Abstract: A method for producing a coated and printed glass panel, includes a) providing a glass substrate having a metal-containing coating on a first surface and a polymeric protective layer with a thickness d arranged on this metal-containing coating, b) removing the polymeric protective layer in a first region using a carbon dioxide laser, c) removing the metal-containing coating within the first region only in a second region using a solid-state laser such that an edge region is created, in which the metal-containing coating is intact and in which the polymeric protective layer was removed in step b), d) applying a ceramic ink only in the first region, e) heat treating the glass panel at >600° C., wherein the polymeric protective layer is removed on the entire first surface, in the edge region, the metal-containing coating is dissolved by the ceramic ink lying above it, and the ceramic ink is fired.

Abstract: A thin-film photovoltaic module with hydrophobic rear-side coating is described. The module has a substrate, wherein at least one hydrophobic coating is arranged on a rear side of the substrate, a photovoltaic layer structure on a front side of the substrate, and a covering sheet, which is areally connected to the front side of the substrate via a rear side of the substrate with at least one intermediate layer.

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: A photovoltaic panel has an absorbent photovoltaic material, particularly based on cadmium, said panel including a front side substrate, particularly a transparent glass substrate with a transparent electrode coating, where the antireflection coating placed above the metal functional layer opposite the substrate has a single antireflection layer, based on mixed zinc tin oxide over its whole thickness, or where the antireflection coating placed above the metal functional layer opposite the substrate has at least two antireflection layers including, on the one hand, an antireflection layer which is closer to the functional layer and is based on mixed zinc tin oxide over its whole thickness and, on the other, an antireflection layer which is further from the functional layer and is not based on mixed zinc tin oxide over its whole thickness.

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: 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 present invention concerns a method for modyfing at least an electronic property of a carbon nanotube or nanowire comprising exposing said nanotube or nanowire to an acid having the formula (I) wherein R1, R2 and R3 are chosen in the group comprising (H, F, Cl, Br, I) with at least one of R1, R2 and R3 being different from H. At least part of the nanotube or nanowire may be a channel region of a field effect transistor.