Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially made of glass, which is provided with an electrode, especially for a solar cell, comprising a conductive layer based on molybdenum Mo with a thickness of at most 500 nm, especially at most 400 nm or at most 300 nm or at most 200 nm.

Abstract: A method for producing a solar cell having a substrate, having an inner face, wherein said inner face is designed to receive a conductive element based on molybdenum, wherein the method comprises forming several layers based on molybdenum on the substrate, at least one of the layers being enriched in molybdenum oxide, wherein the layers are formed by a magnetron sputtering method, and wherein the layer enriched with molybdenum oxide is obtained by injecting oxygen, ozone or a mixture of gas containing oxygen in atomic form during the formation of the molybdenum-based conductive element.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially made of glass, which is provided with an electrode, especially for a solar cell, comprising a conductive layer based on molybdenum Mo with a thickness of at most 500 nm, especially at most 400 nm or at most 300 nm or at most 200 nm.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially made of glass, which is provided with an electrode, especially for a solar cell, comprising a conductive layer based on molybdenum Mo with a thickness of at most 500 nm, especially at most 400 nm or at most 300 nm or at most 200 nm.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially made of glass, which is provided with an electrode, especially for a solar cell, comprising a conductive layer based on molybdenum Mo with a thickness of at most 500 nm, especially at most 400 nm or at most 300 nm or at most 200 nm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photovoltaic cell (1) having an absorbent photovoltaic material, especially a cadmium-based material, said cell comprising a front face substrate (10), especially a transparent glass substrate, having, on a main surface, a transparent electrode coating (100) consisting of a thin-film stack that includes at least one metallic functional layer (40), especially one based on silver, and at least two antireflection coatings (20, 60), said antireflection coatings each comprising at least one antireflection layer (24, 26; 66, 68), said functional layer (40) being placed between the two antireflection coatings (20, 60), characterized in that the antireflection coating (60) placed above the metallic functional layer (40) on the opposite side from the substrate comprises at least two antireflection layers (66, 68), the antireflection layer (68) furthest from the metallic functional layer (40) being more resistive than the antireflection layer (66) closest to the metallic functional layer (40)

Abstract: A substrate (1) having a glass function that contains alkali metals comprising a first main face intended to be combined with a layer based on an absorbent material, in particular of chalcopyrite type, and a second main face is characterized in that it has, on at least one surface portion of the second main face, at least one alkali-metal barrier layer (9).

Abstract: The invention relates to a photovoltaic cell having an absorbent photovoltaic material, said cell comprising a front face substrate (10), especially a transparent glass substrate, having, on a main surface, a transparent electrode coating (100) consisting of a thin-film stack that includes a metallic functional layer (40), especially one based on silver, and at least two antireflection coatings (20, 60), characterized in that the antireflection coating (60) placed above the metallic functional layer (40) on the opposite side from the substrate has an optical thickness equal to about four times the optical thickness of the antireflection coating (20) placed beneath the metallic functional layer (40) in the direction of the substrate.

Abstract: A substrate having a glass function, comprising a main face intended to be combined with a layer based on an absorbent material, characterized in that it comprises, on at least one surface portion of the main face, at least one electrode that reflects in the wavelength range extending from the ultraviolet to the near infrared, said electrode being formed from a stack of n layers (where n?2) defining between them interface zones.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate notably designed to enter into the constitution of a solar cell, of which one face, called the inner face, is designed to receive a molybdenum-based conductive element. This substrate is characterized in that the conductive element is formed of several layers based on molybdenum, at least one of these layers being enriched with molybdenum oxide. The present invention also relates to solar cells employing such a substrate and a method for producing same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photovoltaic cell (1) having an absorbent photovoltaic material, said cell comprising a front face substrate (10), especially a transparent glass substrate, having, on a main surface, a transparent electrode coating (100) consisting of a thin-film stack that includes a metallic functional layer (40), especially one based on silver, and at least two antireflection coatings (20, 60), characterized in that the antireflection coating (20) placed beneath the metallic functional layer (40) in the direction of the substrate has an optical thickness equal to about one eighth of the maximum absorption wavelength of the photovoltaic material and the antireflection coating (60) placed above the metallic functional layer (40) on the opposite side from the substrate has an optical thickness equal to about one half of the maximum absorption wavelength of the photovoltaic material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photovoltaic cell comprising a photovoltaic absorbent material, said cell including a front face substrate (10), particularly a transparent glass substrate. A main surface of the substrate is provided with a transparent electrode coating (100) formed by a stack of thin layers including at least one metal functional layer (40) based, in particular, on silver, and at least two anti-reflective coatings (20, 60). The invention is characterised in that the anti-reflective coating (60) disposed on top of the metal functional layer (40) on the side opposite that of substrate includes a current-conducting layer (66) located farthest from the substrate and having a resistivity ? of between 2.10?4 ?·cm and 10 ?·cm, based, in particular, on TCO.

Abstract: A thin-film solar cell and a method of producing a thin-film solar cell. The thin-film solar cell includes an absorber layer and at least one transparent window electrode. The window electrode is produced with a first metal-based thin-film, which receives an anti-reflection treatment, at least on the side of which the light is incident. Further, at least one first highly light-refracting oxide or nitride layer is provided between the absorbent layer and the first metallic layer. As a result, conductivity of the electrode window is improved and, at the same time, a thickness compared to conductivity of the window electrode is reduced.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially made of glass, which is provided with an electrode, especially for a solar cell, comprising a conductive layer based on molybdenum Mo with a thickness of at most 500 nm, especially at most 400 nm or at most 300 nm or at most 200 nm.

Abstract: A solar module containing thin-film solar cells positioned between two plates separated by a border seal at the external edge of the plates. The border seal includes an elastomeric spacer that contains a moisture-absorbing medium and is coated with an external peripheral adhesive bead.

Abstract: In the case of a solar module based on thin-film solar cells which are placed between two plates, particularly between glass plates, and are sealed by means of a casting substance, particularly by means of a chalcopyrite absorbent layer, a border seal being provided around the external edge of the plates and the electrical connections of the solar cells being taken to the outside of the enclosed space, the border seal is formed according to the invention by a spacing provided with a moisture-absorbing medium and by, on the outside, an adhesive bead going around this elastomer strip.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a thin-film solar cell, comprising an absorber layer and at least one transparent window electrode. According to the method, the window electrode is produced with a first metal-based thin film, which receives an anti-reflection treatment, at least on the side on which the light is incident. According to the invention, the solar cell also comprises at least one first highly light-refracting oxide or nitride layer between the absorber layer and the first metallic layer. This leads to a considerable improvement in the conductivity of the window electrode and at the same time, reduces the thickness compared to conductivity of the window electrode and at the same time, reduces the thickness compared to convention window electrodes which usually consists of zinc oxide made conductive by doping.