Abstract: A curable liquid composition obtained by subjecting hydrogen halosiloxane or hydrogen alkoxysilane to condensation or to hydrolysis and condensation in an organic solvent in which fine polyvalent metal oxide particles with hydroxyl groups are dispersed; a method of forming a hard silica-type layer by applying onto an inorganic substrate the aforementioned composition and then curing the composition; an inorganic substrate with the aforementioned hard silica-type layer; and a semiconductor device comprising the aforementioned inorganic substrate on which a semiconductor layer is formed.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an inorganic substrate coated with a thin silica type glass layer of 2 H to 9 H pencil hardness, said method comprising the steps of: coating an inorganic substrate with a cyclic dihydrogenpolysiloxane and/or a hydrogenpolysiloxane represented by a specific unit formula, and curing it; an inorganic substrate coated with a thin silica type glass layer; a coating agent for an inorganic substrate that is composed of a cyclic dihydrogenpolysiloxane and/or a hydrogenpolysiloxane represented by a specific unit formula; and a semiconductor device having an inorganic substrate coated with a thin silica type glass layer.

Abstract: A copper indium diselenide (CIS)-based photovoltaic device includes a CIS-based solar absorber layer including copper, indium, and selenium. The CIS-based photovoltaic device further includes a substrate including a silicone layer formed from a silicone composition and a metal foil layer. The substrate, due to the presence of the silicone layer and the metal foil layer, is both flexible and sufficiently able to withstand annealing temperatures in excess of 500° C. to obtain maximum efficiency of the device.

Abstract: In an embodiment, one reinforced substrate for use in a photovoltaic device includes a polymer base material and a reinforcing structure bonded with the base material. The reinforced substrate presents a surface in a condition that is made-ready for deposition of thin film layers of the photovoltaic device. A thin film photovoltaic device includes the reinforced substrate, a back contact layer formed on the surface of the reinforced substrate, and a solar absorber layer formed on the back contact layer. A plurality of thin film photovoltaic devices may be formed on a common reinforced substrate. A process of producing a reinforced substrate includes combining a fluid base material and a fiber reinforcing structure to form an impregnated fiber reinforcement. The impregnated fiber reinforcement is cured to form the reinforced substrate, and the reinforced substrate is annealed.

Abstract: A room-temperature-curable silicone rubber composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a polydiorganosiloxan mixture comprising: (A-1) 20 to 95 wt. % of a polydiorganosiloxane having both molecular terminals capped with dialkoxysilyl groups or trialkoxysilyl groups, (A-2) 5 to 80 wt. % of a polydiorganosiloxane having a molecular terminal capped with dialkoxysilyl group or trialkoxysilyl group and the other molecular terminal capped with monoalkoxysilyl group, hydrosilyl group, trialkylsilyl group or trialkoxyalkylsilyl group, and (A-3) 0 to 30 wt. % of a polydiorganosiloxane having both molecular terminals capped with monoalkoxysilyl group, hydlosilyl group, trialkylsilyl group or trialkoxyalkylsilyl group, (B) one or more alkoxysilanes of the formula R5bSi(OR6)4-b or partial hydrolysis and condensation products thereof, and (C) an organotitanium compound. The composition is used as a sealant.

Abstract: A room-temperature-curable silicone rubber composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a polydiorganosiloxan mixture comprising: (A-1) 20 to 95 wt. % of a polydiorganosiloxane having both molecular terminals capped with dialkoxysilyl groups or trialkoxysilyl groups, (A-2) 5 to 80 wt. % of a polydiorganosiloxane having a molecular terminal capped with dialkoxysilyl group or trialkoxysilyl group and the other molecular terminal capped with monoalkoxysilyl group, hydrosilyl group, trialkylsilyl group or trialkoxyalkylsilyl group, and (A-3) 0 to 30 wt. % of a polydiorganosiloxane having both molecular terminals capped with monoalkoxysilyl group, hydlosilyl group, trialkylsilyl group or trialkoxyalkylsilyl group, (B) one or more alkoxysilanes of the formula R5bSi(OR6)4-b or partial hydrolysis and condensation products thereof, and (C) an organotitanium compound. The composition is used as a sealant.