LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE OPTIMISING COATED GLASS COMPONENT OF SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAID COMPONENT Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC H01L31/216 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: coated article, which is suitable for use as a component of a solar cell, comprises a transparent dielectric substrate, a transparent electrically conductive metal oxide layer deposited on the dielectric substrate and having refraction index less than 2.0, a light transmittance optimising intermediate layer having a refractive index between 2.3 and 3.5, deposited on top of the electrically conductive metal oxide layer, and a silicon layer having a refractive index of at least 4.5 deposited on the light transmittance optimising intermediate layer. The invention also discloses a method of making the coated article which is suitable for use as component of a solar cell, and a transparent coated glass article which is suitable for use as a component of a solar cell.

EFFECT: possibility of increasing efficiency of solar cells and competitiveness with respect to cost of the generated electrical energy compared to conventional equipment.

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