. The device layer is metalized through the openings. A process, which results in the device layer, is broken into or singulated into device cells (210) that are separates from each other with a gap between the device cells. The device cells are attached to a polymer layer (230). The polymer layer is damaged to expose metal contacts. Conductive elements (260) are formed onto the exposed metal contacts via openings in the polymer layer to interconnect the contacts with each other.    USE - Method for fabricating pixelated silicon device cells for a semiconductor photovoltaic solar cell array.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables assembling the device cells into a photovoltaic array with reduced gap that allows collection of more light while maintaining desired flexibility of the device cells. The method enables providing a side of a device layer to be rough, so that a surface is less reflective and scatters light within the device cells, thus increasing surface incidence angles and leading to light trapping within the device cell by total internal reflection.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of conductive elements formed within openings of a polymer layer.    Dielectric layer (150)    Device cells (210)    Polymer layer (230)    Passivation layers (250, 270)    Conductive elements (260)
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a textured structure of polysilicon solar energy cell, comprising silicon chip substrate, on said silicon chip substrate provided with cavernous structure of equidistant array, diameter of said cavernous structure is 1-5 microns, depth is 1-5 microns. Adopting the utility model is effective to reduce polycrystalline silicon solar energy battery to reflectivity of sunlight.
NOVELTY - The new type utility claims a double grow silicon base solar cell junction, Ge sub cell comprises as Si sub cell and substrate, the upper surface of substrate GaAsxP1-x, GaInxP1-x sub cell, and the lower surface of substrate, the GaAsxP1-x and GaInxP1-x sub cell by GaAsxP1-x graded buffer layer component and sub battery connected with Si, the Ge sub cell by SixGe1-x graded buffer layer and Si component sub cell connection, between the GaInxP1-x and GaAsxP1-x sub cell, between GaAsxP1-x sub cell and Si sub cell, Si sub cell and Ge sub cell between tunnelling through the connection. This new utility model using Si substrate in cascade and four junction cell, a band-gap combined in 1.95/1.5/1.12/0.67eV left and right, wherein at the same time can reduce the cost, increase photoelectric conversion efficiency of the battery.
NOVELTY - The new type utility claims a double-sided four junction solar cell growth containing quantum structure, GaAs substrate, GaAs substrate is n type GaAs double-side polishing single wafer, i. GaInP cell, GaAs cell and first GaAs buffer layer on surface of the GaAs substrate, formed with a GaAs buffer layer at lower surface of the GaAs substrate, quantum point and between second quantum point, GaInP third GaAs tunnel junction connection, between GaAs cell and first GaAs buffer layer through the second tunnel junction connection, between the first quantum point and second quantum point through first tunnel junction connection. This new utility model is solar battery to increase use rate of solar spectrum, to increase photoelectric conversion efficiency of multi-junction solar cell.
NOVELTY - The utility model is a thin film solar cell belonging to processing technology field of a thin film a scoring device, comprising: a workbench, a workbench set on the Y shaft and Y shaft sliding plate, mounted on the locating clamp on the Y shaft sliding plate, equipped with a workbench and a Y shaft vertical to the X shaft and X shaft sliding plate, mounted on the X shaft sliding plate and a regulating mechanism, a scoring knife fixed on the regulating mechanism above. The utility model is through using a clamp to form a sample for a thin film, a matched along a shaft of a scribing cutter for processing a scoring, for a determining factor for manual scoring result of influence to a most, the active have etching effect, because of using have operation mode by hand and scoring, reducing have a cost and maintenance cost of later period.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a thin film (13) in a surface of a support glass (12) to discharge gas by heating. The glass film (11) is laminated on the thin film of support glass so as to produce a glass film laminated case (10). The element (31) is formed on glass film of glass film laminated case by heating the glass film in glass film laminated case. The element is sealed by a sealing substrate so as to produce an electronic device (1) with support glass. The electronic device is separated with support glass into the electronic device and support glass.    USE - Method for manufacturing electronic device such as flat panel displays such as LCD, plasma display, organic electroluminescent display, and field emission display, solar cell, and cover glass of organic EL illumination.    ADVANTAGE - The element is formed on glass film of glass film laminated case by heating the glass film in glass film laminated case so as to be sealed by a sealing substrate so as to produce an electronic device with support glass so that the electronic device is separated with support glass into the electronic device and support glass so that the deformation of glass film by generation of foam is expressed exaggeratingly. Thus, the glass film is easily peeled from support glass after manufacturing the electronic device by heating while keeping the adhesiveness of support glass and glass film favorable at the time of manufacturing electronic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a glass film laminated case.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram illustrating the process of manufacturing electronic device.    Electronic device (1)    Glass film laminated case (10)    Glass film (11)    Support glass (12)    Thin film (13)    Element (31)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a flexible belt (820) and forming an adhesion layer on a surface of the belt. The belt is cut for forming a first microfluidic channel (821), where the first microfluidic channel comprises an accommodating space. A second microfluidic channel (831) is provided, where line-width of the second microfluidic channel is smaller than line-width of the first microfluidic channel. The second microfluidic channel is formed in the accommodating space of the first microfluidic channel. A flexible substrate (810) is adhered to the belt through the adhesion layer.    USE - Method for fabricating microfluidic structures used in a biomedical equipment for extraction of proteins or stem cells. Can also be used for fuel cells, heat exchangers, chromatography sensors and printer heads.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables easily and rapidly forming microfluidic structure at low cost due to alignment procedure to be performed under a small line-width structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a microfluidic structures in a fabricating state.    Microfluidic structures (800)    Substrates (810, 860)    Flexible belts (820-850)    Microfluidic channels (821, 831, 841, 851)    Hole (870)
NOVELTY - The utilizing method involves providing a sacrificial template (511) with three dimensional features (540) which has first and second surfaces. A pattern is formed in first layer and a feature is formed into first surface. A first portion of active layer is operated over the patterned first layer and feature. The first portion of active layer is recrystallized. The sacrificial template with three dimensional features is removed by steps of chemical reaction, sputter etching, thermal ablation, etching a release layer, and flexing a mechanical release layer acting on second surface.    USE - Utilizing method of sacrificial template with three dimensional features for use in manufacturing device e.g., solar cells and batteries.    ADVANTAGE - Provides stability and enhances the performance of anode by contributing to the formation of more stable solid-electrolyte interphase, which minimizes the irreversible capacity loss. Various acidic functional groups are accurately positioned in the vicinity of or further away from each other, thus enabling optimization of silicon-based anode. Improves the electrical conductivity within an anode, improves properties of silicon/binder interface, and reduces degradation of electrolytes, since silicon is coated with a carbon coating.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of a template after three dimensional pattern formation.    Sacrificial template (511)    Upper portions (512)    Metal layers (520)    Features (540)    Wall (550)
NOVELTY - The system has a vaporizing apparatus (200) for converting water into vapor by using waste heat of a fuel cell (100) i.e. molt carbonate fuel cell (MCFC). A power recovery system (300) pressurizes waste gas i.e. carbon dioxide, by using pressure generated during pressure reducing process before supplying LNG to the vaporizing apparatus. The vaporizing apparatus is connected to the fuel cell. The vaporizing apparatus evaporates waste gas through the power recovery system. A heat racer (500) dries moisture and frost depressurizing LNG of the power recovery system.    USE - Fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The power recovery system effectively pressurizes the waste gas with high temperature by using LNG utility pressure without using additional equipment so as to prevent frequent trip phenomenon from being generated, and reduce power consumption and processing cost, thus improving availability ratio of the waste gas, working stability of the fuel cell and working efficiency of the system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of a fuel cell system. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Fuel cell (100)    Vaporizing apparatus (200)    Power recovery system (300)    Heat racer (500)
NOVELTY - The nanocomposite has a metal oxide shell provided with multiple fullerene particles, a metal nanoparticle and metal oxide. A metal nanoparticle core is fixed on the metal oxide shell. A barrier layer is provided in a solar cell electron-transport layer. The fullerene particles are selected from hydroxy radical, carboxyl group, sulfonic acid group, phosphate group, amine group, ammonium group or pyridine. The metal nanoparticle is selected from gold, silver, copper, aluminum, platinum, palladium, nickel or iron.    USE - Core-shell structure nanocomposite for a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nanocomposite can implement plasma monic effect and electron transport property by using the metal nanoparticle and the metal oxide shell so as to control movement of an electric charge by using the fullerene particles, so that movement of an electron can be improved. The nanocomposite suppresses movement of a hole and improves photoelectric conversion efficiency of an organic solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The metal oxide is selected from zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, silicon oxide, zirconium oxide, strontium oxide, indium oxide, lanthanum oxide, vanadium oxide, oxidation molybdenum, tungsten oxide, tin oxide, niobium oxide, magnesium oxide, aluminum oxide, yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, samarium oxide or gallium oxide. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing a fullerene of a core-shell structure nanocomposite    (2) a solar cell    (3) a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a core-shell structure nanocomposite. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The fabrication method involves providing solar cells, each having a nanowire titanium oxide core (100). The core is formed by titanium oxide nanowires (101) disposed with graphene shells (102). The core can also be a silicon-carbide core.    USE - Fabrication method of solar cells used in generation of electricity using solar energy.    ADVANTAGE - Increases power output of the overall system while greatly enhances the ability to time shift the distribution of the generated electricity. The photophysics of graphene involving excited-state transition lifetimes and charge-transport kinetics, are highly useful to achieve a highly-efficient and commercially-viable solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the core.    Core (100)    Titanium oxide nanowires (101)    Graphene shells (102)
NOVELTY - An austenite stainless steel sheet comprises 10-30 pts. wt. nickel and 15-30 pts. wt. chromium with respect to 100 pts. wt. total weight of austenitic stainless steel, and has crystal grain diameter of 50-200 mu m.    USE - Austenite stainless steel sheet is used for molten carbonate fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The austenite stainless steel sheet has large grain size, high content of nickel and chromium, excellent corrosion resistance and low creep rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of austenitic stainless steel sheet.
NOVELTY - A polyacrylonitrile-type-based carbon fiber (13) consists of three or more phases having different crystal sizes.    USE - Polyacrylonitrile-type-based carbon fiber. Uses include but are not limited to aircraft, rocket, tennis racket, golf shaft, fishing rod, boats, ships, motor vehicle components, satellite, fuel cell, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The polyacrylonitrile-type-based carbon fiber has excellent flame resistance, ductility and strength, and is manufactured with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of polyacrylonitrile-type-based carbon fiber.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of hot-air circulating furnace.    Polyacrylonitrile-type-based carbon fiber (13)    Roller (14a,14b)    Opening portion (15a,15b)    Ceramic heater (16)    Punching metal (17)
NOVELTY - The organic photoelectric conversion element comprises i-type organic-semiconductor layer (14) containing copper phthalocyanine and fluorinated copper phthalocyanine. A p-type organic-semiconductor layer (13) is provided with n-type organic-semiconductor layer (15). The i-type organic-semiconductor layer is located between the p-type organic-semiconductor layer and the n-type organic-semiconductor layer. The number of the fluorine atoms contained in molecule of fluorinated copper phthalocyanine contained in the n-type organicsemiconductor layer is eight or less.    USE - Organic photoelectric conversion element for organic thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric conversion element comprises i-type organic-semiconductor layer containing copper phthalocyanine and fluorinated copper phthalocyanine, and thus enables improving the characteristic of the organic photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of an organic photoelectric conversion element.    Board (11)    Electrode layers (12,16)    P-type organic-semiconductor layer (13)    I-type organic-semiconductor layer (14)    N-type organic-semiconductor layer (15)
NOVELTY - A portion of fluorinated interhalogen gas is decomposed into fluorine gas and components other than fluorine gas by heating fluorinated interhalogen gas at temperature more than temperature at which fluorinated interhalogen gas is thermally decomposed. Energy is provided to generated gas (G1) containing both fluorinated interhalogen gas which is not decomposed and the fluorine gas to produce plasma, and the fluorinated interhalogen gas which is not decomposed is further decomposed into fluorine gas and components other than fluorine gas, to generate gas (G2).    USE - Manufacture of fluorine gas. Uses include but are not limited to semiconductor device, micro-electromechanical system, thin-film transistor panel for liquid crystal display device, solar cell, cleaning processes of chemical vapor deposition apparatus, etching process of substrate and fluoro product synthesis.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides highly-purified fluorine gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the manufacture of fluorine gas. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Source gas supply source (10)    Flow control apparatus (11)    Thermal decomposition apparatus (31)    Plasma decomposition apparatus (41)    Fluorine-gas manufacturing apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - A composition comprises an unsaturated carboxylic acid metallic salt (I), and metal element(s) chosen from groups I and II of periodic table.    USE - Composition is used for manufacturing electronic devices e.g. photoelectric conversion elements for solar cell for solar cell modules (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to building materials, motor vehicles, interior, railways, boats and ships, airplane, spacecraft, domestic appliances, mobile telephones and toys.    ADVANTAGE - The composition provides electronic devices having high electrical property, by a simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composition comprises an unsaturated carboxylic acid metallic salt of formula (I), and metal element(s) chosen from groups I and II of periodic table, which are different from M in formula (I).    R1-R3=H or arbitrary substituent;    M=m-valent metal atom;and    m=2-5.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the structure of photoelectric conversion element.    Cathode (101)    Active layer (103)    Hole taking-out layer (104)    Base material (106)    Photoelectric conversion element (107)
NOVELTY - An imidazoline-polyether-ether-ketone-sulfonated polyether-ether-ketone blend film has thickness of 80-160 microns and contains imidazoline, polyether-ether-ketone and 0.07-0.25 %mass sulfonated polyether-ether-ketone with sulfonation rate of 47-67%. The degree of modification of imidazoline-polyether-ether-ketone is 94-200%. The degree of modification of chloromethylated polyether ether ketone is 94-200% of polymer material.    USE - Imidazoline-polyether-ether-ketone-sulfonated polyether-ether-ketone blend film is used for low-temperature methanol fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The imidazoline-polyether-ether-ketone-sulfonated polyether-ether-ketone blend film having high ion-exchange capacity and ion-conducting property is prepared, by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An imidazoline-polyether-ether-ketone-sulfonated polyether-ether-ketone blend film has thickness of 80-160 microns and contains imidazoline, polyether-ether-ketone and 0.07-0.25 %mass sulfonated polyether-ether-ketone with sulfonation rate of 47-67%. The degree of modification of imidazoline-polyether-ether-ketone is 94-200%. The degree of modification of chloromethylated polyether ether ketone is 94-200% of polymer material. The sulfonated polyether-ether-ketone as crosslinking agent, 1-methylimidazole and N-diethylformamide-nitrogen mixture as solvent, chloromethylated polyether ether ketone and 1-methylimidazole are in-situ reacted to form imidazoline-polyether-ether-ketone-sulfonated polyether-ether-ketone. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of imidazoline-polyether-ether-ketone-sulfonated polyether-ether-ketone blend film; and    (2) imidazoline-polyether-ether-ketone-sulfonated polyether-ether-ketone blend film for low-temperature methanol fuel cell with ion-exchange capacity of 2.14-3.15 mmol.g-1 and hydroxide ion conductivity of 23.16-31.59 mS.cm-1.
NOVELTY - Improving conversion efficiency of single crystal solar cells comprises cleaning silicon wafer using mixed solution of sodium hydroxide and isopropanol, ultrasonically cleaning with water, treating with hydrogen peroxide, ultrasonically cleaning with water, etching, washing with pure water, cleaning with hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid, washing with water for 3 times and drying.    USE - Method for improving conversion efficiency of single crystal solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method increases single crystal solar cell efficiency to greater than 0.15%.
NOVELTY - The device has a photoelectric transform portion formation process chamber (P1) for forming a photoelectric transform portion to emit a photoelectric conversion material from a weather line in a substrate. The substrate is arranged on a bottom surface of a trench part. A conductive layer is formed in a side of a projection surface domain. Another conductive layer forming process chamber (P2) forms another conductive layer on a side face of the projection surface domain of the substrate. Multiple unit cells are electrically and serially connected to the substrate under a vacuum condition.    USE - Device for manufacturing an integrated thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The device performs the photoelectric transform portion formation process chambers by implementing unveiling process and etching process of integrated thin film solar cell, so that productivity of the device can be improved. The device prevents the integrated thin film solar cell from being polluted with moisture and dust, so that interfacial property of the device is improved. The device improves high efficiency of the integrated thin film solar cell and reduces fabrication cost by avoiding usage of expensive laser equipment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a device for manufacturing an integrated thin film solar cell.    Loading/unloading chamber (LP/ULP)    Photoelectric transform portion formation process chambers (P1, P2)    Transfer chamber (TC)    Cluster-type apparatus (10)    Transport unit (40)
NOVELTY - The method involves adding indium sulfide (In2S3) hydrazine solution and sulfur powder, which is coated on a CIGS absorber layer to determine annealing temperature. A mole concentration unit is determined according to the CIGS absorber layer. The sulfur powder is dissolved in common solvent and hydrazine. The CIGS absorber layer is provided with an indium sulfide hydrazine layer, where thickness of the indium sulfide hydrazine layer is about 20-200nm.    USE - Copper indium-gallium-selenium thin film solar energy battery manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables realizing copper indium-gallium-selenium thin film solar energy battery manufacturing process in an easy manner and increasing manufacturing cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram illustrating a copper indium-gallium-selenium thin film solar energy battery manufacturing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Preparation of gold hollow ball/cuprous oxide core shell nanostructure comprises reacting chloroauric acid and cobalt nanoparticles, centrifuging, washing with deionized water, concentrating, ultrasonic dispersing, adding copper acetate and polyethylene glycol, dissolving in deionized water, mixing for 15 seconds, adding ascorbic acid and sodium hydroxide solution, mixing for 25 seconds, standing for 1 hour, centrifuging and washing with ethanol solution.    USE - Method for preparing gold hollow ball/cuprous oxide core shell nanostructure used for photocatalysis, solar batteries and photo-thermal therapy.    ADVANTAGE - The preparation method is simple and easy to control.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims an automatic extracting device of abnormal solar energy battery piece, belonging to solar energy battery chip technology field, a colour code sensor, a colour code sensor electric connected with a light coupled relay, and a light coupled relay electric connection and a programming logic controller. Also comprising a programming logic controller and electric connected with the selecting taking device, alarm device and brake device. The utility model is new type of advantages: aiming at tubular PECVD and co-exist with defect, the automatic selecting device can be effective and timely detect out fine difference of a color chip, for the graphite boat piece cracked off equal factors cause a normal chip double-side silicon nitride deposition of abnormal cell piece in time, rework machine through a silicon nitride layer can be saved as normal and efficient chip, solves the problem that the normal chip due to a reverse face coating film evolution. And the device has simple structure, suitable operation, a high rate, mounting a screen print feeding end, a whole cell chip production process without influence.
NOVELTY - Surface-modified nanoparticles comprise nanoparticles having core and external surface, and amphiphilic macromolecules on the external surface.    USE - Surface-modified nanoparticles. Uses include but are not limited to biological labeling, solar cells, catalysis, biological imaging, and light-emitting diodes.    ADVANTAGE - The surface-modified nanoparticles having strong absorption property and low scattering property, and provide light-emitting diode having excellent optical performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for modification of surface of nanoparticles, which involves preparing solution of nanoparticles in solvent, and exposing the nanoparticles solution to solution of amphiphilic macromolecule in solvent.
NOVELTY - A flux comprises 20-40 wt.% organic high-boiling solvent, 5-15 wt.% polyfunctional-type epoxy resin, 15-30 wt.% high-molecular-weight epoxy resin, 15-30 wt.% phenolic group-containing hardening agent, 2 -6 wt.% anhydride-based liquid hardener, 10-20 wt.% carboxylic acid as an activator, 2 -8 wt.% substituted aromatic amine catalyst, 1-5 wt.% phosphine-based salt catalyst and 0.1-2 wt.% amide-based catalyst, 0.1-2 wt.% binder and 0.1-4 wt.% liquid-type stress modifier.    USE - Flux is used for epoxy solder paste for forming solder joint between printed circuit board and shield can in assembly (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to handheld devices, cell phones, tablets, chip scale package, ball grid array, flip chip, camera lens and solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The environmentally-friendly solder paste containing flux has excellent drop shock property, thermal cycling property, thermal shock property, shear strength, flexural strength performance, thermal-mechanical performance and adhesiveness, and reduced generation of voids in solder joint.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) epoxy solder paste, which contains flux and alloy;    (2) method for improving or enhancing properties of solder joint;    (3) formation of solder joint (20); and    (4) assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of solder point.    Solder joint (20)    Bulk solder (23)    Intermetallic compound layer (25)    Polymer collar (27)    Direct stress (28)
NOVELTY - A radiation-sensitive resin composition comprises resin (A) having glass transition temperature of 110 degrees C or more, photosensitive agent (B), and semiconductor quantum dot (C).    USE - Radiation-sensitive resin composition is used for forming cured film used as light-emitting layer of light-emitting element (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, fluorescent probe for bioresearch, liquid crystal display element, and illuminating device.    ADVANTAGE - The radiation-sensitive resin composition enables formation of cured film with excellent reliability and fluorescence characteristics, by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation of light-emitting layer (13,13a,13b,13c), which involves forming a coating film of radiation-sensitive resin composition on a substrate (11), irradiating radiation with respect to the coating film, developing the coating film, and heating developed film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of light-emitting display element.    Substrate (11)    Light-emitting layers (13,13a,13b,13c)    Black matrix (14)    Adhesive bond layer (15)    Light-emitting display element (100)
NOVELTY - The plate (130) has a panel frame (135) formed with rectangular shaped sound-absorbing material (133) that is formed in a soundproof plate main body. The main body is connected to a base plate (131). Phase change material (PCM) (134) is encapsulated to micro and formed within the sound-absorbing material, which is deposited on the base plate. A solar cell module (132) is formed with a solar cell and formed on the sound-absorbing material. The base plate, the solar cell module and the sound-absorbing material are inserted into an insertion hole.    USE - Solar cell module soundproof plate for a transparent soundproof wall (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The PCM and the sound-absorbing material are formed in a pillar so as to reduce traffic noise, prevent temperature of the main plate body from being raised, improve solar energy generation efficiency, facilitate installation of a transparent soundproof wall and reduce weight of the plate by utilizing porous material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a transparent soundproof wall.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a solar cell module soundproof plate.    Solar cell module soundproof plate (130)    Base plate (131)    Solar cell module (132)    Rectangular shaped sound-absorbing material (133)    PCM (134)    Panel frame (135)
NOVELTY - Use of heteroacene compounds is claimed for use as organic semiconductors in layers of organic electronic devices.    USE - Use of heteroacene compounds as organic semiconductors in layers of organic electronic devices, such as organic thin-film transistors, organic LEDs, organic solar cells, sensors, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, smart labels, memory elements, and integrated or logic circuits (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The heteroacene compounds, when used in greater than or equal to 1 layer of organic electronic devices, yield devices with improved properties, e.g. improved lifetime, stability, and efficiency, have high carrier mobility, which make the compounds interesting in semiconducting applications, and have well-defined structure and molecular weight as opposed to previously disclosed polymers, as well as higher solubility in environmentally acceptable solvents, which results in improved processability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Use of heteroacene compounds of formula (I) is claimed for use as organic semiconductors in layers of organic electronic devices.    Y1,Y'=N or -CR;    X1,X1',X2,X2'=O, S, Se, Te, or -NR';    R'=H or optionally substituted 1-10C alkyl, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl; and    R,R1-R3,R1'-R3'=H, halo, CN, NO2, optionally substituted 1-30C alkyl, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl, or combination of up to three 1-10C optionally substituted alkyl, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for compositions comprising greater than or equal to 1 of the heteroacene compounds.
NOVELTY - A crosslinkable nitrile rubber composition comprises highly saturated nitrile rubber, organic short fiber whose mean fiber length is 0.1-12 mm, and polyamine crosslinking agent. The nitrile rubber has alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer unit and alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monoester monomer unit, and iodine number of 120 or less.    USE - Nitrile rubber composition used for forming rubber crosslinked material e.g. belt (claimed), flat belt e.g. cord flat belt and laminated flat belt, V belts e.g. wrapped V belt, timing belt and toothed belt. Can also be used for diaphragm, oil seal, seal for rolling bearing, hub unit for motor vehicles and water pump for motor vehicles, intake manifold gasket, gasket for fuel cell separators and gasket for top covers of hard-disk drive, rolls for printing and roll for paper manufacture, fuel hose, radiator hose, propeller shaft boot, cushion material and dynamic damper, and adhesive agent for flexible printed circuit board, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.    ADVANTAGE - The nitrile rubber composition provides rubber crosslinked material with excellent tensile stress and low heat generating property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for rubber crosslinked material, which is formed by crosslinking the crosslinkable nitrile rubber composition.
NOVELTY - Preparing activated coal powder involves heating coal tar in a baking box at 105-110 degrees C and then drying the heated material for 24 hours. The dried material is cooled to room temperature and then the cooled material ground for 30-120 hours to obtain coal tar activated particles. Iron(III) nitrate nonahydrate, copper(II) nitrate trihydrate, lithium nitrate and potassium nitrate are added with deionized water into a reactor. The obtained material is stirred and then the stirred material is added with coal tar activated particles. The obtained material is stirred for 2 hours and cooled.    USE - Method for preparing activated coal powder used in solid oxide fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to prepare activated coal powder with high Boudouard reactivity, and has improved the output performance of solid oxide fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing activated coal powder involves heating coal tar in a baking box at 105-110 degrees C and then drying the heated material for 24 hours. The dried material is cooled to room temperature and then the cooled material ground for 30-120 hours to obtain coal tar activated particles. Iron(III) nitrate nonahydrate, copper(II) nitrate trihydrate, lithium nitrate and potassium nitrate are added with deionized water into a reactor. The obtained material is stirred and then the stirred material is added with coal tar activated particles. The obtained material is stirred for 2 hours and cooled to room temperature. The cooled material is dried at 105-110 degrees C and then the dried material is heated at 800 degrees C for 3-6 hours. The heated material is cooled to 105-110 degrees C and then the cooled material is subjected to perform ball-milling process.
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic device comprises semiconductor comprising metal halide perovskite and organic compound passivating agent. The molecules of the passivating agent are chemically bonded to anions or cations in the metal halide perovskite.    USE - Photovoltaic device e.g. photodiode, solar cell, photodetector, or photosensor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic device has excellent stability. The organic molecules within/at the grain boundaries act to block/inhibit coulomb interaction between anions and cations in adjacent grains of the metal halide perovskite, thereby reducing the defect density of the photovoltaic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for production of photovoltaic device.
NOVELTY - A glass having a glass surface is provided, and a heterogeneous sacrificial zinc oxide layer is deposited on at least one portion of the glass surface. The zinc oxide layer is contacted with an etchant for etching zinc oxide with different etching rates, and glass. The zinc oxide layer and at least a portion of the glass are removed to enable texturing of glass surface.    USE - Method of texturing glass surface used in photovoltaic device e.g. thin film silicon-based solar cell and used master for making stamps for flexible opto-electronic devices (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The texturing method effectively improves efficiency of photovoltaic cell, and modifies the out-coupling of light from light-emitting diode.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) use of textured glass surface; and    (2) method for tuning texture of glass.
NOVELTY - A nano structure comprises a flexible substrate (110), dielectric particle supporters formed over the flexible substrate, linkers bonded to the dielectric particle supporters, and metallic nanoparticles bonded to the linkers.    USE - Nano structure. Uses include but are not limited to chemical batteries, solar cells, semiconductor devices, chemical sensors and photoelectric devices.    ADVANTAGE - The nano structure has controlled size, and is quickly and economically manufactured with high productivity, and provides excellent operation stability, reproducibility and reliability to an application device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of nano structure.    Substrate (110)    Surface layer (114)    Linker layer (120)    Functional groups (122,126)    Chain group (124)
NOVELTY - A masterbatch-type latent epoxy resin hardener composition comprises epoxy resin (A) (I) and latent epoxy resin hardener (B).    USE - Masterbatch-type latent epoxy resin hardener composition is used for adhesive agent, paste, electroconductive material, anisotropically-conductive material, insulating material, coating material, coating composition, prepreg thermally-conductive material, separator material for fuel cell, overcoat material for flexible wiring board and sealing material (all claimed) for adhesion of semiconductor chip and substrate for semiconductor device, and printed circuit board. Can also be used for underfill material, soldering resist and coverlay film.    ADVANTAGE - The masterbatch-type latent epoxy resin hardener composition has excellent storage stability, electroconductivity, low-temperature curability, and adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A masterbatch-type latent epoxy resin hardener composition comprises epoxy resin (A) of formula: G1-(OR1)m-O-R2-O-(R1O)n-G2 (I) and latent epoxy resin hardener (B).    m,n=0-11;    m+n=1-12;    R1=1-10C alkylenyl;    R2=6-30C bivalent aryl;    G1=glycidyl;and    G2=H or glycidyl.
NOVELTY - This new utility model claims of one of growing the GaAs double-junction solar cell, comprising a GaAs substrate, wherein, the GaAs substrate is n type GaAs double-side polishing of single wafer, formed with GaInP sub battery, GaAs sub cell, GaInNAs cell and sub GaAs buffer layer on upper surface of the GaAs substrate, formed with GaxIn1-xP graded layer and GaxIn1-xAs sub cell in lower surface of the GaAs substrate, between the GaInP sub cell and GaAs sub cell through the third tunnel junction connection, between the GaAs cell and sub GaInNAs sub cell through the second tunnel junction connection, between the GaInNAs sub cell and GaAs buffer layer through the first tunnel junction connection. The utility model can be updated more full use of solar energy, increase photoelectric conversion efficiency of multi-junction GaAs cell.
NOVELTY - The component (100) has an electrically conductive layer (104) that is arranged with an electrically conductive material such as nanowires, in a hygroscopic matrix. Another electrically conductive layer (108) is formed in the matrix. An electrically conductive thin-film encapsulation (106) is formed between the former electrically conductive layer and the latter electrically conductive layer. The thin-film encapsulation is hermetically sealed with respect to diffusion of water and/or oxygen by the former layer through the thin-film encapsulation formed in the latter conductive layer.    USE - Optoelectronic component such as organic photo detector, organic solar cell and/or organic LED (all claimed) that is utilized for general lighting purposes.    ADVANTAGE - The thin-film encapsulation is hermetically sealed with respect to diffusion of water and/or oxygen by the conductive layer through the thin-film encapsulation formed in another conductive layer, thus enhancing the functionality and efficiency of the optoelectronic component, and allowing the optoelectronic component to be robust.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing an optoelectronic component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an optoelectronic component.    Optoelectronic component (100)    Electrically conductive layers (104, 108)    Electrically conductive thin-film encapsulation (106)    Encapsulation structure (126)    Hermetic dense substrate (128)
NOVELTY - The method involves delivering multiple-floor composite material to the receiver substrate (30). The nanostructure material layer (16) is distinguished from the multiple-floor composite material. The multiple-floor composite material including multiple layers is set on the donor substrate (10) of the nanostructure composite material. The nanostructure material layer is coated with fluorine.    USE - Method for manufacturing multi-layer nanostructure composite material used in light emitting device, solar cell, optoelectronic apparatus, transistor and display device.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing of multi-layer nanostructure composite material can be performed effectively. The degree of the nanostructure material layer can be increased. The nanostructure material layer can be optimized easily. The energy band diagram of the manufactured nanostructure material can be optimized. The performance of the multi-layer nanostructure composite material can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an apparatus for manufacturing multi-layer nanostructure composite material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional views illustrating the manufacturing of multi-layer nanostructure composite material.    Donor substrate (10)    Sacrificial layer (14)    Nanostructure material layer (16)    Electrode (20)    Receiver substrate (30)
NOVELTY - This new utility model claims of one used for solar energy battery is a kind of silicon chip. The silicon chip is provided with etching surface; etching surface is set with multiple pits of inverted pyramid shape and the bottom of said pit is smooth. Using acid to silicon chip surface roughening by etching, formation of independent inner compare at low temperature and short time, complete and compact arrangement of micron size pouring etching surface of pyramid structure. Inverted pyramid shape concave pit structure of said etching surface is able to lower the incidence light reflectivity to 5% to 15%, increasing the efficiency of solar battery. In addition, double-side in pouring pyramid pit is good in symmetrical structure and HIT this cell. This utility model of new pouring pyramid shape concave pit structure not limited for preparation of HIT and convention diffusion cell in, solar energy battery and optoelectronic device also can be applied in other silicon substrate is in use.
NOVELTY - The substrate has a base film (101) having specific thickness in which a first barrier layer (1021) of barrier structure having specific thickness is formed by initiated chemical vapor deposition. A second barrier layer (1022) having specific refractive index is formed in the first barrier layer by atomic layer deposition (APD). The first barrier layer comprises the organosilicon polymer and the acrylate polymer to improve elasticity force. The second barrier layer is the oxide layer, nitride layer and the oxynitride layer laminated to the contacted state of the main portion.    USE - Substrate for organic electronic device (claimed) e.g. organic transistor, organophotoreceptor and organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The excellent barrier property for the organic electronic device is achieved since the substrate has barrier structure in which the barrier property is maintained for the long term.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the organic electronic device.    Base film (101)    First barrier layer (1021)    Second barrier layer (1022)
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film consists of a polyimide base material and a gas-barrier layer containing a modified polysilazane material. The adhesive strength of polyimide base material and gas-barrier layer is 1.3 N/cm or more.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used in electronic devices (claimed) e.g. organic electroluminescent elements, LCDs, and solar cells. Can also be used in packaging applications of foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film can be applied suitably for a device formation process. Since the polyimide base material does not contain a volatile component, the barrier film is not damages when exposed to high temperature. The base material has excellent dimensional stability. The bond strength of gas-barrier layer and polyimide base material is improved. The gas-barrier film can be mass-produced economically and easily. The gas-barrier film has excellent durability with respect to temperature change.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electronic device consisting of a main component and the gas-barrier film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a manufacturing apparatus used for forming gas-barrier layer by plasma chemical vapor deposition.    Barrier-film manufacturing apparatus (31)    Feed roller (32)    Conveyance roller (33)    Film-forming roller (39)    Winding roller (45)
NOVELTY - Formation of copper circuit involves providing primer resin layer on base material, coating copper film formation agent containing copper complex which forms copper film on the primer resin layer, heating the coated copper film formation agent, and forming copper film.    USE - Formation of copper circuit used for wiring board (claimed). Can also be used for printing transistor by radio frequency identification device tag, near field communication antenna, plane display, solar cell, laminated ceramic capacitor, chip resistor, planar coil and printed electronic material.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of copper circuit which ensures adhesiveness of base material.
NOVELTY - A transfer component (T) comprises a mold release layer (3) containing clay mineral(s) (CM) on a heat-resistant base material (1), and an inorganic layer formation precursor layer (7) containing inorganic layer formation precursor. The inorganic layer formation precursor layer is thermally-sintered, to form to-be-transferred inorganic layer. The clay mineral is smectite.    USE - Transfer component is used for manufacturing functional film e.g. gas-barrier film (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display element, solar cell, organic electroluminescent element, thin-film transistor, touchscreen and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The transfer component has excellent peelability without defects, and enables economical, stable, efficient and simple manufacture of functional film having excellent gas-barrier property, with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of functional film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of transfer component.    Heat-resistant base material (1)    Mold release layer (3)    Inorganic layer formation precursor layer (7)    Clay mineral (CM)    Intermediate layer (M)    Transfer component (T)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a p-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer which are formed on a substrate. A recess pattern of the substrate has the specific cycle. The distance between the dissimilar recess patterns is adjacent to the recess pattern of the range of (0.5-5) mu m.    USE - Solar cell in solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the solar cell is excellent and enhanced. The cost of the cell is reduced and the application of the cell is possible.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for fabricating solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a micrographic view of the patterned semiconductor layer in the solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The metal encapsulating material has a main portion having a thickness of less than 50 micrometers. The glass layer including heat dissipation particle, is provided in one side of metal encapsulating material main portion. The thickness of the glass layer is set within the range of 1-10 micrometers. The heat dissipation particle is selected from the group consisting of graphite, graphene, metal-graphene composite, aluminum-nitride and boron nitride.    USE - Metal encapsulating material used for thin film, solar cell, organic LED lamp, printed circuit board and display device such as LCD device, plasma display device, field emission display and electro luminescent display device.    ADVANTAGE - The glass layer including heat dissipation particle, is provided in one side of the metal encapsulating material, so that the heat generated within apparatus is efficiently emitted to the outside. The heat dissipation effect of metal encapsulating material is improved. The burglar-proof effect of the metal encapsulating material is improved. The deflection phenomenon of metal encapsulating material during the transfer of metal encapsulating material is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the method for manufacturing method of metal encapsulating material.
NOVELTY - A laminate comprises a layer containing a cycloolefin polymer, and a layer containing a curable composition containing diphenyl sulfide-type compound, benzophenone-type compound and a compound having (meth)acryloyl group.    USE - Laminate is used for optical film (claimed) e.g. surface coat and internal coat for flat panel displays and touchscreen, plastics, protection surface coat of solar cell, and surface coat of motor vehicle glass.    ADVANTAGE - The optical film containing laminate has excellent optical characteristics such as transparency, surface-protection performance, interlayer adhesiveness, surface hardness and damage resistance, and low coloring property.
NOVELTY - A radical curable composition contains polyfunctional urethane (meth)acrylate having alicyclic structure, polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having alicyclic structure, (meth)acrylic-type resin having alicyclic structure and polymerization initiator.    USE - Radical curable composition used for forming plastic sheet and roll for molding (all claimed) e.g. stereoscopic forming components of display portion periphery, guard plate for display, copier, motor vehicle and household appliances. Can also be used for organic/inorganic electroluminescent substrate, substrate for electronic paper, thin film battery substrate, solar cell substrate, light-guide plate, phase difference plate, touchscreen, optical waveguide, functional film sheet, anti-reflective film and optical multilayer film.    ADVANTAGE - The radical curable composition forms plastic sheet of favorable film thickness, and excellent optical characteristic and surface hardness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) plastic sheet, which is obtained by hardening the radical curable composition at a reaction rate of 50-75%;    (2) plastic sheet roll, which is formed by winding the plastic sheet; and    (3) molding, which is obtained by molding the plastic sheet and hardening at 75% or more.
NOVELTY - A resin material comprises 5-100 pts. wt. polar group-containing non-crystalline alicyclic structure-containing polymers formed by melt-kneading a non-crystalline non-polar alicyclic structure-containing polymer, a radical initiator and a polar group-containing compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond. The amount of non-crystalline non-polar alicyclic structure-containing polymer is 0-95 pts. wt. The amount of polar group derived from the polar group-containing compound having ethylenically unsaturated bond is 0.05-3 pts. wt.    USE - Resin material is used for forming film for forming electronic material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to food packaging bag, flexible printed circuit board, film capacitor, infrared ray lens, substrate for solar cell, pump casing, impeller, pipe coupling, connector, capacitor, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The resin material has excellent adhesiveness with metal, and provides transparent resin film having metal wiring.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) film, which contains the resin material; and    (2) electronic material, which is formed by laminating a thin metal film on the film.
NOVELTY - Making mixed oxide powder of yttrium and titanium, comprises: (a) stirring a precursor solution to obtain a sol-gel solution, where the precursor solution comprises yttrium precursor, titanium precursor and an additional compound that acts as absorbent of laser radiation and/or solvent; (b) laser pyrolysis of the sol-gel solution to obtain mixed carbon powder containing mixed yttrium-titanium oxide grains that are coated with a carbon layer; and (c) additionally heat treating the powder in an oxidizing atmosphere in relation to carbon, to remove carbon layer and to obtain mixed oxide powder.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing mixed oxide powder of yttrium and titanium, which is useful in fuel cells, photocatalysis, and for making oxide dispersion strengthened alloy (ODS) type steels.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides the mixed oxide powder of yttrium and titanium with high purity and at high yields, with reduced grain size.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacturing a mixed oxide powder of yttrium and titanium, comprises: (a) stirring a precursor solution to obtain a sol-gel solution, where the precursor solution comprises an yttrium precursor, a titanium precursor and at least one additional compound which acts as an absorbent of laser radiation and/or solvent, and the precursor is such that at least one of them contains the element oxygen and they are present in the precursor solution in a concentration such that the molar ratio between yttrium and titanium elements corresponds to the stoichiometric ratio of these elements in the mixed oxide powder; (b) laser pyrolysis of the sol-gel solution to obtain a mixed carbon powder containing yttrium oxide and titanium grains that are coated with a carbon layer; and (c) additionally heat treating the carbonaceous powder in an oxidizing atmosphere in relation to carbon, to remove the carbon layer and to obtain the mixed oxide powder.
NOVELTY - Preparation of uniformly dispersed zinc sulfide/graphene composite material comprises taking dimethyl sulfoxide, adding graphene oxide powder, where concentration of graphene oxide in solvent is 0.2-1.0 mg/ml, ultrasonically treating for 2 hours, uniformly mixing, adding zinc source and surfactant at 1.25-2.5 mg/ml and 0.125-0.425 mg/ml, respectively, stirring for 1 hour to completely dissolve, transferring into PTFE-lined reaction kettle, reacting at 180-250 degrees C for 12-20 hours, washing with acetone and alcohol and drying to obtain the product.    USE - Method for preparing uniformly dispersed zinc sulfide/graphene composite material used in photocatalysis, solar energy battery and dye adsorption field.    ADVANTAGE - The method has simple steps, low cost and good repeatability.
NOVELTY - An aluminum paste for silicon solar cell and a method for manufacturing silicon solar cell is provided by this invention. The aluminum paste for silicon solar cell contains an aluminum powder, a glass powder, an organic vehicle and an organic silicon-containing additive, wherein the organic silicon-containing additive has at least one silanol group.
NOVELTY - A composition comprises carrier liquid and lignin (derivatives) solubilized in carrier liquid in which greater than or equal to 1 hydroxyl groups of lignin (derivatives) are substituted with ester groups forming esterified lignin (derivatives).    USE - A composition for fuel and lubricant manufacture (all claimed). Can also be used for preparing batteries, foams, plastics, rubbers, or paint, as raw material for preparing fine chemicals, such as aromatic compounds, using conventional techniques, and for surfaces to obtain dust control.    ADVANTAGE - Solubility of lignin is increased by esterifying hydroxyl groups of lignin (derivatives). Availability and cost of esterification agent are advantageous.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) manufacture of fuel which involves treating the composition in a hydrotreater or a catalytic cracker; and    (2) preparation of the composition which involves providing 1st fatty acid or oil and lignin (derivatives), providing esterification agent or 2nd fatty acid and esterification agent, and optionally, catalyst, mixing components to form slurry, heating the mixture, and letting the components react to form homogeneous composition of esterified lignin (derivatives) in a 1st fatty acid or oil.
NOVELTY - Formation of nanostructured material involves mixing particles with linkage units in a single phase, in which each linkage unit is formed of molecular chain containing end (a) with active group (G1) which chemisorbs onto a surface of a particles (P1) and end (b) with active group (G2) that can link either to a surface of a particles (P2) or to another molecular chain which has been chemisorbed to another particles, to form a complex formed of particles (P1) and (P2) joined by linkage units, and removing at least portion of linkage units.    USE - Formation of nanostructured material used for catalyst, conductive component in transparent conducting window and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of nanostructured material having high crystallinity and improved conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Formation of nanostructured material involves mixing particles with linkage units in a single phase, in which each linkage unit is formed of a molecular chain containing end (a) with active group (G1) which chemisorbs onto a surface of a particles (P1) and end (b) with active group (G2) that can link either to a surface of a particles (P2) or to another molecular chain which has been chemisorbed to another particles, to form a complex formed of the particles (P1) and (P2) joined by linkage units, and removing at least portion of the linkage units such that particles (P1) and (P2) are moved into proximity to one another to form an inter-particle interaction that together with other particles having inter-particle interactions.
NOVELTY - A function transfer body (14) comprises carrier (10) which has uneven structure (11) on surface and greater than or equal to 1 functional layer (12) provided on uneven structure. Average pitch of uneven structure is 1-1500 nm. Ratio (Ra/lor) of surface roughness (Ra) of exposed surface of functional layer and distance (lor) of convex part top position of uneven structure and exposed surface of functional layer is less than or equal to 1.2. Functional layer contains resin which consists of hydroxyl group, sulfonic acid group, amine group, ammonium group, amide bond, polyoxyethylene unit, phosphoric acid group, and/or carboxyl group.    USE - A function transfer body for providing hydrophilic function to to-be-processed object e.g. microsubstance detection sensor, semiconductor light-emitting element, quantum dot device, photonic crystal device, ornament, optical waveguide, nano circuit, nano dielectric antenna, super hydrophobic surface, photocatalyst, and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Hydrophilic function can be provided to to-be-processed object with high precision.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for transfer method of functional layer which involves contacting functional layer of function transfer body on main surface of to-be-processed object and removing carrier from functional layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the functionalization method of to-be-processed object using the function transfer body.    Carrier (10)    Uneven structure (11)    Functional layer (12)    Protective layer (13)    Function transfer body (14)
NOVELTY - A silica-type film-forming composition comprises polysiloxane (I), and silica having average particle diameter of 10-50 nm.    USE - Composition is used in manufacture of silica-type film (claimed) for sealing optical devices e.g. optical-semiconductor element and LED, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The composition provides silica-type film having excellent compatibility, transparency, crack resistance and flatness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silica-type film-forming composition comprises polysiloxane of formula (I), and silica having average particle diameter of 10-50 nm.    R1-R3=methyl or ethyl;    p=more than 0 mol%;    q=0 mol% or more;    r=0 mol% or more;and    p+q+r=100 mol%.    The total content of groups R1-R3 contained with respect to polysiloxane is 10-30 %mass. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of silica-type film (5), which involves forming a composition layer (3) on a substrate (2) using the silica-type film-forming composition, and baking the composition layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view explaining the manufacturing method of silica-type film.    Optical device (1)    Substrate (2)    Composition layer (3)    Heating furnace (4)    Silica-type film (5)
NOVELTY - Catalyst comprises epitaxially stabilized strontium cobaltite adapted to transition from a first oxidation state to a second oxidation state at 200-340 degrees C.    USE - The catalyst is useful in a thin film of an article, which is electromechanical device comprising a fuel cell, an electrolyzer, a battery, a sensor, and a catalytic converter (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst: exhibits rapid and reversible redox activity at low temperatures; and provides epitaxially stabilized thin film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an article comprising a thin film having the catalyst;    (2) transitioning a strontium cobaltite catalyst from a first oxidation state to a second oxidation state, comprising: providing a substrate supporting at least a thin layer of the strontium cobaltite catalyst in the first oxidation state; elevating a temperature of the catalyst in the first oxidation state; and providing a vacuum atmosphere to the catalyst in the first oxidation state, where the temperature is elevated to within 210-320 degrees C for a first period of time to effect the transition of the catalyst to the second oxidation state; and    (3) an epitaxially stabilized thin film of strontium cobaltite adapted to transition between strontium cobalt oxide (SrCoO2.5), and strontium cobalt oxide (SrCoO(3-d) oxidation states, where d is less than 0.3.
NOVELTY - Electrolyte additionally contains lithium molybdate with the following component ratio, wt %: potassium bromide 6.4-7.4, potassium methavanadate 64.6-66.8, potassium molybdate 15.5-16.7, lithium molybdate 11.3-12.2.    USE - Chemistry.    ADVANTAGE - Electrolyte has low specific enthalpy and melting temperature.4 ex
NOVELTY - A III-nitride semiconductor device fabricating method involves a growing a III-nitride semiconductor layer and depositing an oxide on the III-nitride semiconductor layer to form an oxide/III-nitride interface, without exposure to air in between growth of the oxide and growth of the III-nitride semiconductor layer, where the oxide is deposited at 900 degrees C or more.    USE - Method for fabricating a III-nitride semiconductor device i.e. metal oxide semiconductor high electron mobility transistor (claimed). Can also be used for fabricating III-nitride semiconductor optoelectronic or electronic device such as semipolar, polar and non-polar III-nitride semiconductor devices such as light-emitting diodes, laser diodes, photodetectors, and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables fabricating the III-nitride semiconductor device with high interface quality and tunable fixed interface charge, improved stability, more efficient gate modulation, less gate charge trapping, less threshold voltage drift, and lower gate leakage current, improved passivation of active material, less radio frequency-direct current dispersion and high frequency performance, and enhanced output performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a III-nitride semiconductor device.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a raw glass structure (1) from a rod lens with a shank portion and a convex lens portion. A die mold (2) is provided for receiving and holding the raw glass structure such that the lens portion for a portion of the raw glass structure is protruded from the mold. The portion of the raw glass structure in air or glass is melted at specific temperature. The rod lens is cooled. The rod lens is removed from the mold.    USE - Method for manufacturing rod lenses for focusing, collimating, or imaging optical objects e.g. solar cells, photodetectors, LEDs, optical fibers and lasers.    ADVANTAGE - The portion of the raw glass structure in air or glass is melted at the specific temperature, the rod lens is cooled and the rod lens is removed from the mold, so that high quality rod lenses can be manufactured with low manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a rod lens.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating a process for manufacturing rod lenses.    Raw glass structure (1)    Die mold (2)
NOVELTY - The battery testing system has a nail and an impedance meter that is electrically connected to a nail. The nail is moved between a first position and a second position to puncture and short circuit a battery cell. The impedance meter is connected to a positive terminal or a negative terminal of battery cell, and is configured to measure impedance and voltage data between nail and a terminal of battery cell.    USE - Testing system of battery e.g. lithium ion battery for hybrid electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, battery electric vehicle, and fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The response of a battery cell to an unintended puncture or other cell damage is evaluated. The transient current and heat associated with a short circuit of the battery cell are calculated responsive to battery penetration test, so that the design and safety of the battery cell are improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a battery testing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the powertrain for vehicle. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Powertrain (10)    Generator (16)    Power transfer unit (18)    Ring gear (20)    Carrier assembly (24)
NOVELTY - The system (40) has base-material running route portion (50) that is provided with conveyance direction upstream by which a strip-shaped base material is conveyed, and an opening portion (51) opened downstream. An exhaustion portion (41) is connected in base-material running route portion to exhaust the base-material running route portion. The base-material running route portion is formed with low conductance flow path (53) which regulates flow of a fluid. The low conductance flow path is positioned between opening portion and exhaustion portion.    USE - Differential-pumping system used for formation of thin film such as thin film type solar cell    ADVANTAGE - The base-material running route portion is formed with low conductance flow path which regulates flow of a fluid. Thus, the cross-contamination is suppressed for avoiding the contact of a strip-shaped base material, even if the conveyance film making apparatus is roll toe roll type.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the differential-pumping system.    Differential-pumping system (40)    Exhaustion portion (41)    Base-material running route portion (50)    Opening portion (51)    Low conductance flow path (53)
NOVELTY - An optical performance-electroconductive performance-adjusting material comprises tin oxide powder doped with phosphorus and antimony. The tin oxide powder contains 5-30 %mass antimony in conversion of antimony oxide, 1-25 %mass phosphorus in conversion of phosphorus oxide, and tin oxide as remainder excluding antimony oxide and phosphorus oxide, with respect to 100 %mass tin oxide powder.    USE - Material is used for adjusting optical performance and electroconductive performance of liquid composition for forming high-refractive index film used as antistatic film (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to camera, spectacles, digital versatile disc, lens array, electronic paper, light reception diode, solar cell, communication apparatus, optical lens for display, timepiece, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The optical performance-electroconductive performance-adjusting material provides antistatic film with excellent visible light transmittance, high refractive index, and low haze value, and suppresses the electrical charging of a base material, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) liquid composition, which contains the optical performance-electroconductive performance-adjusting material and binder dispersed in a solvent;    (2) high-refractive index film, which has refractive index of 1.52-1.65, visible light transmittance of 98.5% or more, and negative basterisk value in Lasteriskaasteriskbasterisk color value; and    (3) antistatic film.
NOVELTY - The coating system (102) has a titanium oxide layer (108) and a silver layer (106). The silver layer is provided above a substrate (104), and the titanium oxide layer is disposed above the silver layer. The titanium oxide layer contains hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, zirconium, molybdenum, vanadium, chromium, and manganese.    USE - Temperature resistant coating system for a transparent substrate. Uses include but are not limited to float glass, sheet glass for windows, doors, or balustrades, architectural glass, safety glass, glass with low emissivity properties, solar panels, or solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Deterioration of desired properties of the layer of titanium oxide is minimized during the tempering process. Deterioration of optical properties of the coating is minimized by preventing formation of rutile and minimizing a formation of anatase.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a product with a substrate coated with a coating system; and    (2) a method of coating a substrate with a coating system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of a product including a coating system on a substrate.    Coating system (102)    Substrate (104)    Silver layer (106)    Titanium oxide layer (108)    Dopant material (122)
NOVELTY - The optical phase grating nano structure has a transmission type optical phase grating which is formed on a surface of a solar cell. The optical phase grating is formed with a light incidence surface and a series of etched grooves each having a predetermined depth. A width and a space between the etched grooves are formed according to a Gaussian-Fresnel theory design.    USE - Optical phase grating nano structure of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell which is highly integrated, high in performance and small in size is able to be obtained. The reflectivity of the solar cell surface is greatly reduced, and hence the absorption of photons is increased effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the solar cell and transmission-type phase optical grating surface. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The device has an insulation plate mounted with a monomer battery. An anode exhaust valve is connected with a side of an anode end connecting plate. A control switch is connected with a load in series. The monomer battery is mounted with a discharge circuit control device that is connected with a switch. A crystal diode is mutually connected in series with the monomer battery. A discharge circuit is connected in parallel with the monomer battery. The control switch is connected with a crystal diode voltage limit discharge circuit.    USE - Proton exchange film fuel battery stopping control device.    ADVANTAGE - The device accelerates reaction speed, and reduces electric machine instant stack hydrogen pressure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a proton exchange film fuel battery stopping control method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a proton exchange film fuel battery stopping control device.
NOVELTY - The battery has a working power supply connected with a power conversion unit through a power switching unit (3). The working power supply is connected with a battery electric device (5). A working electric source is connected with a battery drive electric equipment electric power supply. An all-vanadium liquid flow battery system comprises a power unit (4). The power unit is connected with the electric device that is connected with an energy storage device (6).    USE - Vanadium liquid flow battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has low implementation cost, high performance, and wide application range.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a vanadium liquid flow battery. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    DC-DC conversion unit (1)    Power switching unit (3)    Power unit (4)    Battery electric device (5)    Energy storage device (6)
NOVELTY - The cleaning device has a straight rod that includes an inner tube (1), an outer tube (2) and the pipe fittings. The inner tube is externally connected to the outer telescopic tube. The clean sheet device is connected to the ends of the inner tube through a connecting pipe. An end cap (4) is provided at the outer tube. The inner sleeve (5) of inner tube is interconnected with the outer sleeve (6) of the outer tube.    USE - Solar cell silicon sheet laminator cleaning device.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell silicon sheet laminator cleaning device is simple in design. The safety and reliability of the device are ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the structure of the solar cell silicon sheet laminator cleaning device.    Inner tube (1)    Outer tube (2)    End cap (4)    Inner sleeve (5)    Outer sleeve (6)
NOVELTY - The electrochemical cell has an anode, a porous cathode, a separator (27), and an electrolyte (28). The anode includes a metal. The porous cathode is supplied with a gas comprising nitric oxide. The separator is located between the anode and cathode. The nitric oxide is the active cathode ingredient. The anode includes an element selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, aluminum and zinc.    USE - Electrochemical cell for rechargeable battery used by vehicles (all claimed), e.g., electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The working voltage and voltage hysteresis of the cell are improved by introducing nitric gas into the metal-gas battery. The nitric gas is exhausted and converted to electrical energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the nitric oxide electrochemical cell.    Porous board (22)    Positive electrode (23)    Negative electrode (25)    Separator (27)    Electrolyte (28)
NOVELTY - An austenite stainless steel comprises 0.09 wt.% or less carbon, 2 wt.% or less silicon, 2 wt.% or less manganese, 21-23 wt.% chromium, 10-12 wt.% nickel, 0.1-0.5 wt.% niobium, 0.25 wt.% or less nitrogen, 0.2-0.8 wt.% tungsten, 0.01 wt.% or less boron, and remainder of iron and unavoidable impurities. The molten carbonate immersion amount in the fuel cell is less than 50 mg/cm2.cm3.    USE - Austenite stainless steel is used for molten-carbonate fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of molten-carbonate fuel cell.
NOVELTY - Quantum dot nanoparticle (I) comprises a core comprising a semiconductor material comprising indium, phosphorus, and at least one element comprising magnesium, zinc, calcium or aluminum.    USE - (I) is useful in biological labeling, solar cell, catalysis, biological imaging, and light emitting diodes.    ADVANTAGE - (I): does not contain cadmium or other heavy metals; and emits light in green region of the spectrum and is more stable to Ostwald ripening than the indium phosphide based quantum dots.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a quantum dot nanoparticle (II) having a core comprising indium, phosphorus, and magnesium;    (2) a quantum dot nanoparticle (III) having a core comprising indium, phosphorus and zinc;    (3) a quantum dot nanoparticle (IV) having a core comprising at least one ion comprising zinc ions, magnesium ions, calcium ions or aluminum ions; and    (4) making a semiconductor nanoparticle, comprising reacting an indium source precursor, a phosphorus source precursor, and at least one source precursor comprising magnesium source precursors, aluminum source precursors, calcium source precursors or zinc source precursors in the presence of a molecular seeding compound.
NOVELTY - Preparation of polycrystalline gallium arsenide involves providing single source organometallic precursor(s) comprising group III-group V bond, forming precursor film comprising single source organometallic precursor using precursor, and annealing the precursor film in presence of liquid phase in physical contact with portion(s) of the precursor film during annealing. The annealing occurs in conditions effective to convert portion(s) of the single source organometallic precursor into polycrystalline group III-group V compound.    USE - Preparation of polycrystalline gallium arsenide is used for microelectronic applications. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, laser diode, transistor, laser, liquid crystal display, semi-insulating crystal, mobile phone, microprocessor, integrated circuit, sensor, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical and efficient preparation of polycrystalline gallium arsenide having excellent electronic characteristics and crystallinity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for group III-group V precursor system, which comprises single source organometallic precursor film comprising organometallic precursor(s) comprising group III-group V bond, and flux layer in physical contact with and at least partially covering the precursor film. The flux layer comprises constituent(s) having boiling point of more than 650 degrees C at 1 atm and the constituent exists in liquid phase in contact with the organometallic precursor film at 400-650 degrees C at 1 atm.
NOVELTY - Fabrication of solar cell emitter region involves forming a silicon oxynitride dielectric layer on a surface of a bulk N-type silicon substrate of a solar cell by consuming a portion of the N-type silicon substrate, and forming a semiconductor layer on the silicon oxynitride dielectric layer.    USE - Fabrication of solar cell emitter region (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient and economical fabrication of solar cell emitter region with reduced thermal budget, high quality and controlled thickness of silicon oxynitride dielectric layer, by simple process. The solar radiation impinging on the surface of and entering into the substrate forms electron and hole pairs in the bulk of the substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Fabrication of solar cell emitter region involves forming a silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy, where x and y are more than 0) dielectric layer on a surface of a bulk N-type silicon substrate of a solar cell by consuming a portion of the N-type silicon substrate, and forming a semiconductor layer on the silicon oxynitride dielectric layer. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell emitter region.
NOVELTY - Formation of photovoltaic device involves providing an absorption layer (10) of crystalline type IV semiconductor material having conductivity, and epitaxially forming emitter layer of crystalline type III-V semiconductor material having conductivity, on a surface of the absorption layer.    USE - Formation of photovoltaic device e.g. single junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of photovoltaic device having high efficiency, bandgap property and radiation stability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a single junction solar cell.    Passivation layer (5)    Absorption layer (10)    Buffer layer (15)    Field layer (20)
NOVELTY - A connection tab (2) consists of a core portion (3) containing copper or its alloy, a surface layer (4) containing silver or its alloy, and a barrier layer (5) containing nickel or its alloy provided between the core portion and the surface layer.    USE - Connection tab is used for electrically-connecting elements in solar cell used for solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The connection tab is economical, and has high quality, and excellent durability, electroconductivity, corrosion resistance, surface reflectance, electrical property and yield strength.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of connection tab used for a solar cell module.    Connection tab (2)    Core portion (3)    Surface layer (4)    Barrier layer (5)
NOVELTY - Preparation of nickel particles-plated yttrium-stabilized zirconia-nickel particles with core-shell structure involves preprocessing the yttria-stabilized zirconia particles and electroless-nickel-plating the pre-treated particles.    USE - Preparation of nickel particles-plated yttrium-stabilized zirconia-nickel particles with core-shell structure used for preparing anode for solid oxide fuel cell (claimed).
NOVELTY - The snow melting solar cell panel (100) has a heat-generation sheet, which generates the heat by a carbon nanotube layer laminated on a substrate. The heat is supplied with the electricity to the carbon nanotube layer, where a solar cell module is laminated. The solar cell module is united with the heat-generation sheet, where a carbon nanotube disperse composition liquid disperses a carbon nanotube in a predetermined medium. The carbon nanotube layer of the heat-generation sheet is formed in a surface of the substrate.    USE - Snow melting solar cell panel for a roof for an electric power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The heat-generation sheet generates the heat by a carbon nanotube layer laminated on a substrate, where the heat is supplied with the electricity to the carbon nanotube layer, and hence ensures performing the photovoltaic power generation in the winter in an effective manner and prevents the generation of the fire in a reliable manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a roof sheathing with a snow melting solar cell panel.    Roof (1)    Building (2)    Connection box (3)    Power conditioner (4)    Electricity distribution panel (5)    Snow melting solar cell panel (100)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of copper-gallium alloy sputtering target (170) involves forming gallium film (120) on copper board (110), forming composite materials (140) by heat-processing one portion of copper board and gallium film, stacking the composite materials, fixing, and integrating the composite materials by heat-processing.    USE - Manufacture of copper-gallium alloy sputtering target used in manufacture of copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of copper-gallium alloy sputtering target having high strength with respect to cutting process, even when the content of gallium is high. The generation of splash can be effectively suppressed, and the component uniformity of copper and gallium can be ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining the manufacturing method of copper-gallium alloy sputtering target. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Copper board (110)    Gallium film (120)    Copper-gallium alloy film (130,150)    Composite material (140)    Sputtering target (170)
NOVELTY - An electronic device has a metal oxide-containing layer comprising an unsaturated carboxylic-acid-metallic-salt polymer (I), and metal oxide. The content of unsaturated carboxylic-acid-metallic-salt polymer is 5-60 %mass with respect to the gross mass of the metal oxide-containing layer.    USE - Electronic device e.g. photoelectric conversion element (claimed) for thin-film solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to motor vehicle, interior component, rails, boats and ships, airplane, spacecrafts, household appliances, mobile telephone and toys.    ADVANTAGE - The electronic device has high electrical property and high conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electronic device has a metal oxide-containing layer comprising an unsaturated carboxylic-acid-metallic-salt polymer of formula (I), and metal oxide. The content of unsaturated carboxylic-acid-metallic-salt polymer is 5-60 %mass with respect to the gross mass of the metal oxide-containing layer.    R1-R3=H or substituent;    M=m-valent metal atom;    m=2-5;and    n=polymerization degree, which is equal to 2-10000.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of photoelectric conversion element.    Cathode (101)    Electronic taking-out layer (102)    Active layer (103)    Hole taking-out layer (104)    Photoelectric conversion element (107)
NOVELTY - The cell i.e. solar cell (100), has a semiconductor substrate formed with a front side and a back side. An emitter region is formed on the front side of the substrate. A metallization is arranged on the back side of the substrate. A larger surface portion of metallization is arranged in a central region of the substrate than in an edge area (118) of the substrate, where the edge area partly surrounds the central region. The edge area is arranged with a width ranging from approximately 0.5 cm to 5 cm. A dielectric layer structure is arranged under the metallization.    USE - Photovoltaic cell for use in photovoltaic module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The larger surface portion of metallization is arranged in the central region of the substrate than in the edge area of the substrate, where the edge area partly surrounds the central region, thus increasing the electric power made available by the respective photovoltaic cell and avoiding power loss.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a photovoltaic module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic rear view of a solar cell.    Solar cell (100)    Base region (108)    Edge region (118)    Sub region (124)
NOVELTY - The film has a contact layer containing a silicon compound selected from silicon oxide, hydro silsesquioxane and organo-silicon compounds. Diameter of a hole formed in a surface of a spinodal porous structure is 10-200 nm. The diameter of the hole is reduced toward thickness direction of a water-repellent glass layer from a surface of the spinodal porous structure. Depth of the hole is 200-500 nm. A water-repellent glass layer is formed in a part, in which the hole is not formed such that phase-separation is not produced.    USE - Water-repellent film for use as a surface protection film in outdoors such as window glass of a motor vehicle i.e. car, and building, and windshield of a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The water-repellent glass layer is formed in the part, in which the hole is not formed such that phase-separation is not produced, so that water-repellent property, transparency, and the flaw resistance can be improved, adhesiveness of the water-repellent glass layer and a resin base material can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a water-repellent film.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of thin film involves forming a target containing crystalline complex of calcium and aluminum oxides (C12A7) electride into a film on a substrate by sputtering by applying negative voltage or intermittent negative voltage of 500 kHz or less repeated periodically in the atmosphere of low-oxygen partial pressure, and forming thin film of electride of amorphous oxide containing a calcium atom and an aluminum atom.    USE - Manufacture of thin film used as functional layer of electronic device and optical device (all claimed) e.g. organic electroluminescent element, solar cell and thin-film transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of thin film having maximum light absorption value at 4.6 eV position, even at low process temperature.
NOVELTY - A metal oxide thin film contains amorphous metal oxide comprising zinc, silicon and oxygen and having atomic ratio of zinc and total content of zinc and silicon of 0.3-0.95.    USE - Metal oxide thin film used as electron transport film, electron injection layer and hole blocking layer for organic solar cell and organic electroluminescent element (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to display device, illumination device, backlight, window, door, ceiling, floor, wall and partition of building structure, vehicles, aircraft, boats and ships, billboard and advertisement.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film has excellent electron transport property, and provides organic electroluminescent element having excellent stability and reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electroluminescent element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of organic electroluminescent element. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Organic electroluminescent element (100)    Substrate (110)    Cathode (120)    Electron injection layer (130)    Electron carrying layer (140)
NOVELTY - An epoxy resin composition comprises glycoluril compound (I), as epoxy compound.    USE - Epoxy resin composition is used for resin-sealing optical semiconductor element of optical semiconductor device (claimed). Can also be used for transparent sheet, transparent film, optical element, optical lens, optical component, electronic paper, touchscreen, solar cell substrate, optical waveguide, light-guide plate, and holographic memory.    ADVANTAGE - The hardened material of epoxy resin composition has excellent heat resistance, handling property at the time of sealing operation, and light resistance without impairing transparency, and suppressed generation of crystals at the time of storage. The epoxy resin composition provides reliable optical semiconductor device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An epoxy resin composition comprises glycoluril compound of formula (I), as epoxy compound.    R1,R2=H, lower alkyl or phenyl;and    R3-R5=H or glycidyl.
NOVELTY - The copper-gallium alloy sputtering target has a sintered body which has gamma phase crystal grain with average particle diameter of 15.0-75.0 micrometers. The average particle number of gamma phase is 6-36 pieces in one crystal grain. The oxygen amount of the sintered body is 200 mass parts per million or less.    USE - Copper-gallium alloy sputtering target for use in forming thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Brittleness in a copper-gallium alloy sputtering target is improved. Oxygen content in the target is reduced and abnormal discharge is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing the copper-gallium alloy sputtering target.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the graphical view of the diffraction peak measured according to X-ray diffraction of the copper-gallium alloy sputtering target. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A carbonaceous powder comprises mixed titanium and yttrium oxide grains which are covered with layer of carbon.    USE - Carbonaceous powder is used as intermediate product of mixed oxide powder used for fuel cell, photocatalysis and manufacture of oxygen dispersion strengthened reinforced steel.    ADVANTAGE - The highly-pure carbonaceous powder has excellent ionic conductivity, catalytic property and thermomechanical property.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier laminate (10) comprises base layer (12) and gas barrier layer (13), which are sequentially formed on at least one surface of plastic film base material (11). The density of the base layer is more than the density of plastic film base material.    USE - Gas-barrier laminate. Uses include but are not limited to optical film, back sheet and optical functional filter for solar cell, electronic paper, organic electroluminescent device and liquid-crystal display device.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier laminate has excellent oxygen barrier property and water vapor barrier property, and suppressed generation of crack in grain boundary.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the gas-barrier laminate, which involves forming base layer on at least one surface of plastic film base material by physical film-formation method or chemical vapor deposition method, and forming gas barrier layer on base layer by atomic-layer deposition method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas-barrier laminate.    Gas-barrier laminate (10)    Plastic film base material (11)    Base layer (12)    Gas barrier layer (13)
NOVELTY - Invention relates to the field of chemistry and chemical technology, and namely, to processes of processing a gaseous hydrocarbon raw material and obtaining technical hydrogen for chemical, metallurgical, automobile, aircraft and other fields of industry, scientific research, precision engineering, instrument-making, synthesis of materials for microelectronics, initial raw material for hydrogen power engineering and power for fuel cells, etc. by the method of steam catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons (methane). Claimed is a catalyst of the steam conversion of hydrocarbons of the following composition (vol %): nickel oxide - 10-70; zircon oxide - 30-90; to 10 vol % powder of carbonyl nickel and/or to 10 vol % of nichrome powder of grade PC20H80. Claimed is a method of obtaining the catalyst, in the presence of which, fractions 30-100 mcm are separated from nickel NiO oxides powder and zircon Zr2O, respectively, mixed in a specified volume ratio, powder of carbonyl nickel and/or nichrome powder of grade PC20H80 is added, then subjected to conglomeration, with the realisation of plasma spraying of the obtained mixture on a preliminarily prepared surface, grounded with metal nickel and/or nichrome powder.    USE - Chemistry.    ADVANTAGE - Increase of the efficiency and reliability of the catalyst and the increase of the process selectivity.2 cl, 5 ex
NOVELTY - A solvent composition comprises solvent and benzophenone derivative (I).    USE - Solvent composition is used in manufacture of paste composition (all claimed) used in manufacture of electronic device. Uses include but are not limited to capacitor, inductor, varistor, thermistor, transistor, speaker, actuator, antenna and solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The paste composition prepared using the solvent composition can be coated with high accuracy using printing method and is capable of forming a wiring line or coating film having excellent electrical characteristics with high yield, by baking after coating, without generation of formation defects. The generation of ash content or volatile material during manufacture of paste composition can be suppressed. The liquid drip of wiring line can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solvent composition comprises solvent and benzophenone derivative of formula (I).    ring Z=ring chosen from phenyl, benzophenone, biphenyl and naphthalenyl;    R=6C or more aliphatic hydrocarbyl;and    n=3 or more.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of paste composition, which involves heat-dissolving the solvent composition at 30-90 degrees C; and    (2) paste composition.
NOVELTY - The device (30) has residual gas vent (31b) which is provided with reaction gas and reducing gas. The source gas contact is formed in the bottom surface. An opening portion is formed in the lateral reaction tube (33) for ejecting the molten poly-silicon generated by reaction of the source gas. A heating portion is provided to heat the reaction surface of the lateral reaction tube. A poly-silicon removal vessel (34) is provided to collect the molten silicon (37) ejected from opening portion of lateral reaction tube at bottom surface.    USE - Device for producing poly-silicon used as raw material of battery for semiconductor device, and solar cell device.    ADVANTAGE - The contact area of the reaction surface and source gas is increased using vertical reactor, so that the conversion ratio of the silicone is increased. The temperature on the reaction surface is controlled efficiently. The generated silicone is collected at melting state, so that the occurrence of the energy loss is prevented. The generated by-product is controlled independently to be increased to enable the polysilicon deposition efficiency. The high purity of the silicone is maintained. The fabrication efficiency of the poly-silicon is increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the method for producing the poly-silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the poly-silicon producing apparatus.    Device for producing poly-silicon (30)    Residual gas vent (31b)    Lateral reaction tube (33)    Poly-silicon removal vessel (34)    Molten silicon (37)
NOVELTY - A composite solar cell photovoltaic solder strip comprises longitudinal exterior belt comprising electroconductive wire, copper belt, and sewing thread. The copper belt is stitched using sewing thread. The electroconductive wire is surrounded with copper foil.    USE - Composite solar cell photovoltaic solder strip (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composite solar cell photovoltaic solder strip has excellent flexibility and deformability, and is prepared with reduced energy consumption, by a simple process. The amount of solder is reduced during soldering of strip.
NOVELTY - Method of improving photo-induced attenuation of crystalline silicon solar cell module involves controlling deposition of silicon nitride and silicon oxynitride films by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition coating processes and increasing the hydrogen content of the silicon nitride film, and creating forward bias in cells by pre-treating cells at predetermined temperature.    USE - Method of improving photo-induced attenuation of crystalline silicon solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically improves photo-induced attenuation of crystalline silicon solar cell module by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Method of improving photo-induced attenuation of crystalline silicon solar cell module involves controlling deposition of silicon nitride (SiNx, where x is not defined) and silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy, where y is not defined) films by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition coating processes and increasing the hydrogen content of the silicon nitride film, and creating forward bias in cells by pre-treating cells at predetermined temperature. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for apparatus used to improve photo-induced attenuation of crystalline silicon solar cell module.
NOVELTY - Preparation of graphene oxide involves mixing treated graphite with nitric acid solution for 18-25 minutes, adding potassium permanganate, reacting at 12-18 degrees C for 65-85 minutes, filtering, washing using deionized water, adjusting pH to 6-7, drying, obtaining intercalated graphite oxide, heat-treating resultant product, obtaining expanded graphite, mixing resultant with sulfuric acid, stirring, transferring resultant to reactor, adding deionized water and hydrogen peroxide, adjusting pH of resultant, filtering, clarifying, drying and reacting resultant with inert gas.    USE - Preparation of graphene oxide used for e.g. solar cell, sensor, conductive wire, graphene tunnel, transmitting antenna, greenhouse information system, humidity sensor, receiving antenna, thermostat and computer component (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of graphene oxide involves milling graphite for 1-3 hours, adding milled graphite to 15-35% hydrochloric acid, stirring for 12-18 minutes, removing surface impurities, adjusting pH of resultant material using deionized water, drying, obtaining treated graphite, mixing treated graphite with nitric acid solution for 18-25 minutes, adding potassium permanganate, reacting at 12-18 degrees C for 65-85 minutes, filtering, washing using deionized water, adjusting pH to 6-7, drying, obtaining intercalated graphite oxide, heat-treating resultant product at 1100-1200 degrees C for 85-95 seconds, obtaining expanded graphite, mixing resultant with 98% or more concentrated sulfuric acid, stirring, transferring resultant to reactor, adding deionized water and hydrogen peroxide, adjusting pH of resultant to 8-9 using aqueous ammonia, filtering, clarifying, drying and reacting resultant with inert gas. The particle size of graphite particles is 30-180 mesh. The mass ratio of treated graphite and nitric acid is 1:2-6. The mass ratio of treated graphite and potassium permanganate is 1:0.3-0.5.
NOVELTY - An N-phenyl fulleropyrrolidine derivative (I), is new.    USE - New N-phenyl fulleropyrrolidine derivative is used as acceptor material for manufacturing photovoltaic device (all claimed) e.g. solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An N-phenyl fulleropyrrolidine derivative of formula (I), is new.    R1=linear or branched 1-10C alkyl, linear or branched 2-10C alkenyloxy, linear or branched 2-10C alkynyl, phenoxy or naphthyloxy;and    R2=R1 or H.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of N-phenyl fulleropyrrolidine derivative (I).
NOVELTY - Polyfunctional acid anhydride obtained by reacting nuclear hydrogenated anhydrous trimellitic acid halide or mixture of anhydrous trimellitic acid halide and nuclear hydrogenated anhydrous trimellitic acid halide with polyol (A) (I) containing at least three hydroxyl groups, is claimed.    USE - The polyfunctional acid anhydride is useful as curing agent for thermosetting resin composition to produce cured product (all claimed), and as coating material, resist ink, adhesives, sealant, electrical and electronic materials for printed circuit board, semiconductor industry, civil engineering construction, LED, LCD, plasma display, electroluminescent display, mobile device or solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polyfunctional acid anhydride improves stability, transparency, toughness, heat-resistant, and coloring properties of resin composition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Polyfunctional acid anhydride obtained by reacting nuclear hydrogenated anhydrous trimellitic acid halide or mixture of anhydrous trimellitic acid halide and nuclear hydrogenated anhydrous trimellitic acid halide either with polyol (A) of formula (I) containing at least three hydroxyl groups; or with polyol (B) obtained by reacting alkylene oxide, cyclic ether and cyclic ester with polyol (A), is claimed.    R1, R3, R4, R5, R6 = H, OH, 1-11 hydrocarbons or 1-4C hydroxyalkyl;    R2 = hydroxy or 1-4C hydroxyalkyl;    l = 0-11; and    m, n = 1-11.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) thermosetting resin composition comprising polyfunctional acid anhydride; and    (2) prepreg grants curing of the thermosetting resin composition in half cured condition.
NOVELTY - Substrate (9) with porous film is processed by mixing 1st processing solution containing water with gas to form 1st processing solution droplets, injecting to porous film, mixing 2nd processing solution which is organic solvent with gas to form 2nd processing solution droplets, and injecting droplets of second processing solution to porous film in which porous film has porous structure, and organic solvent has higher volatility than 1st processing solution.    USE - Processing of substrate with porous film for semiconductor wafer, LCD device, plasma display, optical disk, magnetic disk, magneto-optical disk, photomask, and solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - Processing of substrate with porous film cleans substrate without damaging substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for substrate processing device (100) comprising holding component (15) for holding substrate, 2-fluid nozzle (31) for mixing processing solution with gas to generate droplets and injecting droplets, and controlling component (4).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of substrate processing device.    Controlling component (4)    Substrate (9)    Holding component (15)    2-fluid nozzle (31)    Substrate processing device (100)
NOVELTY - The device has a first subassembly (102) comprising a first bonding layer (120a) and a first substrate. A second subassembly (104) comprises a second substrate. A second bonding layer (140a) is directly bound to the first bonding layer. The first bonding layer and the second bonding layer are respectively lattice-mismatched to the first substrate and the second substrate. A buffer layer is epitaxially grown on the second substrate. The second subassembly includes semiconductor layers lattice-mismatched to the second substrate.    USE - Directly bound lattice-mismatched semiconductor device i.e. Group III-V semiconductor device such as multi-junction solar cell, for an electronic device i.e. computer.    ADVANTAGE - The buffer layer can absorb the strain of lattice-mismatch, and prevents vertical propagation of dislocations, and is provided with lattice-mismatching device components so as to widen range of band gap combinations and enhance material quality of a semiconductor device. The device ensures that a gallium indium arsenide (GaInAs) subcell is replaced with an active germanium subcell so as to reduce overall cost of the semiconductor device. The germanium substrate ensures better spalling compatibility, etching chemical selectivity, and simplicity in back-side metal contacts with substrate polarity during semiconductor fabrication.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a preassembled structure including a first subassembly and a second subassembly.    Preassembled structure (100)    Subassemblies (102, 104)    Wafers (110, 130)    Bonding layers (120a, 140a)
NOVELTY - A solar energy battery comprises n-type silicon wafer comprising a rich silicon oxidation layer on a surface of n-type silicon wafer, where the back surface of n-type silicon wafer is provided with a transition layer, and the transition layer is one or more layer.    USE - Solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy battery has high efficiency and improved stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar energy battery comprises n-type silicon wafer comprising a rich silicon oxidation layer on a surface of n-type silicon wafer, where the back surface of n-type silicon wafer is provided with a transition layer, the transition layer is one or more layer, the silicon oxidation layer is selected from i-A-SiOx, i- mu c-SiOx, n- A-SiOx, n- mu c-SiOx, and n-type gradient c-SiOx and n type gradient A-SiOx, the x is 0-2. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar energy battery manufacturing method involves preparing transition layer by ammoniation process on mixed gas or ammonia gas and ammonia nitrogen after mixing and drying, performing plasma enhanced chemistry gas phase deposition (PECVD) or high density plasma chemistry gas phase deposition ( alpha -PECVD) method, manufacturing silicon rich thin film, followed by assembling transition layer and thin film to obtain finished product.
NOVELTY - The method involves taking a nitrate or carbonate of cathode material as raw material using a casting molding technique in a laminated layer for pore size and porosity gradient change of a cathode film. A slurry coating is performed after cutting a gradient cathode for a bonding body in symmetrical in a YSZ electrolyte.    USE - Solid oxide fuel cell gradient cathode film preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables performing simple process, reducing preparation cost, and providing better electro-chemical performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solid oxide fuel cell gradient cathode film.
NOVELTY - The plate has a stainless steel plate or titanium alloy plate basal body (1) comprising two side surfaces orderly formed with a nitride layer (2), a chromium nitride thin film (3) and a base nano composite electric conduction film (4). The chromium nitride thin film and the base nano composite electric conduction film are made by carbon element and nitrogen element content along the stainless steel plate or titanium alloy plate basal body for continuous gradient distribution.    USE - Nitride enhanced surface fuel cell pole plate.    ADVANTAGE - The plate prevents substrate passivation on the surface, and is effective to prevent corrosion causing coating failure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a nitride enhanced surface fuel cell pole plate preparation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a nitride enhanced surface fuel cell pole plate.    Stainless steel plate or titanium alloy plate basal body (1)    Nitride layer (2)    Chromium nitride thin film (3)    Base nano composite electric conduction film (4)
NOVELTY - The element has a metal substrate (1), a low refractive index thin film (2), a high refractive index semiconductor nano array block (3), a low refractive index thin film (4) and a low refractive index thin film (5). The thin film (2) is covered above the metal substrate. The nano array block is exposed out of the thin film (2). The recess area is filled with the thin film (4). The high refractive index semiconductor nano array block area is covered with the refractive index thin film (5).    USE - High performance spectrum selectivity absorbing element used in solar energy photovoltaic system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nano-imprint technology is used to achieve the large area. The processing cost of the solar energy photovoltaic system is reduced. The structural design is very flexible by choosing different metals, semiconductors, dielectric materials, and by changing the structure parameters. The flexible regulation and cut-off wavelength spectral selectivity are achieved. The temperature stability is improved, if the material is properly selected.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the high performance spectrum selectivity absorbing element.    Metal substrate (1)    Low refractive index thin films (2,4,5)    High refractive index semiconductor nano array block (3)
NOVELTY - An electrochemical cell comprises an anode comprising a metal, a porous cathode supplied with a gas comprising nitric oxide and gas selected from nitrogen oxide, oxygen, water vapor, a gaseous hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, a separator (27) located between the anode and cathode, and an electrolyte (28), where the active cathode ingredient is nitric oxide or nitrogen oxide.    USE - Electrochemical cell for use in rechargeable battery that is utilized in a vehicle (all claimed) such as automobile, truck van, bus and golf cart.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has increased potential efficiency and utility, high capacity, and high working efficiency, improved rechargeability, and is cost-effective.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrochemical cell comprises an anode comprising a metal, a porous cathode supplied with a gas comprising nitric oxide and gas selected from nitrogen oxide (NxOy), oxygen, water vapor, a gaseous hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, a separator located between the anode and cathode, and an electrolyte, where the active cathode ingredient is nitric oxide or nitrogen oxide (NxOy), x is 1 or 2 and y is 1-4. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a rechargeable battery    (2) a vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an electrochemical cell.    Casing (21)    Porous board (22)    Positive electrode (23)    Negative electrode (25)    Separator (27)    Electrolyte (28)    Nitric oxide supply inlet (29)
NOVELTY - Determining concentration of metal impurities contaminating a silicon product, comprises obtaining test sample of silicon product with metal impurities disposed in it; placing test sample within a first vessel; adding first acid solution to first vessel; submerging test sample into first acid solution to produce mixed solution of first acid solution, metal impurities and digested silicon; separating undigested silicon from mixed solution; and analyzing the mixed solution to determine concentration of metal impurities.    USE - The method is useful: for determining a concentration of metal impurities, preferably tungsten carbide contaminating a silicon product, where the metal impurities are cobalt, tungsten, gold, iron, nickel, copper, chromium, magnesium, aluminum, sodium, zinc, manganese, molybdenum and/or titanium (all claimed); and for removing metal impurities on the surface of semiconductor grade silicon for analyzing the concentration of metal impurities contaminating the silicon product, which is useful for production of solar cells for photovoltaic cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides silicon products with a high purity to minimize contamination contributed to the monocrystalline or multicrystalline silicon by the polycrystalline silicon.
NOVELTY - A silicon wafer etching method involves providing a sacrificial porous silicon layer on a single crystal silicon wafer, followed by selectively etching the sacrificial porous silicon layer with an aqueous etchant, where the aqueous etchant is maintained at 0-10 degrees C, and the aqueous etchant comprises potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and hydrogen fluoride.    USE - Method for etching silicon wafer that is utilized for manufacturing solar cells such as semiconductor devices.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables etching silicon wafer with better selectivity and high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of composite wafer.    Sacrificial porous silicon layer (101')    Silicon-based device layer (105')    Working solar cell (130)
NOVELTY - The thin film manufacturing method involves sputtering the CIGS single target to the single process sputtering and evaporating the CIGS thin film on the substrate using CIGS thin film plating process. The substrate safe arrival process is provided for settling up the substrate within the sputtering device. The room temperature of the substrate is provided in predetermined range. The CIGS single target is provided with copper, yttrium, indium, gallium, selenium and sulfur.    USE - Method for manufacturing copper, indium, gallium and selenide (CIGS) thin film used during manufacturing process of thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The defect generated in the different crystal plane boundary can be minimized and the stabilized CIGS thin film can be manufactured. Thus the conversion efficiency of the thin film solar cell device can be improved. The movement of the carriers generated by the optical energy in the interface can be controlled and thus the efficiency of the solar cell device can be improved. The efficiency of the CIGS thin film solar cell element can be enlarged.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a thin film solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram illustrating the process for manufacturing CIGS thin film.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing for a source formed of indium and selenium. A buffer layer (400) is evaporated after preparing a light absorption layer (300) for the source. The thickness of the buffer layer is 30-60 nm. The defect density in the buffer layer is less in order to be near to specified atomic ratio. The buffer layer is formed using a co-sputtering method, sputtering method, metal organic chemical vapor deposition method, molecular beam epitaxy method, electrophoresis method, screen printing method, or the particle deposition method.    USE - Method for manufacturing buffer layer of thin film solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The environment toxicity due to the waste generated during the manufacturing process of the buffer layer is reduced. The defect density generated in the absorber and the buffer layer interface is reduced by the element continuity with the solar cell absorber. The addition rate of the indium, the selenium or the gallium is selectively controlled. The band-gap control is facilitated during the manufacture of the buffer layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a buffer layer;    (2) a method for manufacturing thin film solar cell; and    (3) a thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the thin film solar cell with buffer layer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (100)    Backsurface electrode layer (200)    Light absorption layer (300)    Buffer layer (400)    Transparent electrode layer (500)
NOVELTY - A near-infrared-absorption alumina material comprises 99.5 %mass or more alumina and 100-3000 ppm ferric oxide by iron conversion. The spectrum absorption factor at 600 nm is 20% or less and the spectrum absorption factor at 1900 nm is 30% or more.    USE - Near-infrared-absorption alumina material is useful as ceramics (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to near-infrared absorption filters, near-infrared line segment optical devices, biosensors, sunlight absorbent materials, decorative materials used in construction, domestic-use decorative materials, absorbent materials of yttrium aluminum garnet laser or semiconductor laser in medical applications, ranging devices, traffic monitoring systems, and ultra high-speed data communication, coating materials of solar cell materials, building materials, coating of safety goggles, and glass for which weather resistance and heat resistance are required.    ADVANTAGE - The near-infrared-absorption alumina material has excellent infrared absorption power in the wavelength range of eye-safe laser, weather resistance, moisture resistance, and heat resistance. The material, when used for cover materials of solar cells, suppresses increase in panel temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for near-infrared-absorption alumina ceramics having a porosity of 0.5% or less, and consisting of alumina crystal grains and a grain boundary.
NOVELTY - The flexible cable (1) has a conductive layer (2) and an insulating layer (3) that clamps the conductive layer. The conductive layer is comprised of a carbon nanotube. The average diameter of the carbon nanotube, and the standard deviation of the diameter are related by a predetermined relationship.    USE - Flexible cable for electronic device e.g. solar cell module (all claimed), personal computer, mobile telephone, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Thickness of a hinge can be made comparatively thin when a flexible cable is used for the hinge which connect between the components of an electronic device. The tensile strength and the tensile elasticity modulus of the flexible cable can be improved, and the durability of the flexible cable can be improved by extension.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electronic device; and    (2) solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view and sectional view of flexible cable.    Cable (1)    Conductive layer (2)    Insulating layer (3)    Terminal portions (4,4a,4b)
NOVELTY - A radiation sensitive resin composition comprises alkali-soluble resin chosen from polyimide, polyimide precursor and polysiloxane, semiconductor quantum dot, and polymerization initiator.    USE - A radiation sensitive resin composition used for cured film and light emitting element (all claimed).Can also be used in light emitting diode, illuminating device, and solar cell other than display element and electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - Composition forms a highly reliable cured film with excellent light resistance and fluorescence characteristic.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) cured film comprising radiation sensitive resin composition;    (2) light emitting element comprising light emitting layer (13) which is formed using radiation sensitive resin composition; and    (3) formation of light emitting layer which involves forming coating film of radiation sensitive resin composition on board, irradiating radiation in greater than or equal to 1 part of formed coating film, developing irradiated coating film and heating developed coating film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the light emission display element.    Wavelength conversion substrate (11)    Light emitting layer (13)    Black matrix (14)    Adhesive bond layer (15)    Light emission display element (100)
NOVELTY - A polyamide-imide resin is obtained by copolymerizing imide compound of polyamic acid with aromatic dianhydride, aromatic dicarbonyl compound and aromatic diamine. The content of aromatic dicarbonyl compound is 1-50 mol% with respect to total content of aromatic dianhydride and aromatic dicarbonyl compound. The aromatic dianhydride includes 2,2-hexafluoroisopropylidene diphthalic anhydride, cyclobutane tetracarboxylic dianhydride and/or cyclopentane tetracarboxylic dianhydride. The aromatic diamine is 4,4'-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1,1'-biphenyl-4,4'-diamine.    USE - Polyamide-imide resin is used for manufacture of film for plastic display substrate (all claimed). Can also be used for semiconductor insulating film, thin film transistor-liquid crystal display insulating layer, passivation film, liquid crystal alignment film, optical communication material and protective film for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The film manufactured using the polyamide-imide resin has excellent transparency, thermal stability, mechanical property and birefringence property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for film manufactured using the polyamide-imide resin.
NOVELTY - A base-film-formation composition comprises compound (A) comprising a group capable of reacting with silanol or silane, and a solvent. The receding contact angle of the base film (102) with respect to pure water is no less than 70-90 degrees .    USE - Composition used for forming base films between layer comprising silicon atom and directed self-assembling film in directed self-assembly lithography (claimed) in manufacture of electronic device e.g. semiconductor devices e.g. LEDs, solar cells, and LCDs.    ADVANTAGE - The composition enables favorable formation of phase separation structure by directed self-assembly, and accurate rectangular pattern.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for directed self-assembly lithography, which involves applying the base film-forming composition on layer (I) comprising a silicon atom such that a base film is provided on layer (I), providing a directed self-assembling film (105) on surface (I) of the base film opposite to surface (II) on which layer (I) is provided, the directed self-assembling film comprising phases (105a,105b), and removing at least one portion of the phases of the directed self-assembling film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining the state after providing a film having a phase separation structure by directed self-assembly on a region surrounded by the pre-pattern on the base film in the directed self-assembly lithography method.    Substrate (101)    Base film (102)    Pre-pattern (103)    Directed self-assembling film (105)    Phases (105a,105b)
NOVELTY - An electrically conductive paste composition comprises electroconductive powder, lead-free tellurium glass frit, lead containing additive and vehicle.    USE - Electrically conductive paste composition for use in solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The paste has excellent electrical property and can form an electrode with high adhesive strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing an electrically conductive paste composition.
NOVELTY - A curable resin composition comprises alkali-soluble resin, semiconductor quantum dot, polyfunctional acrylate, chain transfer agent, and radiation sensitive polymerization initiator.    USE - Curable resin composition for forming cured film and light emitting element or layer, and wavelength conversion film (all claimed) that is utilized in LED, an illuminating device, and field of a solar cell other than a display element and an electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent in the fluorescence characteristics and reliability such as light resistance, and easy to pattern, and is highly reliable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for forming light emitting layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of light emission display element.    Substrate (12, 16)    Black matrix (14)    Adhesive bond layer (15)    Light source (17)    Light source substrate (18)
NOVELTY - Preparation of polyhedron platinum-palladium alloy nanocatalyst comprises dissolving chloroplatinic acid and palladium chloride at molar ratio of 1:1-9 in mixture of methanol and water, adding metal precursor and octaamino silsesquioxane at molar ratio of 1:1-5, adjusting pH to 3-5, and ultrasonically oscillating to obtain active metal precursor mixture; transferring into hydrothermal reaction vessel, and reacting to 90-170 degrees C for 5-10 hours; and separating solid from liquid, washing with water and ethanol, and oven vacuum-drying to 50-90 degrees C.    USE - Method for preparation of polyhedron platinum-palladium alloy nanocatalyst used for high efficiency catalysis of formic acid (claimed).
NOVELTY - Preparing silicon nitride film, involves placing a substrate in magnetron sputtering device including a vacuum chamber and turret rod, placing a silicon target in the vacuum chamber, evacuating vacuum chamber to 10-4-10-3 Pa, heating substrate at 200-250 degrees C, purging vacuum chamber with argon gas, closing vacuum chamber, simultaneously purging with argon and 10-80% nitrogen, adjusting negative bias of the silicon target to -800 V to 1000 V and power to 2-4 kW, and depositing silicon target on substrate for 60-120 minutes.    USE - The method is useful for preparing silicon nitride film, which is useful for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method is capable of easily and reliably preparing silicon nitride film with controlled microstructure, and improved optical and electrical properties.
NOVELTY - A glass comprises 35-50 mol% phosphorus pentoxide, 5-15 mol% aluminum oxide, 20-35 mol% potassium oxide, 0-20 mol% sodium oxide, 0-5 mol% lithium oxide, 25-50 mol% total of lithium oxide, sodium oxide and potassium oxide, 0-18 mol% barium oxide, 0-10 mol% strontium oxide, 5-18 mol% total of barium oxide and strontium oxide, and 0-12 mol% zinc oxide, and does not contain lead oxide. The molar ratio of total of lithium oxide and sodium oxide with respect to potassium oxide is 0.1-0.45.    USE - Glass is used for adhering ceramics and metal in formation of metallic component with glass layer for light-emitting element mounting of chip on board-type light-emitting diode package (all claimed). Can also be used for solar cell, plasma display panel, variable-frequency drive, organic electroluminescent device, liquid crystal display, field emission display, microelectromechanical system, integrated circuit package, and crystal oscillator.    ADVANTAGE - The glass has high thermal expansion coefficient equivalent to metals, such as aluminum and stainless steel, and provides metallic component with glass layer having excellent water resistance and adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for metallic component (1) with glass layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of chip on board-type light-emitting diode package.    Metal component with glass layer (1)    Insulating film (3)    Chip on board-type light-emitting diode package (10)    Light-emitting diode element (11)    Bonding wire (12)
NOVELTY - A curable epoxy resin composition comprises an alicyclic epoxy compound (A), an isocyanuric acid derivative (B) having oxirane ring(s) in a molecule, and isocyanuric acid derivative (C) having alkenyl group(s) in a molecule other than isocyanuric acid derivative (B).    USE - Curable epoxy resin composition used for forming hardened materials and for sealing optical semiconductor devices (all claimed), optical elements, optical lens, optical components, electronic papers, touchscreens, solar cell substrates, optical waveguides, light-guide plates and holographic memory. Can also be used for adhesive agent, electric-insulation material, laminated boards, coating, ink, coating material, sealant, resist, composite material, transparent base material, transparent sheet and transparent film.    ADVANTAGE - The curable epoxy resin composition provides hardened component with excellent heat resistance, light resistance and thermal shock resistance. The hardened component provides optical semiconductor devices with improved electricity supply characteristics, moisture absorption-proof reflow property even at high temperature, excellent durability, quality, luminous intensity even at high humidity conditions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for optical semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the optical semiconductor device.    Reflector (100)    Metal wiring (101)    Optical semiconductor element (102)    Bonding wire (103)    Hardened material (104)
NOVELTY - A resin compound comprises an alicyclic alkylene repeating unit (I).    USE - Resin compound is used in water vapor barrier materials used for forming water vapor barrier film used in packaging material (all claimed) for packaging foodstuffs and drink. Can also be used for coating material of electronic materials such as solar cells, board for display elements, building materials, and industrial materials.    ADVANTAGE - The resin compound provides water vapor barrier resin film having excellent barrier property with respect to water vapor and oxygen, strength, breakage resistance, bending resistance, anti-coldness, heat resistance, transparency, and quality during long-term storage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A resin compound comprises an alicyclic alkylene repeating unit of formula -(O-CH2-R1-CH2-O-Xm)- (I).    R1=alicyclic alkylene;    m=0 or 1;    X=group chosen from groups of formula -C(=O)-R2-C(=O) (i), -C(R3)-(ii), -C(=O)-(iii);    R2=bivalent heterocyclyl, or bivalent aryl comprising alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, alicyclic alkylene, bivalent aryl, alkylene involved in bonding, alkenylene or alkynylene;and    R3=alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alicyclic alkyl, aryl optionally comprising alkylene involved in bonding, or heterocyclyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) resin compound, which is obtained by reacting the resin compound and a curing agent;    (2) coating material for vapor deposition surface protection of vapor deposition film containing the resin compound; and    (3) gas or water vapor barrier film, which is formed by coating the coating material for vapor deposition surface protection of the vapor deposition film to the vapor deposition surface side of a vapor deposition film.
NOVELTY - A copper and aluminum composite-type photovoltaic ribbon comprises longitudinally extended band component containing copper layer, aluminum layer and tin layer. One surface of the copper layer is coated with tin layer, and other surface of the copper layer is coated with aluminum layer.    USE - Copper and aluminum composite-type photovoltaic ribbon is used for solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The copper and aluminum composite-type photovoltaic ribbon is economical.
NOVELTY - Organic metal halide precursor crystals are ground to powder. The crystal powder as raw material is placed in coating chamber. The substrate is placed in sample holder of coating chamber and organic metal halide film is deposited. The coating chamber is evacuated, power supply of evaporation source is turned on, and evaporation source parameters are controlled to form organic metal halide film on substrate. The organic metal halide has organic portion of methyl amine, metal of germanium, tin or lead, and halogen of iodine, chlorine or bromine.    USE - Formation of organic metal halide film used in solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides organic metal halide film having strong absorptive capacity, high quality, excellent repeatability and stability with reduced energy consumption, by economical process. The organic metal halide film avoids the use of oxygen and water.
NOVELTY - The method involves performing anisotropic etching or texturing process. A RCA is cleaned. A dopant is deposited to detect a first diffusion of the dopant. A silicon oxide surface is arranged on a face without doping diluted hydrofluoric acid. The dopant is diffused during anisotropic etching or texturing process. The RCA is cleaned again. The dopant is utilized to perform the detection process, where the silicon oxide is located in a face without doping diluted hydrofluoric acid. The hydrofluoric acid is silicated.    USE - Method for diffusing dopants in silicon wafers for fabrication of solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing time and energy consumption of electrical human resources and consumption of high purity gas and chemical products. The method enables reducing manufacturing cost of the solar cells in an effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a method for diffusing dopants in silicon wafers for fabrication of solar cells. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The apparatus comprises an element for interaction between flow of reagents, another element for optimizing steam flow of water around the reactor, and third element for heating the reactor allowing the reaction. The reaction is performed at 200 degrees C.    USE - Apparatus for synthesizing tin dioxide nanoparticles used in microelectronics for fabricating opto-electronic devices, solar cells, catalysts or gas sensors.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus enhances reaction kinetics and yield, and allows the reaction to perform at lower temperatures than in other synthesis methods. The obtained tin dioxide nanoparticles have high electrical conductivity, high transparency in UV visible region, and high thermal, mechanical and chemical endurance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for producing tin dioxide nanoparticles, which involves:    (A) allowing interaction between flow of reagents;    (B) optimizing steam flow of water around the reactor; and    (C) heating the reactor to perform reaction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a water vapor distributor.
NOVELTY - Fabricating (I) metal oxide having polycrystalline structure, comprises: mixing metal precursor material, base material, and distilled water with each other to fabricate preparation solution; adding anionic surfactant into preparation solution to form precursor solution; forming metal oxide nanoparticles in precursor solution, where each of metal oxide nanoparticles comprise metal cation and oxygen anion; and fabricating metal oxide sheet by coupling metal oxide nanoparticles to each other, where metal oxide sheet has hexagonal shape and polycrystalline structure in an aspect of plane.    USE - The method is useful for fabricating metal oxide having polycrystalline structure (claimed) which is useful in solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides the solar cell that exhibits high photoconductivity and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for fabricating (II) metal oxide, comprising mixing a metal precursor material, base material, and distilled water to fabricate preparation solution, adding a cationic surfactant into the preparation solution to forming a precursor solution; thermally treating the precursor solution to form metal oxide nanoparticles, where each of the metal oxide nanoparticles comprises a metal cation and an oxygen anion and coupling the metal oxide nanoparticles to each other to fabricate a metal oxide nanowire.
NOVELTY - The plate (53) has a conducting sheet, and a set of faces (55), where one of the faces is arranged with two drainage canals (553, 554) separated by a set of walls (559) delimiting another drainage canals of another face. A set of flow restriction channels (555, 556) is arranged in each of the drainage canals, where cross-section of the flow restriction channels is lower than cross section of access openings of the drainage channels. An alternation of one drainage channel of one group and the drainage channel of another group is performed in one face.    USE - Flow guidance plate for a fuel cell (claimed) that is arranged for providing electric power to large-scale cars.    ADVANTAGE - The alternation of one drainage channel of one group and the drainage channel of another group is performed in one face, thus enabling to utilize the same plate for single flow and dual flow of anodic and cathodic fluids without disparities, and homogenizing pressure losses between the anode and cathode channels.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a drainage channel of one face in a metal sheet of a fuel cell flow guidance plate.    Plate (53)    Faces (55)    Drainage canals (553, 554)    Flow restriction channels (555, 556)    Walls (559)
NOVELTY - The gas kiln (1) has baking chamber (2) in which ceramic compact (11) is accommodated. Baking gas distribution path (3) supplies baking gas to baking chamber. Burner (10) burns fuel and generates combustion gas. Combustion-gas flow path (5) is provided where fuel gas emitted by burner circulates. Heat regenerator (6) heats thermal storage structure by combustion gas. Heated thermal storage structure discharges heat to baking gas, and heats baking gas between baking gas distribution path and combustion-gas flow path. Heated baking gas is conveyed in chamber, and ceramic compact is baked.    USE - Gas kiln used for baking of molded object e.g. ceramic compact such as elongate ceramic compact and flat ceramic compact of fuel cell e.g. solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC).    ADVANTAGE - The gas kiln prevents that a quality change of a component generates by reaction of combustion gas and ceramics by baking without combustion gas and ceramic compact directly-contacting. The thermal efficiency is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing ceramic compact.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the gas kiln.    Gas kiln (1)    Baking chamber (2)    Baking gas distribution path (3)    Combustion-gas flow path (5)    Heat regenerator (6)    Burner (10)    Ceramic compact (11)
NOVELTY - The copper film formation agent is coated on a base material. A predetermined portion of the coated copper film formation agent is irradiated with light through a mask. The light irradiation time for the copper film formation agent is set less than 1 second. A portion of copper film formation agent not irradiated with light is washed using water and removed from the base material.    USE - Method of forming copper circuit used in e.g. manufacture of wiring board (claimed). Can also be used in radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, near field communication (NFC) antenna, display device, solar cell, laminated ceramic capacitor, chip resistor, planar coil, printed electronic device, articles, and art work.    ADVANTAGE - The wiring pattern is drawn easily, accurately and repeatedly by simplifying the wiring pattern formation process. The need for using the etching resist or highly accurate printing press is made unnecessary by performing light irradiation process and washing process. The mask is not abraded by preventing the contact of mask with another structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photograph of the copper pattern.
NOVELTY - The system (100) has crucible holders set at upper portion of container (6). A substrate support unit (5) is set at container lower portion. The shutters (2a,2b) are separately arranged in crucible holder. The shutter (3) is arranged at substrate holder upper portion. Crucible holder comprising glass-made crucibles (11a,11b) is provided with opening portion at lower end. A resistance heater is used for heating the raw material supplied into glass-made crucibles, such that vapor of raw material is diffused under container and passed towards substrate to form film in substrate (4).    USE - Small vacuum evaporation system for analyzing quality of vapor deposition film of organic thin-film transistor or organic thin-film solar cell (all claimed) to manufacture organic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The opening portion is arranged in the downward side of crucible holder, so that the film is formed stably. The container is divided into upper side container and lower side container, so that the size of small vacuum evaporation system is reduced and the operability of system is improved. The quality of the film is analyzed in real-time at the initial stage of film forming process by using the X-ray or radiated light. The fault in the film is determined in the initial stage of film forming process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the analysis method for analyzing quality of vapor deposition film at the time of forming film on substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the small vacuum evaporation system.    Shutters (2a,2b,3)    Substrate (4)    Substrate support unit (5)    Container (6)    Glass-made crucibles (11a,11b)    Small vacuum evaporation system (100)
NOVELTY - A lithium secondary battery (100) consists of a positive electrode comprising lithium transition metal composite oxide as positive-electrode active material, a negative electrode, and cyclic silazane-based compound and/or its reaction product contained on and/or around the negative electrode. The cyclic silazane-based compound comprises silicon-nitrogen bond in the ring and has at least one vinyl group.    USE - Lithium secondary battery is used for vehicle (claimed), personal computers, mobile devices, electric automobiles, hybrid automobiles, plug-in hybrid automobiles, fuel cell automobiles, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium secondary battery has high output performance and energy density excellent durability, cycle characteristics, and initial charging and discharging efficiencies.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for production of lithium secondary battery, which involves obtaining positive electrode and negative electrode, and supplying cyclic silazane-based compound to at least the negative electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the lithium secondary battery.    Battery case (10)    Lid (14)    Outer positive terminal (38)    Outer negative terminal (48)    Battery (100)
NOVELTY - Production of hydrogen involves generating hydrogen gas by vertically immersing sheet-like aluminum (5) in an aqueous solution containing calcium hydroxide (7).    USE - Production of hydrogen is used as fuel of fuel cell. Uses include but are not limited to notebook personal computer, mobile telephone, domestic electrical appliance and motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables production of hydrogen using reaction of water and aluminum which are capable of generating hydrogen continuously for long period of time without reducing the total volume of hydrogen generation. Since the sheet-like aluminum has total surface area of 150-3000 cm2 and thickness of 6.5-100 mu m, termination of hydrogen-producing reaction is eliminated and hydrogen-producing efficiency is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen-producing apparatus (1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the hydrogen production apparatus.    Hydrogen-producing apparatus (1)    Container (3)    Sheet-like aluminum (5)    Calcium hydroxide (7)    Film-type flow meter (9)
NOVELTY - The system (200) has a crossover return system including a vessel operably connected to a hydrogen (H2) feed and return system (205) and configured to receive effluent containing a first portion of hydrogen reactant and a second portion of bromine electrolyte. The vessel separates the first portion from the second portion. A first return line (264) operably connects the vessel to a first tank (206) to return the first portion of the hydrogen reactant to the first tank. A second return line operably connects the vessel to a second tank (218) to return the electrolyte to the second tank.    USE - Flow battery system.    ADVANTAGE - The system reduces reactant crossover resulting in loss of energy efficiency and battery capacity by separating bromine electrolyte from hydrogen reactant and returning the bromine electrolyte to a bromine tank. The system avoids reactant mixing in case of hydrogen/bromine chemistries with particular focus on return of bromine species to a bromine side of a cell. The compressor and a pressure throttle introduce improved separation of bromine species from hydrogen gas to improve system performance at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for operating a flow battery system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of a hydrogen/bromine flow battery system including a condenser between a compressed hydrogen gas tank and a liquid bromine/hydrogen-bromine tank.    Flow battery system (200)    Battery cells (202)    Feed and return system (205)    Tanks (206, 218)    Return line (264)
NOVELTY - A base material consists of a waterproof material permeable membrane provided on the surface of base material obtained from carbon steel, low-alloy steel, ferritic stainless steel, or martensitic stainless steel. The waterproof material permeable membrane has a triple-layered structure membrane obtained by laminating aluminum-based intermetallic compound layer, aluminum layer, and alumina layer on the surface of base material. The average thickness of waterproof material permeable membrane is 3-35 mu m.    USE - Base material is used in manufacture of hydrogen apparatus e.g. pressure vessel and piping for fuel cell used as electric power source of motor vehicle and transporting apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The base material enables manufacture of hydrogen apparatus, by economical process. The occurrence of hydrogen embrittlement and penetration of hydrogen into the base material of hydrogen apparatus during the generation of high-pressure hydrogen are suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of base material.
NOVELTY - The system has an air exhaustion line connected to a cathode exit of a hydrogen fuel cell arranged with a hydrogen humidifier. An air humidifier is arranged between the air exhaust line and an air supply line. A hydrogen humidifier is arranged between the air exhaust line and a hydrogen supply line. The air humidifier supplies air to a cathode of a battery through the air supply line. The hydrogen humidifier supplies hydrogen to an anode of the battery through the hydrogen supply line. A polygon/square type micro-hollow tunnel is arranged between the cathode and the anode.    USE - Hydrogen fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The system ensures production or circulation of amount of water in the battery so as to improve efficiency of the system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The micro-hollow tunnel is made of polymer, metal or ceramics.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a hydrogen fuel cell system.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A transparent conductive film composite comprises 0.07-0.2 wt.% metallic material, 0.01-0.5 wt.% dispersant, and 99.3-99.92 wt.% solvent. The metallic material comprises 84-99.99 wt.% metal nanowires (200) and 0.01-16 wt.% micron metal flakes (220).    USE - Transparent conductive film composite is used for flexible electronic products. Uses include but are not limited to LCDs, electroluminescent panels, plasma display panels, field emission displays, touch panels, and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive film composite has high conductivity and transparency, excellent economical efficiency, and a sheet resistance of 100 Omega /square or less, preferably 80 Omega /square. The composite can be manufactured without requiring high-vacuum manufacturing equipment. The composite can be applied to both medium-sized and large-sized displays and panels.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for transparent conductive film having a sheet resistance of 100 Omega /square or less and a transparency of 95% or more.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the transparent conductive film which includes metal nanowires and micron metal flakes.    Metal nanowires (200)    Contact point (210)    Micron metal flakes (220)    Contact region (230)
NOVELTY - The structure (1) has a light emitting unit (10) placed in a frame (12). An encapsulant (16) fills the frame for packing the light emitting unit. Fluorescent powders (18) are dispersed in the encapsulant, where scattering particles (20) are doped into the encapsulant by a spot gluing process, and a proportion of the scattering particles in the encapsulant are 0 to 5 percentages. Diameter of the scattering particles is 20 nanometers to 500 nanometers. The fluorescent powders and the encapsulant are mixed to disperse the fluorescent powders in the encapsulant.    USE - LED package structure for a solid-state lighting apparatus for a large-scale signboard, traffic signal lamp, cell phone, scanner, fax machine and an illumination device. Can also be used for a thin film or organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The structure makes uniform distribution of color temperature under different angles so as to improve light emitting quality. The scattering particles are doped into the encapsulant of the structure so as to increase lumen efficiency and improve color temperature distribution under different angle. The intensity of present LED is significantly reduced at the blue light section of 450 nanometers to 495 nanometers, and is increased at the blue light section of 570 nanometers to 590 nanometers so as to prove that when the zirconium oxide nanoparticles are doped into the encapsulant, the use rate of blue light can be increased, thus raising the light emitting efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a package structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a package structure of an LED.    Package structure (1)    Light emitting unit (10)    Frame (12)    Encapsulant (16)    Fluorescent powders (18)    Scattering particles (20)
NOVELTY - The gasket includes 1 to 5 parts per hundred rubber (phr) of peroxide crosslinking agent, 0.1 to 1 phr of co-crosslinking agent, 0.1 to 1 phr of antioxidant, and 1 to 10 phr of carbon black, in comparison with 100 phr of EPDM rubber, respectively. The EPDM rubber includes 50 to 60 weight percent (wt. %) of ethylene and 4 to 10 wt. % of diene monomer.    USE - Gasket for fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The airtightness and durability of the fuel cell stack is improved by applying the EPDM rubber compound to the gasket for the fuel cell stack. The long-term durability of a hydrogen-powered fuel cell car is improved by enhancing the airtightness and durability of the fuel cell stack. The gasket is made of EPDM rubber material having excellent resistance to compressive deformation and resistance to cold so as to provide long-term airtightness under fuel cell operation conditions. The durability is improved without reducing the performance since the gasket does not include metal ions or impurities which can be eluted so as to not contaminate the components of the fuel cell stack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph highlighting the results for evaluating the influence of an antioxidant on the compression set of a gasket for fuel cells.
NOVELTY - A molybdenum or molybdenum alloy-containing backing plate comprises monolayer or multilayer comprising corrosion-resistant metal chosen from copper, nickel, chromium, silver or gold as roughened surface which is formed by roughening surface to Ra of 2 mu m or more and Ry of 15 mu m or less provided on the surface of side (cooling surface side) which cools molybdenum or molybdenum alloy-containing backing plate. The backing plate for joining target comprising low heat-expansion material having linear expansion coefficient of 6x 10-6/K or less.    USE - Molybdenum or molybdenum alloy-containing backing plate is used for sputtering target backing plate conjugate (claimed) for forming thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The molybdenum or molybdenum alloy-containing backing plate has excellent corrosion resistance, high heat conductive degree, and high adhesiveness. The backing plate provides sputtering target with high productivity and high purity, by environmentally-friendly process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for sputtering target backing plate conjugate.
NOVELTY - Production of carbon-based composite fuel cell cathode oxygen reduction catalyst comprises soft-template synthesizing mesoporous carbon-graphene precursor, in-situ doping with molybdenum ions to obtain molybdenum doped mesoporous carbon-graphene complex, and calcining under argon atmosphere.    USE - Method for production of carbon-based composite fuel cell cathode oxygen reduction catalyst (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple, achieves product with ordered mesoporous structure, more active site and better electron transport property, and it has easy operation.
NOVELTY - A nitrogen doped graphene catalyst is prepared by taking glucose and urea, drying after dehydrating, mixing with melamine, grinding, putting in muffle furnace at 550 degrees C for sintering for 3 hours, cooling and grinding, putting in tubular furnace through nitrogen protection, and sintering at 850-1000 degrees C to obtain the catalyst.    USE - Method for preparing nitrogen doped graphene catalyst for air cathode microbial fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method uses inexpensive raw materials. It is simple and has high yield.
NOVELTY - Graphene as catalyst support material, a metal compound and a solvent are mixed and reacted, to obtain electrically-spun dope. Polymer materials are added to electrically-spun dope, to obtain anode catalyst having film structure. The concentration of graphene and metal compound in electrically-spun dope is 5-21 wt.%. The addition amount of polymer material is 2-3 wt.%. The mass ratio of graphene and metal compounds is 1-10:5-17.    USE - Preparation of catalyst used for anode of direct-alcohol fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparation of catalyst, by simple method. The direct-alcohol fuel cell formed using the catalyst has simplified assembly.
NOVELTY - The utility model provides a reflection reducing structure of thin film solar battery, wherein the reflection reducing structure comprises a glass base plate, where one side of the glass base plate is covered with aluminium film, tin indium oxide thin film or a doped tin oxide thin film, the aluminium thin film, and tin indium oxide thin film or doped tin oxide thin film and the glass plate are embedded with a nanometer aluminum particle layer, and the nanometer aluminum particle layer covers the glass bottom plate with 8% to 15%. The utility modelof reflection reducing structure, solves the problem that the thin film solar energy cell reducing reflect a light trapping effect is not enough, and in time would cause environmental pollute equal technology problem.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of solar cell (10) involves vapor-depositing silicon film to form silicon layer (s1), p-type layer, n-type layer, silicon film to form silicon layer (s2), insulating layer to form insulating film and transparent conductive film to form transparent conductive layer on helically formed aluminum wire material (212a), in order. The solar cell consists of aluminum plate (200) and aluminum wire material which is helically fitted to the aluminum plate (200) at specific distance.    USE - Manufacture of solar cell (claimed) used for photovoltaic power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of solar cell having high conversion efficiency, and ensures increase in the area which is irradiated with sunlight.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of solar cell.    Solar cell (10)    Aluminum plate (200)    Aluminum wire material (212a)
NOVELTY - The solar cell (100) has the first and second polycrystalline silicon emitter regions (108) of the two conductivity types which are placed on the first and second thin dielectric layers (116). A third thin dielectric layer is placed laterally directly between the first and second polycrystalline silicon emitter regions. A first conductive contact structure (118) is placed on the first polycrystalline silicon emitter region. A second conductive contact structure (120) is placed on the second polycrystalline silicon emitter region.    USE - Back contact solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The alignment issues are reduced since the silicide process is a self-aligned process. A seed layer does not need to be directed by a mask in the silicidation process since silicide forms only on regions of exposed silicon, which are patterned. The silicidation process is a self-aligned process which is implemented to mitigate alignment issues and reduces the pitch achievable for cell contact fabrication.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for fabricating alternating N-type and P-type emitter regions of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a portion of back contact solar cell.    Solar cell (100)    Polycrystalline silicon emitter region (108)    Thin dielectric layer (116)    First conductive contact structure (118)    Second conductive contact structure (120)
NOVELTY - The fabricating method involves forming a flexible substrate (110). The linkers (120A) are formed over the flexible substrate. The metal ions are formed over the linkers by bonding the metal ions to the linkers. The metallic nanoparticles (140) are formed over the linkers by growing the metal ions bonded to the linkers.    USE - Fabricating method of flexible nano structure. Uses include but are not limited to chemical batteries, solar cells, semiconductor devices, chemical sensors, and photoelectric devices.    ADVANTAGE - Nano structures have characteristics such as quantum confinement effect, Hall-Petch effect, dropping melting point, resonance phenomenon, and excellent carrier mobility compared with conventional bulk and thin firm-type structures. Secures operation stability, reproducibility, and reliability of an application device even when scaled. Modification of the substrate surface is performed by vapor deposition to prevent surface layer impurity introduction, quality deterioration, and damage. Nanoparticles are produced quickly in a simple, easy and cost-effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of a nano structure.    Substrate (110)    Linker layer (120)    Linkers (120A)    Metallic nanoparticles (140)    Dielectric organic material (150)
NOVELTY - An optical wavelength conversion element is produced by dissolving and/or dispersing an organic photosensitizing agent (A) and an organic luminescent molecule (B), i.e., a combination which exerts a triplet-triplet annihilation process, in an ionic liquid (C). The ionic liquid (C) has such a property that, when the ionic liquid (C) is washed with superpure water in a volume that is 9 folds the volume of the ionic liquid (C), the water obtained after the washing has a pH value of 5 or more.    USE - Optical wavelength conversion element is used in solar cell, photocatalyst, photocatalyst-type hydrogen/oxygen generation device and light up-conversion filter (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The optical wavelength conversion element has high optical wavelength conversion efficiency, excellent long-term stability, and can be applied to weak light having an intensity similar to that of solar light.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for light up-conversion filter, which converts light into light of a shorter wavelength, and comprises a cell and the optical wavelength conversion element enclosed in the cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell.    Solar cell layer (1)    Transparent back electrode (2)    Transparent insulating film (3)    Up-conversion layer (4)    Light reflection film (5)
NOVELTY - A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprises 100 parts mass hydrogenated block copolymer (A) containing polymer block (a) comprising structure unit derived from aromatic vinyl compound and polymer block (b) comprising 1-100 %mass structural unit (b1) derived from farnesene and 99-0 %mass structural unit (b2) derived from conjugated diene other than farnesene, and 5-300 parts mass polar-group-containing olefin polymer (B). The ratio of mass of the polymer block (a) with respect to mass of the polymer block (b) is 1/99-70/30.    USE - Thermoplastic elastomer composition is used in adhesive agent, and used for forming molded article (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell module, metal frames in window of motor vehicle and building, separator of secondary battery used for variety-of-information terminal devices such as notebook computer, mobile telephone, video camera, hybrid vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle, adhesive agent of concrete layer of road surfacing such as bridge, and asphalt layer, waterproof material, and sealant for connecting portion of glass, glass in junction portion with aluminum sash and metal opening parinvolvest.    ADVANTAGE - The thermoplastic elastomer composition can easily adhered with respect to ceramic material, metal, polyolefin resin and synthetic resin at low temperature of 190 degrees C or less without primer treatment, and provides molded article having excellent flexibility and moldability/processability.
NOVELTY - The utility model relates to a device for preparing high-bonding force adsorption layer on flexible substrate by co-evaporation. The utility model is new type belongs to indium gallium selenium thin film solar battery technology field. A flexible upper substrate a co-evaporation in high force absorbing layer is a, wherein a flexible substrate co-evaporation in a high bonding force absorption layer in a vacuum evaporation chamber whole is rectangular, vacuum evaporation chamber one side arrangement has to pump vacuum machine, another side mounting has ionization for a chamber of pressure, vacuum evaporation chamber upper part mounting substrate has heating mechanism, a flexible substrate fixed b substrate heating mechanism, a vacuum evaporation chamber from left to right uniform distribution installation has 5 of evaporation source, are mounted has a baffle plate one to one fifth evaporation source, each evaporation source is provided with a heating mechanism. The utility model is new type with a high bonding force can be CIGS absorber layer can increase. CIGS thin film flexible solar cell performance and yield is equal.
NOVELTY - The utility model relates to a device for roll to roll preparing high bonding force absorbing layer on flexible substrate. This new utility model belongs to indium gallium selenium thin film solar cell technology area. A kind of one flexible substrate of roll to roll in high force absorb layer and device, chamber, vacuum valve, vacuumize machine comprising stress buffer layer and depositing chamber, depositing CIGS thin film and, vacuumize machine through vacuum valve connected vacuum chamber, vacuum chamber upper part with two located on the same one plane and two mutually parallel roller as the flexible substrate is rolled roll end roller and the roll end roller, upper substrate mounted with substrate heating device, depositing a stress buffer layer of chamber and depositing CIGS thin film and chamber, four-row evaporation source mounted to right uniformly distributed from left, every evaporation source is as follows with the whole of one evaporation source heater. The utility model with high bonding force obtains high CIGS absorber layer, effectively increasing CIGS thin film flexible solar cell performance and yield.
NOVELTY - A non-evaporation-type getter material (1) has network structure.    USE - Material is used for non-evaporation-type getter module for pump (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to manufacture of semiconductor, solar cell, liquid crystal display and organic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The non-evaporation-type getter material has high gaseous adsorption rate and exhaust speed, and efficiently and economically provides module. The repairing cost of the non-evaporation-type getter pump is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) non-evaporation-type getter module; and    (2) non-evaporation-type getter pump.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of non-evaporation-type getter material.    Getter material (1)    Main material portion (1a)    Air-hole portion (1b)
NOVELTY - The coating has a high reflection substrate layer (4) which is formed of evaporation material such as aluminum, copper or silver using large square meter electronic beam evaporation plating film technique. High reflection layer of lower cover is provided with surface for adhesion and/or thin film coating of corrosion resistance. The coating film component is selected from metal oxide, metal nitride, or metal oxynitride.    USE - Solar energy selective heat absorbing coating.    ADVANTAGE - The use property of flat panel solar energy heat collector is improved effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing solar energy selective heat absorbing coating.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar energy selective heat absorbing coating.    Reverse oxide coating (1)    Transparent electric conduction oxide coating (2)    Absorbent coating (3)    High reflection substrate layer (4)    Substrate (5)
NOVELTY - A coating liquid comprises silica-based hollow microparticles having average particle diameter of 30-200 nm, silica solid microparticles having average particle diameter of 5-80 nm and solvent, and has total solid concentration of 1-10 wt.%. The density concentration of silica-based hollow microparticles with respect to total solid content is 0.2-8 wt.%. The density concentration of silica solid microparticles with respect to total solid content is 0.2-8 wt.%. The weight ratio of silica-based hollow microparticles and silica solid microparticles is 0.25-4.    USE - Coating liquid is used for forming anti-reflective film used in solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The anti-reflective film formed using the coating liquid has excellent crack resistance, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, strength and stability. The solar cell provided using the anti-reflective film has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) base material with anti-reflective film, which comprises anti-reflective film formed using the coating liquid on base material;    (2) manufacture of base material; and    (3) solar cell.
NOVELTY - Rare earth titanate compound (I) is new.    USE - New rare earth titanate compound (I) used as luminescent upconversion temperature sensitive material used for preparing ceramic materials, or target for thick or thin film material for sudden short wave light temperature sensor, launch solid-state lasers, molecular biological fluorescent labeling, infrared detection and counterfeiting, three-dimensional display, optoelectronic integrated devices, or solar cells field application (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compound (I) has excellent upconversion performance and temperature sensitivity, high-emission intensity, good temperature sensitivity, has stable chemical properties and physical size control, is easy to prepare, and has lower cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Rare earth titanate compound of formula ((A0.5Re0.5)TiO3) (I) is new.    A=Rb, K, Na, Li, and/or Ag; and    Re=Er, Yb, Pr, Eu, Ho, Tm, Tb and/or Dy.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) preparation of compound (I); and    (2) use of compound (I) for preparing ceramic material by grinding compound (I) in agate mortar for 1-2 hours; adding 1-15% polyvinyl alcohol as binder; stirring; drying; granulating; screening to obtain spherical particles; pressing spherical particles under 10-100 MPa to obtain green body with certain thickness and diameter; heat treating green body in muffle furnace at 500-600 degrees C for 2-10 hours; sintering at 950-1350 degrees C for 1-10 hours; and cooling to obtain ceramic material.
NOVELTY - The system has cold and heat molten salt storage tanks (1,2), cold and heat molten salt pumps (3,4) and thermal oil heat exchanger (7). Salt shaker (6) is connected with cold molten salt storage tank by chemical pump. Heat exchanger is connected with heat molten salt pump and heat molten salt storage tank. Supply and return lines are connected to solar thermal oil heating unit (8). Storage system has inorganic nitrate molten salt mixture with 60% of sodium nitrate and 40% of potassium nitrate. Exothermic system has Eutectic mixture of biphenyl and diphenyl ether.    USE - Solar heat storage system used for steam generation, domestic water heating in winter or industrial raw material heating.    ADVANTAGE - The efficient heat conducting oil is provided. The heat conducting oil is set as heat source to stabilize production operations smoothly. The economical efficiency of solar heat storage system is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar heat storage system.    Cold molten salt storage tanks (1)    Heat molten salt storage tank (2)    Cold molten salt pump (3)    Heat molten salt pump (4)    Salt shaker (6)    Thermal oil heat exchanger (7)    Solar thermal oil heating unit (8)
NOVELTY - An azo pyrazine/pyridazine derivative (I) or (II), is new. The azo pyrazine derivative (I) has azo pyrazine and azoxy pyrazine active centers which are capable of transferring two holes, when battery is working. The azo pyridazine derivative (II) has azo pyridazine and azoxy pyridazine active centers which are capable of transferring two holes, when battery is working.    USE - New azo pyrazine/pyridazine derivative is used as organic hole transport material in all-solid-state quantum dot sensitized solar cell (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An azo pyrazine/pyridazine derivative of formula (I) or (II), is new. The azo pyrazine derivative (I) has azo pyrazine and azoxy pyrazine active centers which are capable of transferring two holes, when battery is working. The azo pyridazine derivative (II) has azo pyridazine and azoxy pyridazine active centers which are capable of transferring two holes, when battery is working.    R1=H or less than 6C alkyl;and    n=1-6.
NOVELTY - An azo indole derivative (I), is new. The azo indole derivative (I) has azo indole and azoxy indole active centers which are capable of transferring two holes, when battery is working.    USE - New azo indole derivative used as organic hole transport material in all-solid-state quantum dot sensitized solar cell (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An azo indole derivative of formula (I), is new. The azo indole derivative (I) has azo indole and azoxy indole active centers which are capable of transferring two holes, when battery is working.    R1=H or less than 6C alkyl;and    n=1-6.
NOVELTY - The meter (200) has a hardness measurement display unit (210) which is provided with a measuring element (P) to contact diaphragm. A pressing portion (220) is provided to press hardness measurement display unit on the diaphragm. A holding portion (230) is connected to pressing portion, so as to provide an opening portion. The hardness measurement display unit is fixed to pressing portion and is accommodated in opening portion. The pressing portion is provided with a plane portion. The hardness of diaphragm is measured by pressing plane portion on diaphragm.    USE - Hardness meter such as rubber hardness meter for measuring hardness of diaphragm for lamination apparatus used for pinching and laminating to-be-processed object such as solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The hardness of diaphragm is measured correctly. The lifetime prediction accuracy of diaphragm is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of the hardness meter. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hardness meter (200)    Hardness measurement display unit (210)    Pressing portion (220)    Holding portion (230)    Measuring element (P)
NOVELTY - An oxide sinter contains bixbyite phase comprising indium oxide, and phase containing complex metal oxide (I) comprising elements chosen from scandium, yttrium, neodymium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and lutetium, and 1 or more of aluminum and gallium.    USE - Oxide sinter used for sputtering target for forming oxide thin film for thin film transistor used in electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to logic circuit, differential amplifier circuit, memory circuit, electrostatic induction-type transistor, Schottky-barrier type transistor, Schottky diode, resistive element, solar cell, liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display and inorganic electroluminescent display.    ADVANTAGE - The oxide sinter enables formation of thin film with excellent in-plane uniformity such as component composition and film thickness, along film surface direction, and provides sputtering target having high electroconductivity and excellent discharge stability. The electronic device using the transistor having the thin film has high resolution.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An oxide sinter contains bixbyite phase comprising indium oxide (In2O3), and phase containing complex metal oxide of formula: A3D'5O12 (I), where A is scandium, yttrium, neodymium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and/or lutetium, and D' is aluminum and/or gallium. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of oxide sinter;    (2) sputtering target;    (3) oxide thin film;    (4) thin-film transistor; and    (5) electronic device.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a structure that is made of an alloy material. The structure is subjected to surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT). A first SMAT-treated structure is formed. A metal component in the SMAT-treated structure is selectively etched, where the metal component is made of a reactive metal. An etched away structure is formed, where the etched away structure is a final structure. The etched away structure is subjected to post-etching SMAT. A second SMAT-treated structure is formed.    USE - Method for fabricating porous metallic material e.g. metal oxide networks and metal oxide/metal core/shell nanocomposites, for different applications. Uses include but are not limited to lithium-ion batteries, solar cells, water-photosplitting devices and super capacitors.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables utilizing the SMAT pre-treatment of the alloys so as to remove a more reactive metal component at a higher etching rate and thinner ligaments of a porous metallic framework due to reduced grain size in an efficient manner, thus improving mechanical strength of a porous metallic structure due to strengthening effect of the SMAT. The method enables ensuring convenient large-area fabrication with high uniformity so as to allow readily mass production on an industrial scale, thus allowing tailor-made and elaborate structural profiles to be accurately targeted and achieved with high purity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The structure comprises chemical species that is selected from a group consisting of organic molecules, inorganic molecules and biomolecules. The alloy material comprises metal species and metal components.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic view of scanning electron microscope images of dealloyed copper films that are SMAT-treated before dealloying treatment for different time durations.
NOVELTY - Deposition method involves producing vapor (100) from a solid source material (102), reacting hydrogen telluride (106) to form vapor (104) comprising tellurium, and depositing on a support (120) a coating material (110) comprising tellurium within a deposition environment (108) comprising vapors (100,104).    USE - Deposition of tellurium-containing film for thin-film heterojunction-based solar cells and photovoltaic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of photovoltaic devices having doped absorber layers with higher carrier densities, resulting in higher efficiencies, and also having high open circuit potential.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the deposition system.    Vapors (100,104)    Solid source material (102)    Hydrogen telluride (106)    Environment (108)    Coating material (110)    Support (120)
NOVELTY - The valve has a flow control valve placed in valve housing (11). The control valve opens/closes a stack port, bypass port (13) or radiator ports (14) by a motor, where protrusions (17) are provided at inlets of the ports of the housing. Gaskets (15) preventing a leakage are in contact with an outer side of the control valve and installed on surfaces of the protrusions. The gaskets are placed around entire edges of inlets of the stack, bypass and radiator ports, and comprise widths equal to or less than widths of the protrusions located at the inlets of the stack, bypass and radiator ports.    USE - 3-way valve for a fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The valve ensures accuracy of controlling coolant temperature and improves output efficiency of a fuel cell stack in an efficient manner. The valve allows the gaskets to minimize the leakage due to a gap. The valve allows the gaskets to be attached at the protrusions of the inlets of the ports, so that efficiency of electric power used for driving of the flow control valve is improved by minimizing a contact area with the flow control valve in the interior of the housing, while reducing possible normal operation time by reducing time that the coolant takes to increase in temperature after an engine is started.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of 3-way valve for fuel cell vehicle.    Valve housing (11)    Bypass port (13)    Radiator ports (14)    Gaskets (15)    Gasket grooves (16)    Protrusions (17)
NOVELTY - Rubber composition comprises a basic component including 80-90 parts per hundred part rubber (phr) ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber and 1-20 phr flouro elastomer (FKM) rubber and 0.1-10 phr peroxide crosslinking agent.    USE - The rubber composition is useful as seal in fuel cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The rubber composition: has high cold resistance, injection moldability and less impurities; and improves fuel cell performance.
NOVELTY - The sealing sheet has a sealing agent layer (12) with surface (12a) whose arithmetic mean roughness is provided less than 40 nm. The largest protrusion height is provided less than 500 nm. The support base material (11), the sealing agent layer and peeling sheet are laminated in order. The silicone compound amount of the surface of sealing agent layer measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is provided less than predetermined range.    USE - Sealing sheet used in sealing element of electronic apparatus (all claimed) such as organic electroluminescent display device, LCD device and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sealing performance in the adhesion interface of the sealing agent layer can be improved, when the sealing element is produced by controlling the roughness of the sealing agent layer surface in specific range. The permeation of the moisture content from adhesion interface to into sealing element can be prevented. The durability of the sealing element can be prolonged under heating and humidification.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional diagram of sealing element.    Support base material (11)    Sealing agent layer (12)    Surface of sealing agent layer (12a)    Sealing element (20)    Substrate (31)
NOVELTY - A carbon composite sheet comprises mixture of elongate carbon nanotube and carbon fiber molded into a sheet form.    USE - A carbon composite sheet used for substrate for modules of thermoelement or gas diffusion layer of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon composite sheet has favorable electroconductivity and flexibility.
NOVELTY - A zinc oxide target material comprises 1-5 wt.% total of aluminum and indium, and 0.005-0.05 wt.% silicon, based on their oxide conversion.    USE - Zinc oxide target material is used for forming transparent conductive film (claimed) for flat panel display, solar cell and touchscreen.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc oxide target material enables formation of transparent conductive film having low volume resistivity and variation in sheet resistance, and excellent resistance uniformity, with high yield.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a copper plating layer on a molybdenum substrate, and depositing a middle electrolyte system on the copper plating layer. An electrochemical deposition method is used for depositing a copper-indium-gallium-selenium film in the molybdenum substrate by using complexing agent. An annealing is carried out on the copper-indium-gallium-selenium film, and heat treatment is carried out at the temperature of 250 to 550 degrees centigrade to 0.1 to 5.5 hours. The copper-indium-gallium-smashing thin film is cooled and formed.    USE - Method for preparation of a copper-indium-gallium-smashing thin film (claimed) of a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables avoiding usage of complex PVD method or CVD method, reducing the cost, ensuring large-scale production and large scale industrial popularization and application, overcoming toxic problem of traditional electrochemical deposition, ensuring thin film large square meter continuous deposition, and increasing the quality of the thin film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The complexing agent is selected from sodium citrate, thio potassium cyanide, pyrophosphoric acid potassium, citric acid, ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid, ammonia, hydroxy ethylidene diphosphonic acid, tartaric acid, sulfamic acid, potassium cyanide, ammonia fluoride and ethylene diamine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic view illustrating a method for preparation of a copper-indium-gallium-smashing thin film.
NOVELTY - Preparation of non-platinum group metal catalyst involves applying heat treatment (160) sufficient to melt the organic ligand, reacting molten organic ligand with metal oxide to form (100) a metal organic framework, interacting the transition metal with the metal organic frame, applying heat treatment, converting organic components of the metal organic framework to a carbonaceous material, and forming a catalytically active site by reacting the transition metal with nitrogen-containing moieties.    USE - Preparation of non-platinum group metal catalyst used for cathode of alkaline fuel cell (claimed) for automobiles and distributed power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical preparation of non-platinum group metal catalyst having high surface area, active site density, catalytic activity and electrochemical activity, excellent durability, uniform site distribution, and ease of chemical exchange. The electron conductivity of the framework material can be improved by partially carbonizing the organic ligands, such that a charge is more effectively transferred to and from the catalytic active site during the electrochemical reaction. The alkaline fuel cell using non-platinum group metal catalyst has high conversion efficiency, and low noise and emissions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) alkaline fuel cell; and    (2) method of catalyzing alkaline fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the preparation method of non-platinum group metal catalyst using metal organic framework material as precursor.    Synthesis of metal organic frame (100)    Solvent exchange (120)    Solvent replacement (140)    Heat treatments (160,180)
NOVELTY - An article (500) comprises a substrate (550) and layers (510) deposited by layer-by-layer self-assembly disposed on the substrate, where a portion of the layers comprise inorganic oxide nanoparticles comprising a phosphorus-containing surface treatment.    USE - Article i.e. parabolic solar concentrating mirror. Uses include but are not limited to architectural applications, greenhouse applications, window films, paint protection films, solar power applications, lighting, fenestration product i.e. product that fills openings in a building, such as windows, doors, skylights, or curtain walls, solar light tube product and other daylighting systems for transporting sunlight to interior rooms, billboards, automobiles, mass transit vehicles and traffic signage applications.    ADVANTAGE - The article has better flame retardance, oxygen barrier, water barrier, and/or corrosion-resistance properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method of making an article, which involves providing a substrate, disposing layers deposited by layer-by-layer self-assembly, onto the substrate, where a portion of the layers comprise inorganic oxide nanoparticles comprising a phosphorus-containing surface treatment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of an article.    Article (500)    Layers (510)    Substrate (550)
NOVELTY - The cell has a passivating dielectric insulating layer arranged on base regions. A first-level base and emitter metallization contacts emitter regions and the insulating layer. The first-level metallization and the insulating layer are combined together to perform selective collection operation of electrons that closely matches a conduction band of a light absorbing layer. An electrically insulating backplane is placed on the first-level metallization. A second-level metallization contacts the first-level metallization through a conductive vias in an electrically insulating dielectric.    USE - Back contact back junction (BCBJ) photovoltaic solar cell e.g. epitaxial grown semiconductor silicon thin backplane supported (BCBJ) solar cells and regular non-backplane based interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell allows utilization of contacts that improve BCBJ solar cell fabrication efficiency and performance. The cell is provided with passivated contacts so as to eliminate defects associated with pre-developed contacts. The cell is combined with an overlying metal to satisfy high efficiency solar cell performance requirements.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a passivated base contact and non-passivated selective emitter solar cell.
NOVELTY - A nano structure comprises a flexible substrate (210), several linkers formed over the flexible substrate, and metallic nanoparticles grown from several metal ions bonded to the linkers.    USE - Nano structure. Uses include but are not limited to chemical battery, semiconductor device, chemical sensor, photoelectric device, organic transistor, organic solar cell, and organic light-emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The nano structure has excellent flexibility, quantum confinement effect, Hall-Petch effect, resonance phenomenon and carrier mobility, and is prepared by economical and quick process with high productivity. The safe device using the nano structure has excellent operation stability, reproducibility, and reliability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of nano structure.    Flexible substrate (210)    Silicon substrate (212)    Surface layer (214)
NOVELTY - A polyester resin comprises dicarboxylic acid component and glycol component. The dicarboxylic acid component includes 10 mol% or more furan dicarboxylic acid. The total metallic-element content with respect to content of polyester resin is 150 ppm or less. The elemental phosphorus content with respect to content of polyester resin is 100 ppm or less. The polyester resin has total oxidation (TOD( Delta )) reduced viscosity of 0.03 dl/g or less, which is calculated using specific relation.    USE - Polyester resin is used for forming injection-molded product e.g. film and sheet (all claimed) for sealing backside of solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester resin has excellent long-term thermal stability and weather resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyester resin comprises dicarboxylic acid component and glycol component. The dicarboxylic acid component includes 10 mol% or more furan dicarboxylic acid. The total metallic-element content with respect to content of polyester resin is 150 ppm or less. The elemental phosphorus content with respect to content of polyester resin is 100 ppm or less. The polyester resin has total oxidation (TOD( Delta )) reduced viscosity of 0.03 dl/g or less, which is calculated using a relation: TOD( Delta ) reduced viscosity=(reduced viscosity before thermal oxidation test)-(reduced viscosity after thermal oxidation test), by melting the polyester sample at 30 degrees C of melting point of polyester resin, heat-processing in air at same temperature for 1 minute under load of 100 kgf/cm2, and maintained at 180 degrees C for 60 minutes in air.
NOVELTY - A long-fiber reinforcement polyarylene sulfide resin composition (C) containing polyarylene sulfide resin (A) and reinforcing fiber material (B) having fiber length of 5 mm or more is heated at temperature more than melting point of resin (A), the resin (A) is melted, and blow hollow molding is carried out, to obtain blow hollow-molded product.    USE - Manufacture of blow hollow-molded product (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to pipe, duct for hot gas emitted from internal combustion engine, container for chemical solutions, air-conditioning duct, motor vehicle, fuel cell, bottle and tank.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides blow hollow-molded product having excellent moldability, drawdown-proof property, thickness-deviation property during blow hollow molding, heat resistance, dimensional stability, chemical-resistance and hot-cold impact resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) blow hollow molded product;    (2) polyarylene sulfide resin composition; and    (3) manufacture of polyarylene sulfide resin composition.
NOVELTY - Substituted iron cobalt chromite doped with rare earth element, is new.    USE - (I) is useful in magneto-electric coupling and solid oxide fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibits optimized and stabilized magnetic properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Substituted iron cobalt chromite doped with rare earth element and having chemical formula (I), is new.
NOVELTY - The combining method involves providing first (101) and second (121) thin-film electronic devices. A first thin-film conductive substrate (118) is provided with a first layer of deposited material (142) on side portion which is heated to cause reflow of the deposited material. The conductive substrate is positioned between the first and second electronic devices to form a first pre-press module (100). A pressure is applied to the first pre-press module to form a first combined device. The application of pressure is orthogonal to plane formed by the length and width of the module.    USE - Combining method for two thin-film electronic devices. Uses include but are not limited to solid-state batteries e.g., solid-state lithium batteries, fuel cells, solar panels, and electrochromic devices.    ADVANTAGE - Heating element applies heat sufficient to raise the temperature below the reflow temperature of a material, allowing the act of pressing the module to provide the final energy necessary to reflow the material. Amount of heating is selected based on ease of handling of the materials, allowing a faster manufacturing time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the exploded sectional view of a pre-press module.    Pre-press module (100)    First target device (101)    First thin-film conductive substrate (118)    Second target device (121)    Deposited material (142)
NOVELTY - A cleaning composition comprises alkali-metal hydroxide, alkali-metal silicate, nonionic surfactant and water. The content of nonionic surfactant with respect to 100 parts mass of alkali-metal hydroxide is 1-50 parts mass.    USE - Composition is used for cleaning silicon wafer (claimed) used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cleaning composition has excellent washability, removability of damaged layer, and rinse property, and efficiently improves cleaning effect of silicon wafer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for cleaning silicon wafer.
NOVELTY - A conductive resin composition comprises a conductive polymer, electroconductivity improvement agent and binder, and has viscosity of 10-1000 dPa.second at 25 degrees C.    USE - Conductive resin composition is used for printing ink for forming transparent electroconductive laminate used in touchscreen and touch sensor (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to television, mobile telephone, solar cell, electronic paper, electroluminescent light control element, liquid-crystal drive, electroluminescent drive, electrochromic element drive, electromagnetic shielding material, transparent heat-generating component, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive resin composition has excellent adhesiveness, viscosity characteristics, handleability, thixotropic property and leveling property, and efficiently provides transparent conductive film with excellent external appearance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) transparent electroconductive laminate, which is formed by printing a base material using printing ink, and has surface resistivity of 0.1-1000 ohm/square, and total light transmittance of 50% or more; and    (2) manufacture of transparent electroconductive laminate.
NOVELTY - Depositing a film of mixed oxide on a composite material substrate, comprises an evaporation-deposition step of a mixed oxide, in which an electron beam is sent onto a target of mixed oxide having a same stoichiometric composition as the film to deposit and to cause evaporation of material from the target and deposition of evaporated material onto a substrate made of composite material. The evaporation-deposition step is carried out with a deposition rate, measured on the substrate, that increases during the evaporation-deposition step.    USE - The method is useful for depositing a film of mixed oxide on a composite material substrate, which is useful in SOFC (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method: provides the thin electrolytic or cathodic film, which exhibits high uniformity, ionic conduction, and resistance to thermal shocks; and is simple, cost effective and reliable, as compared to conventional methods using other vacuum deposition techniques.
NOVELTY - Purification of tetrachlorosilane involves vaporizing rough tetrachlorosilane having trichlorosilane concentration of 10-10000 weight ppm and organic chlorosilane concentration of 0.1-100 weight ppm, carbonizing and removing organic chlorosilane by heat-processing obtained rough tetrachlorosilane gas, cooling the gas, and separating and recovering the purified tetrachlorosilane as a liquid. The concentration of phosgene and carbon tetrachloride in the purified tetrachlorosilane is less than 0.1 weight ppm and less than 0.01 weight ppm, respectively.    USE - Purification of tetrachlorosilane used as raw material for polycrystalline silicon for semiconductor and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical purification of tetrachlorosilane under mild reaction conditions in a short period of time. Highly-purified tetrachlorosilane can be produced without generation of byproducts.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a purifier used in purification method of tetrachlorosilane.    Rough tetrachlorosilane dripping device (1)    Needle valve (2)    Dripping counter (3)    Mantle heater (5)    Thermometer (6)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen production apparatus (1) has main gas line which produces carbon monoxide-containing gas and highly-purified hydrogen gas using gasifying gas obtained by gasifying carbon-containing solid fuel, and recycle line which produces hydrogen-containing gas by carrying out shift reaction of carbon monoxide contained in carbon monoxide-containing gas.    USE - Apparatus is used for production of hydrogen used for chemical fertilizer, raw material of synthetic natural gas oil, and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The load of shift reaction device in the hydrogen production apparatus is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for production of hydrogen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the hydrogen production apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen production apparatus (1)    Scrubber gas cooling apparatus (2)    Mixing unit (3)    Acidic-gas removal apparatus (4)    Hydrogen purification apparatus (5)    Shift reaction device (6)
NOVELTY - A photoactive composition comprises dopant capable of electroluminescence having an emission maximum of 500 nm, 1st host compound, and 2nd host compound.    USE - A photoactive composition for electronic device (claimed), such as LED, LED display, light-emitting luminaire, diode laser, photodetectors, photoconductive cells, photoresistors, photoswitches, phototransistors, phototubes, infrared detectors, photovoltaic device, solar cell, thin film transistor, or diode.    ADVANTAGE - The device which uses the photoactive composition has high electroluminescence efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photoactive composition comprises dopant capable of electroluminescence having an emission maximum of 500 nm, 1st host compound of formula (I), and 2nd host compound.    R1-R4=D, alkyl, electron- withdrawing group, carbocyclic aryl, N,O,S-heteroaryl, or deuterated analogs of alkyl, electron-withdrawing group, carbocyclic aryl, and N,O,S-heteroaryl provided that 1 of R1-R4 is not 0;    D=deuterium;    a,d=1-5;    b,c=0-6; and    n=1-3.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electronic device (100) comprising 1 photoactive layer (140) positioned between 2 electrical contact layers in which photoactive layer consists of dopant capable of electroluminescence, 1st host compound, and 2nd host compound.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of an organic electronic device.    Organic electronic device (100)    Anode layer (110)    Hole injection layer (120)    Hole transport layer (130)    Photoactive layer (140)
NOVELTY - Preparation of reversible Boudouard reaction catalyst involves mixing 50-200 mesh steel slag and alkaline reagent in a mass ratio of 1:1-4, providing resultant mixture into a alkali metal container, heating at 500-700 degrees C for 0.5-6 hours, cooling to less than 100 degrees C, adding deionized water at 90-100 degrees C, stirring at 90-100 degrees C for 0.5-2 hours, filtering, washing the filtrate with deionized water, and drying at 105-110 degrees C.    USE - Preparation of reversible Boudouard reaction catalyst used for catalyst-supported carbon fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient in-situ preparation of reversible Boudouard reaction catalyst. The reversible Boudouard reaction catalyst improves output performance of carbon fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for loading catalyst on sold carbon powder for catalyst-supported carbon fuel cell.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte solution comprises solvent, electrolytic salt, and compound (A) chosen from amine compound (I) and amide compound (II). The content of the compound (A) in the electrolyte solution is 0.001-20 ppm.    USE - Electrolyte solution is used for electrochemical device e.g. lithium-ion secondary battery used for module (all claimed) for hybrid vehicle. Uses include but are not limited to electrical double layer capacitor, radical battery, dye-sensitized solar cell, fuel cell, various electrochemical sensor, electrochromic element, electrochemical switching element, aluminum electrolytic capacitor and tantalum electrolytic capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte solution has excellent storage characteristics even at high temperature. The battery including the electrolyte solution has excellent battery characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrolyte solution comprises solvent, electrolytic salt, and compound (A) chosen from amine compound of formula (I) and amide compound of formula (II). The content of the compound (A) in the electrolyte solution is 0.001-20 ppm.    R1-R5=1-7C alkyl;and    Rf1=1-7C fluoroalkyl.
NOVELTY - A curable composition comprises reactive silicon group-containing polymer (A), silicon compound (B) containing silicon group (I), and silanol condensation catalyst (C). The polymer (A) contains an average of more than 1 reactive silicon groups at one terminal. The compound (B) is capable of generating silanol compound (II) with respect to hydrolysis.    USE - Curable composition is used for forming cured material (claimed) used as sealing material and adhesive agent. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell backsheet, electric wire, medical device, food packaging material, electromagnetic wave shielding, trim, flange, bumper, window attachment, working joint of building, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The curable composition has excellent rapid-hardening property, and provides cured material with excellent flexibility and high recovery rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A curable composition comprises reactive silicon group-containing polymer (A), silicon compound (B) containing silicon group of formula: (R)3Si- (I), and silanol condensation catalyst (C). The polymer (A) contains an average of more than 1 reactive silicon groups at one terminal. The compound (B) is capable of generating silanol compound of formula: (R)3SiOH (II) with respect to hydrolysis.    R=H or optionally substituted monovalent hydrocarbyl.
NOVELTY - Preparing wavelength conversion fluorescent powder involves mixing 25-40 pts. wt. boron trioxide, 20-30 pts. wt. aluminum oxide, 30-40 pts. wt. silicon dioxide, 5-15 pts. wt. terbium(III) oxide and 1 pts. wt. antimony trioxide in a glass batch to obtain a homogeneous mixture. The homogeneous mixture is melted in a molten glass, and then obtained product is processed with water. Inorganic phosphor particles are removed from the obtained material, and then dried and ground to obtain the desired product.    USE - Method for preparing wavelength conversion fluorescent powder for use in solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to prepare wavelength conversion fluorescent powder with high quantum efficiency and chemical stability in a simple and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell module, which has a back plate and solar energy battery unit.
NOVELTY - The device has (1a) two transparent conductive components with different compositions. The front-sided transparent conductive material (TCM) stack having front-sided first and second transparent conductive layer (TC1,TC2) (5,6) with a first and second base material includes doping with two different non-stoichiometric composition. The average carrier concentration of the whole front-sided TCM stack is between specific range of about 1x 1020 cm-3 and 2 x 1020 cm-3. The refractive indices and carrier mobility in TC1 are higher than TC2 layer having comparable thickness.    USE - Hetero-junction photovoltaic device e.g. solar cell for conversion of energy with high efficiency.    ADVANTAGE - The optical and electrical losses in the hetero-junction solar cells which is caused by the TCM is reduced. The anti-reflection coating which is formed on the whole surface of the TC1,TC2 improves current density of the solar cell. The combination of highly transparent and highly conductive TCM increases the current density and reduces the contact resistance with the front metallization. The photovoltaic device is manufactured in a much easier manner. The suitable selection of base material of their deviations from stoichiometry, doping and layer thickness for formation of layer of structure in the transparent conductive material stack increases the efficiency of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing a photovoltaic device with heterojunction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a hetero-junction solar cell with a TCM stack containing two layers TC1 and TC2 over the full area of the solar cell.    Photovoltaic device (1a)    Front-sided first transparent conductive layer or structure (5)    Front-sided second transparent conductive layer or structure (6)    Front grid metallization (7)
NOVELTY - A reforming catalyst is fabricated. The catalyst reforms natural gas. The catalyst is honeycomb-shaped and is made of nano metal oxides. The catalyst can be used in fuel cells and related products of cell power generating systems. Thus, the present invention is fit for mass production with enhanced surface activity, improved performance and prolonged life.
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves forming (100) a back plate on the one side of the substrate to form first scribing portion. A light absorption layer is formed (101) in the other side. A buffer layer is formed (102-105) on the surface of light absorption layer. A metal oxide layer is formed (106) on the other side of the substrate to form second scribing portion. A transparent conductive film is formed (107) on metal oxide layer to form the third scribing portion.    USE - Method of manufacturing buffer layer for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The simple structure of the solar cell is implemented thus the manufacturing cost of the solar cell is reduced. The mass production of the solar cell is facilitated.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the manufacturing method of buffer layer for solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for forming the back plate (100)    Step for forming the light absorption layer (101)    Step for forming the buffer layer (102-105)    Step for forming the metal oxide layer (106)    Step for forming transparent conductive film (107)
NOVELTY - This new utility model claims of one of methyl alcohol water preparing hydrogen engine, comprising methanol water storage container, transport pump, heat exchanger, a reformer, separation device and fuel battery, transport pump for taking water methyl alcohol and methyl alcohol and water storage and transport container to the reformer of the reforming room, heat exchanger used for low temperature of methanol and water and reforming chamber output the high temperature mixed gas by heat exchange, reformer provided with a reforming chamber and electric heater, electric heater for reforming chamber heat supply can, a reforming chamber prepared with carbon dioxide and hydrogen is the high temperature mixed gas, through heat exchanger after, entering into separating device separating out hydrogen, hydrogen entering into fuel cell, generating electrochemical reaction in fuel cell wherein, generating electric energy for transporting pump and electric heater power supply. This new utility model is no need to reformer is set with combustion chamber, an air inlet fan, an air inlet channel and smokestack, heating temperature in the reformer is easy to control, stable, reformer compare structure is simple, steady work, repair difficulty is small.
NOVELTY - The method involves removing a portion of a dielectric layer. A first conductive region of a first conductivity-type metal is formed above a portion of the second conductive region exposed by a removed portion of the dielectric layer. A portion of the first conductive region is removed to separate the first conductive region into first and second portions of the first conductive region. The first conductivity-type metal is coupled to the second conductive region. The second conductivity-type metal is coupled to the first portion of the first conductive region.    USE - Method for fabricating a single built-in bypass diode for a solar cell on a semiconductor wafer or substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables avoiding usage of an isolation trench in the substrate between the first and second conductive regions so as to avoid metallization over a trench and shunting in diode manufacturing. The method enables making the dielectric layer to be more conductive, so that an area of the solar cell used by the bypass diode can be reduced, thus allowing the resulting solar cell to produce more power. The method enables providing protection for reverse bias events and temperature suppression of hot spots at a cell level, which enables hot spot testing process to be avoided in module processing flow.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a bypass diode for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plan view of a bypass diode for a solar cell.    Portion of solar cell (100)    Bypass diode (102)    N-type region (104)    P-type region (106)    Metal grid (108)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1) has a supporting element that is configured to support a substrate within the processing vessel (2). A gas supply device (5) is configured to introduce a gas for plasma generation into the vessel. A microwave introduction device (3) comprises a microwave source that generates the microwave, and configured to introduce the microwave into the vessel. The substrate supported by the supporting element is heated and plasma is generated in the processing vessel to perform a plasma process on the substrate, by the microwave that transmits the supporting element.    USE - Substrate processing apparatus for performing process on substrate such as semiconductor substrate for solar cell panel or flat panel display, and plasma processing during semiconductor manufacturing.    ADVANTAGE - Since the liquid without having the electric polarity does not absorb a microwave, a temperature rise by the dielectric heating of the microwave is suppressed. The heat transfer medium without having the electric polarity within the flow path is mostly not heated by the microwave, even when cooling the wafer by the heat transfer medium while allowing transmitting the microwave through the mounting table. The heat exchange between the heat transfer medium and the mounting table becomes dominant, so that the wafer is cooled efficiently and stably.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a substrate processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view illustrating the schematic configuration of the substrate processing apparatus.    Substrate processing apparatus (1)    Processing vessel (2)    Microwave introduction device (3)    Gas supply unit (5)    Gas exhaust device (6)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (200-204) has a patterned resist (230) and a sidewall-protecting material (240). The patterned resist is overlay on a substrate (210). The features (a,b) of the patterned resist respectively includes sidewalls. The sidewall-protecting material is disposed about the sidewalls of the features. The sidewall-protecting material has conformal, thin-film deposition, and facilitates a high-fidelity pattern transfer of the patterned resist to the substrate during etching.    USE - Electronic apparatus with sidewall protection for features. Uses include but are not limited to a semiconductor device, a photocell, a solar cell, a multi-terminal device, a charge-coupled device, a microprocessor, a random-access memory, a read-only memory, and a recording device.    ADVANTAGE - Maintains pattern fidelity during pattern transfer, high-fidelity pattern transfer, and/or minimizes deterioration in the quality of transferred patterns. Sidewall-protecting material is conformally deposited, thus maintaining prescribed shape and/or the center-to-center pitch of the features.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of the apparatus with sidewall protection for high-fidelity pattern transfer.    Electronic apparatus (200-204)    Substrate (210)    Patterned resist (230)    Sidewall-protecting material (240)    Features (a,b)
NOVELTY - The electrolyte has chlorine-containing compound as additive, which is positive perchloric acid, chlorous acid, hypochlorous acid, acid salt, perchloric acid salt, chlorite, hypochlorite orperchlorate, where the electrolyte contains 2 mol/L to 3 mol/L concentration of chlorine ion.    USE - Chlorine-containing cathode electrolyte for a vanadium liquid flow battery.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte reduces cell polarization and electric position balance change speed, increases battery capacity rate and efficiency, reduces manufacturing cost and improves service life of the battery. The electrolyte is simple and easy to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation of a cathode electrolyte. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves plating a copper zinc tin sulfide single target on a copper zinc tin sulfide thin film. The copper zinc tin sulfide thin film is fixed on a substrate. The substrate is fixed within a sputtering device. Room temperature of the substrate is formed in range of 600 degree Celsius.    USE - Copper zinc tin sulfide thin film manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming the copper zinc tin sulfide thin film on the substrate by using sequential vapor deposition process or sulfidation process of a metal precursor, so that process time of the copper zinc tin sulfide thin film can be reduced. The method enables reducing processing unit cost by avoiding additional poisonous gas processing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a thin film solar cell manufacturing method    (2) a thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a copper zinc tin sulfide thin film manufacturing method.
NOVELTY - The system has a metal air battery provided with a metal cathode and an oxygen anode. Hydrogen of a hydrogen fuel cell i.e. proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), is generated in a metal air battery. The metal air battery generates water from the hydrogen fuel cell. The hydrogen fuel cell assists output of the metal air battery. The metal air battery is made of lithium, aluminum, magnesium, zinc, vanadium or metal or iron. A controller controls the metal air battery and the hydrogen fuel cell, and is connected to a power train system of an electric vehicle.    USE - Battery/fuel cell hybrid system for an electric vehicle i.e. car (from drawings).    ADVANTAGE - The system improves driving distance of the electric vehicle by utilizing the output of the metal air battery and the hydrogen fuel cell. The system avoids usage of a separate external charging apparatus for charging the hydrogen fuel cell. The system performs self-hydrogen discharge reaction of the metal air battery to the hydrogen fuel cell so as to reduce battery capacity loss according to the hydrogen generation. The system supplies the water from the hydrogen fuel cell to the metal air battery so as to reduce water deprivation according to water evaporization of the metal air battery and periodically replenish the water from an outside. The system reduces requirements of a separate hydrogen supply system so as to reduce volume of a hydrogen container mounted in the electric vehicle.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a battery/fuel cell hybrid system operating method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a battery/fuel cell hybrid system.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves performing feeding process in a spray mode, and melting reducing agent in solvent to prepare reductant solution. The metal salt solution is prepared and made of copper salt, gallium salt and indium salt. The metal salt solution is equipped in an intermetallic precursor. Inside diameter of a nozzle is formed in range from 100 micrometer to 9 millimeter. Inert gas or air is utilized by an injection system as the carrier gas, where the inert gas is helium, nitrogen, neon, argon, krypton and xenon.    USE - Method for manufacturing a bimetallic/intermetallic precursor for manufacturing a copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) light absorbing compound of a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables obtaining precursor particle in uniform-size, controlling size of the precursor particle, evenly dispersing the metal salt solution into the reductant solution, suppressing uneven reaction and providing composition of the particle in a uniform manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a bimetallic/intermetallic precursor.
NOVELTY - Bimetallic or intermetallic precursor manufacturing involves feeding reductant through injection system (50) for preparing reductant solution (20), and then dissolving reducing agent and metal salt solution in a solvent for preparing for metal salt solution. The metal salt is selected from copper salt, tin salt or zinc salt.    USE - Method for manufacturing bimetallic or intermetallic precursor for manufacturing copper zinc tin sulfide light absorbing compound for manufacturing thin film solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method manufactures bimetallic or intermetallic precursor with uniform-size in a simple manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the bimetallic or intermetallic precursor.    Reactor (10)    Mixer (11)    Reductant solution (20)    Injection system (50)    Nozzle (51)
NOVELTY - A supported nickel/platinum (Ni/Pt) bimetallic nanoparticle which is a refractory porous support comprises Ni core and Pt layer disposed on surface of Ni core in which Pt/Ni molar ratio is 0.01-1.    USE - A supported nickel/platinum bimetallic nanoparticle which is a refractory porous support for carbon dioxide reforming (claimed). Can also be used as catalysts for hydrogenation of styrene and other potential catalytic applications, such as selective hydrogenation, hydrogenolysis, dehydrogenation, isomerization, reforming, cracking, carbon monoxide oxidation, and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The nanoparticle exhibits high catalytic activities and selectivities as catalysts for hydrogenation of styrene.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) manufacture of supported Ni/Pt bimetallic nanoparticle which involves heating Ni/alumina (Al2O3) mixture to 200-500 degrees C for 1-5 hours to form nickel hydride on surface of Ni nanoparticles to form NiH/Al2O3 powder, and mixing NiH/Al2O3 powder with 1st solution including Pt for 10-30 hours; and    (2) carbon dioxide (CO2) reforming method which involves exposing CO2 to supported Ni/Pt bimetallic nanoparticle and CO2 reforming methane using the supported Ni/Pt bimetallic nanoparticle.
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method of semiconductor substrate having a diffusion layer, involves providing an n-type diffusion layer-formation composition (12) containing a dispersion medium and glass particles containing a donor element, and a p-type diffusion layer-formation composition (11) containing a dispersion medium and glass particles containing an acceptor element to different regions of at least one portion of a semiconductor substrate (10), and forming an n-type diffusion layer (14) and a p-type diffusion layer (13) by heat-processing.    USE - Manufacture of semiconductor substrate having diffusion layer, for use in manufacture of solar cell elements (all claimed) e.g. back-contact type solar cell element and bifacial solar cell element.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simple manufacture of semiconductor substrate having an n-type diffusion layer and a p-type diffusion layer in a specific location, without requiring any complicated process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional views explaining the manufacturing method of back-contact type solar cell element.    Semiconductor substrate (10)    P-type diffusion layer-formation composition (11)    N-type diffusion layer-formation composition (12)    P-type diffusion layer (13)    N-type diffusion layer (14)    Passivation layer (15)
NOVELTY - The fabricating method involves forming of linkers over a semiconductor substrate (110). The metal ions are formed over the linkers by bonding the metal ions to the linkers. The metallic nanoparticles are formed over the linkers by growing the metal ions bonded to the linkers and applying energy to the metal ions.    USE - Fabricating method of nano structure. Uses include but are not limited to chemical batteries, solar cells, semiconductor devices, chemical sensors, and photoelectric devices.    ADVANTAGE - Secures operation stability, reproducibility, and reliability of an application device. Damage to a surface layer of a substrate is prevented by the metal ions fixed to the substrate by the linkers. Modification of the substrate surface is performed to prevent surface layer impurity introduction, quality deterioration, and damage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of a nano structure.    Substrate (110)    Silicon substrate (112)    Surface layer (114)
NOVELTY - Nanoparticles comprise protein-poly(aliphatic-cyanoacrylate) copolymer produced by preparing solution of protein in acidified aqueous organic solvent mixture, adding aliphatic-cyanoacrylate and mixing under conditions effective to react with protein and produce nanoparticles of protein-poly(aliphatic-cyanoacrylate) copolymer, and recovering nanoparticles of protein-poly(aliphatic-cyanoacrylate) copolymer.    USE - Nanoparticles for modification of surface wetting properties (claimed) and self-cleaning applications used for windows of buildings, automobiles, aircraft, watercraft, or other vehicles, mirrors, lenses, e.g. glasses, goggles, or mask, and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The nanoparticles are amphiphilic and may alter the surface-wetting properties of an object when applied on the surface, e.g. when applied on hydrophobic surfaces, nanoparticles render the surfaces hydrophilic.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Nanoparticles comprise protein-poly(aliphatic-cyanoacrylate) copolymer of formula (I) produced by preparing solution of protein in acidified aqueous organic solvent mixture, adding aliphatic-cyanoacrylate and mixing under conditions effective to react with protein and produce nanoparticles of protein-poly(aliphatic-cyanoacrylate) copolymer, and recovering nanoparticles of protein-poly(aliphatic-cyanoacrylate) copolymer.    n= greater than or equal to 1;    T=protein; and    R=aliphatic hydrocarbon moiety, which may be a branched or straight chain, saturated or unsaturated, and optionally substituted.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) preparation of nanoparticles; and    (2) modification of surface wetting properties of an object which involves applying the nanoparticles on the surface in an amount effective to alter its surface-wetting property.
NOVELTY - A single crystal silicon pull-up apparatus (1) comprises chamber (10), quartz crucible (15), crucible drive unit (20) which rotates the quartz crucible to surroundings of axis line, seed drive unit (30) which rotates the seed to surroundings of axis line while a seed is suspended down and immersed and pulled up with respect to silicon melt solution stored to quartz crucible, cooling pipe which cools the inside of chamber and is provided in upper part of chamber, and control part.    USE - A single crystal silicon pull-up apparatus used for solar cell and semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - Productivity is improved by suppressing deformation of crystal when raising single crystal silicon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A single crystal silicon pull-up apparatus (1) comprises chamber (10), quartz crucible (15), crucible drive unit (20) which rotates the quartz crucible to surroundings of axis line, seed drive unit (30) which rotates the seed to surroundings of axis line while a seed is suspended down and immersed and pulled up with respect to silicon melt solution stored to quartz crucible, cooling pipe which cools the inside of chamber and is provided in upper part of chamber, and control part. Cooling water equips the surroundings of rotation axis of the single crystal silicon which can be pulled up by seed drive unit with annular part formed in circumferential direction so that circulation is possible at intervals and single crystal silicon may be cooled from the surroundings.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the structure of single crystal silicon pull-up apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Single crystal silicon pull-up apparatus (1)    Chamber (10)    Quartz crucible (15)    Crucible drive unit (20)    Seed drive unit (30)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a seed drive unit that rotates the seed to the surroundings of an axis line, while a seed is suspended down and immersed and pulling up with respect to silicon melt solution stored to quartz crucible. A control unit controls seed drive unit and the crucible drive unit. The control unit controls rotational speed ratio (VR2/VR1) of rotational speed VR2 (rpm) of seed with respect to rotational speed VR1 (rpm) of quartz crucible, and rotational speed VR1 (rpm) of quartz crucible, when the raising speed V pulls up seed by seed drive unit.    USE - Apparatus for pulling single crystal silicon for use as material of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Productivity at the time of manufacturing the single crystal silicon used for solar cell can be improved. The suppression of occurrence of structure loss is obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of single crystal silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view illustrating the manufacturing conditions of the single crystal silicon. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A coating system (1) comprises absorber layer (4) containing chalcogenide compound semiconductor, and buffer layer (a) (5) provided on the absorber layer (4). The buffer layer is a semiconductor material containing indium, sulfur, potassium and/or cesium.    USE - Coating system is used for thin film solar cell (claimed) and solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The coating system provides thin film solar cell having improved transmission and efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) thin film solar cell (100); and    (2) production of coating system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the thin film solar cell.    Coating system (1)    Substrates (2)    Absorber layer (4)    Buffer layers (5,6)    Thin film solar cell (100)
NOVELTY - The new type utility claims a one for polycrystalline silicon ingot furnace is a separate block, equipped with a crucible bottom outside circumference of polycrystalline silicon ingot furnace, crucible for heating or of a separate cooling polycrystalline silicon and carrying out heat preservation process, the separate heat block is hollow square tube structure, a body wall is a hollow interlayer structure, wherein inner wall for covering equipped with a heat exchange block outside peripheral wall surface of crucible bottom, and the inner wall and the heat exchange block outside peripheral wall set with gap, the outside wall and equipped with a vertical plate for the peripheral fixed contact crucible, the crucible central heat exchange a centre line and a separate block is overlapped, and a separate a block top is lower than heat exchange block. The new type utility also claims ingot casting furnace is set with the a separate block. The utility model is new type not only can shorten a silicon ingot casting process material time, reduce energy consumption, but also can effective restrain nucleation initial crucible wall near the crystal growing priority, a micro-convex and comparing a flat solidification interface so as to increase silicon ingot quality.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of solar cell involves preparing diffusion agent (a) including conductive dopant (a1) and diffusion agent (b) including conductive dopant (b1), coating (DD) the agent (a) on a main surface (x) of a conductive semiconductor substrate, partially coating (CC) the agent (b) on a main surface (y) of the conductive semiconductor substrate, then heat processing (EE) to form high-concentration diffusion layer (l), low-concentration diffusion layer (m) and diffusion layer (n), and forming a thermally oxidized film on the semiconductor substrate having the diffusion layers.    USE - Manufacture of solar cell (claimed) e.g. bifacial solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simple manufacture of solar cell having excellent electrical properties and high conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the manufacturing method of the solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Texture formation (AA)    Cleaning (BB)    Coating/drying of phosphorus-based diffusion agent (CC)    Coating/drying of boron-based diffusion agent (DD)    Heat processing (EE)
NOVELTY - A composite resin composition comprises inorganic fine particles, a solvent, and a resin having a condensed ring structure derived from indene, tetralin, fluorine, xanthene, anthracene and/or benzanthracene. The average particle diameter after dispersion of inorganic fine particles is 10-70 nm.    USE - Composite resin composition is used for forming cured thin films for optical films, and molded products for display elements (all claimed), e.g. protective films of LCD elements e.g. color filters, integrated circuit elements, solid-state image sensors, interlayer insulation films, planarizing films, touchscreen, electronic paper, lenses, LEDs, optical disks, etc. Can also be used for binders of color resists, soldering resists used in manufacture of printed wiring boards, alkali-soluble type photosensitive composition used for forming columnar spacers, adhesive agents of optical fibers, coating agents used in manufacture of polarizing plates, solar cells, semiconductor elements, and photosensitive resin composition used for hologram recording.    ADVANTAGE - The composite resin composition provides cured products having excellent dispersion stability, uniformity, optical property (high refractive index), transparency, heat resistance, and light resistance. The content of dispersing agent and surface treating agent is reduced to a limit. The thin film and molded product obtained using the resin composition do not become cloudy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of composite resin composition, which involves mixing after dispersing inorganic fine particles, solvent, and resin in a bead mill.
NOVELTY - Preparation of platinum-free metal oxide/graphene catalyst involves mixing metal salt and graphite oxide in solution to form metal salt-graphite oxide composite and irradiating the composite with solar light to spontaneously form the metal oxide/graphene catalyst.    USE - Preparation of platinum-free metal oxide/graphene catalyst used for production of hydrogen (claimed) for use in fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides platinum-free metal oxide/graphene catalyst having high catalytic activity and surface area, and excellent hydrogen evolution property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) production of hydrogen, which involves using molybdenum oxide/solar exfoliated graphene composite as catalyst in cathode used for generating hydrogen; and    (2) process for increasing catalytic activity of molybdenum phosphide catalyst for providing generation of hydrogen, and ball milling molybdenum phosphide in a ball mill to reduce the particle size of the molybdenum phosphide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining the preparation of platinum-free metal oxide/graphene catalyst.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a p-type-semiconductor layer (74) and an n-type-semiconductor layer (73), where a light absorption layer (60) is interposed into the p-type-semiconductor layer and the n-type-semiconductor layer. The quantum dot (61) is provided in a base material (62) with the semiconductor materials, where the quantum dot is formed with a base material element. The light absorption layer is formed in the base material, where the base material elements are made of silicon, germanium, nitrogen and gallium. The different elements are made of gold, copper, boron, aluminum and indium.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar cell (Claimed) for generating the electric-power.    ADVANTAGE - The p-type-semiconductor layer and an n-type-semiconductor layer are formed, where a light absorption layer is interposed into the p-type-semiconductor layer and the n-type-semiconductor layer, and hence ensures forming a quantum dot of a uniform particle diameter by a simple process and improves the energy conversion efficiency of a solar cell in a reliable manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a solar cell.    Light absorption layer (60)    Quantum dot (61)    Base material (62)    Solar cell (70)    N-type-semiconductor layer (73)    P-type-semiconductor layer (74)
NOVELTY - Silicon solar battery comprise a silicon substrate (1) and a metal oxide layer (100) containing copper wiring (10). The metal oxide layer contains titanium, manganese, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, silicon, copper and nickel. The copper or nickel is dispersed inside of the metal oxide layer as a metal particle.    USE - Silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon solar battery is cost-effective, suppresses counter diffusion between silicon substrate and copper wiring, and has excellent adhesiveness, low electrical resistance, wiring resistance and contact resistance, improved conversion efficiency, and reduces light reflection.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing silicon solar battery, which involves applying metal oxide layer on the silicon substrate and then forming copper wiring on the metal oxide layer in the presence of oxygen atmosphere at 400-700 degrees C.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a silicon solar battery.    Silicon substrate (1)    Copper wiring (10)    Metal oxide layer (100)
NOVELTY - A polyolefin resin aqueous dispersion comprises a polyolefin resin and an aqueous medium. The polyolefin resin contains 100 parts mass olefin component and 1 parts mass or more unsaturated carboxylic component as copolymer components. The olefin component contains propylene and olefins other than propylene in a mass ratio of 60/40-95/5. The content of unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer in the dry residue of aqueous dispersion is 10000 ppm or less.    USE - Polyolefin resin aqueous dispersion is useful as binder in coating agents, primers, coating materials, inks, and adhesive agents, and for forming coating films (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to anchor-coat agents of polypropylene extrusion laminates, secondary battery separators, shoes, motor vehicle bumpers, clear boxes, packaging materials, paper containers, solar cell modules, hair transplantation, belt moldings, fiber convergence agents, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The polyolefin resin aqueous dispersion has low unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer content in dry residue, which enables minute dispersion of polyolefin resin in the aqueous medium. The dispersion has excellent low-temperature film formability, water resistance, chemical resistance, heat-and-moisture resistance, and stability after mixing with various materials, such as inorganic particles, dries quickly at low temperature, and provides coating films having excellent adhesiveness with polyolefin base material. Since there is no nonvolatile aqueous adjuvant, the original characteristics of polyolefin resin are not impaired. The aqueous dispersion can be manufactured stably and economically.
NOVELTY - A crystal growth promoter is used for chalcogenide compound which contains chalcogen element chosen from sulfur and selenium, and one or more metallic elements from copper, an indium, and a gallium. The chalcogenide compound possesses volatile property.    USE - Crystal growth promoter is used for manufacturing chalcogenide compound (claimed) used in photoelectric conversion element, fluorescent substance and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The crystal growth promoter having volatile property accelerates crystal growth, and produces crystal having highly crystalline crystal plane and improved particle size.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of chalcogenide compound, which involves heating after contacting the raw material elements in the compound.
NOVELTY - Semiconductor nanoparticle-containing curable composition comprises silica particles, ethylenically unsaturated-group-containing compound, polymerization initiator and semiconductor nanoparticles. The semiconductor nanoparticles are light-emitting component. The silica particles are surface-treated with silane compounds (I) and (II).    USE - Semiconductor nanoparticle-containing curable composition is used for hardened material for optical material and electronic material (all claimed). Uses include but are limited to optical lens, optical disk substrate, plastic substrate for liquid crystal display elements, substrate for color filters, plastic substrate for organic EL display elements, solar cell substrate, touchscreen, optical element, optical waveguide and LED sealing material.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor nanoparticle-containing curable composition has excellent dispersibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Semiconductor nanoparticle-containing curable composition comprises silica particles, ethylenically unsaturated-group-containing compound, polymerization initiator and semiconductor nanoparticles. The semiconductor nanoparticles are light-emitting component. The silica particles are surface-treated with silane compounds of formulae (I) and (II).    R1=H or methyl;    R2,R4=1-3C alkyl or phenyl;    R3,R5=H or 1-10C hydrocarbyl;    a=1-6;    b,m=0-2;and    n=9-11.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) hardened material, which is obtained by hardening the semiconductor nanoparticle-containing curable composition;    (2) optical material; and    (3) electronic material.
NOVELTY - A fullerene derivative comprising at least one structure (I) and having carbon atom number of 60 or more, is new.    USE - New fullerene derivative is used as organic semiconductive material for organic transistor, organic electroluminescent device, and organic solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The fullerene derivative has excellent solubility with respect to organic solvent, and high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fullerene derivative comprising at least one structure of formula (I) and having carbon atom number of 60 or more, is new.    R1,R3=H, halo, group of formula (ii) or (iii), or alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, or monofunctional heterocyclyl (all optionally substituted), at least one being group (ii) or (iii);    R7-R11=H, halo, methoxy, or alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryl, or monofunctional heterocyclyl (all optionally substituted), at least one being methoxy;    R12,R13=H, halo, or alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, or monofunctional heterocyclyl (all optionally substituted);and    n=1-8.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of fullerene derivative; and    (2) fullerene derivative precursor, which is of formula (IV) and has carbon atom number of 60 or more.
NOVELTY - Recovering phosphorus from sewage sludge involves dissolving phosphorus containing sludge in anaerobic condition to obtain sludge liquid that is filtered to obtain filtrate. Dolomite is dissolved in filtrate to obtain electrolytic liquid using hydrochloric acid for maintaining pH. The micro-organism is cultured in microbial fuel cell in acidic condition for 2-3 days. The reactor is connected with electrolyte pump and external resistance. The power is generated by reactor anode for degrading sludge filtrate by micro-organism. The electron and proton are generated from sludge filtrate.    USE - Method for recovering phosphorus from sewage sludge (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to recover phosphorus from sewage sludge that reduces shortage of phosphorus resource and reduces water body eutrophication.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Recovering phosphorus from sewage sludge involves dissolving phosphorus containing sludge in anaerobic condition to obtain sludge liquid that is filtered to obtain filtrate. Dolomite is dissolved in filtrate to obtain electrolytic liquid using hydrochloric acid for maintaining pH of 3.5-5.3. The micro-organism is cultured in microbial fuel cell in acidic condition for 2-3 days. The reactor is connected with electrolyte pump and external resistance. The power is generated by reactor anode for degrading sludge filtrate by micro-organism. The electron and proton are generated from sludge filtrate are transferred from anode to cathode. The phosphate is degraded into water using redox catalyst. The magnesium, calcium, ammonium and phosphate ions are deposited at cathode to obtain struvite and calcium phosphate salt.