Substrate for photoelectric conversion element

US2018358565A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2018358565-A1
Application numberUS-201615735689-A
CountryUS
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Filing dateAug 19, 2016
Priority dateSep 7, 2015
Publication dateDec 13, 2018
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Disclosed is a substrate for a photoelectric conversion element that is low in cost as compared with a conventional ITO/glass substrate, easy to handle, and does not lower the power generation performance of the solar cell. The substrate for a photoelectric conversion element is made of a stainless steel sheet having a passive film on a surface thereof, an atomic ratio Cr/(Fe+Cr) of the passive film on a surface thereof is 0.08 or more.

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1 . A substrate for a photoelectric conversion element, the substrate being made of a stainless steel sheet having a passive film on a surface thereof, wherein an atomic ratio Cr/(Fe+Cr) of the passive film on a surface thereof is 0.08 or more. 2 . The substrate for a photoelectric conversion element according to claim 1 , wherein the passive film has a thickness of less than 2.3 nm. 3 . The substrate for a photoelectric conversion element according to claim 1 , wherein an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of the substrate for the photoelectric conversion element on a surface thereof is less than 10 nm. 4 . The substrate for a photoelectric conversion element according to claim 2 , wherein an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of the substrate for the photoelectric conversion element on a surface thereof is less than 10 nm.

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  • Metallic substrates · CPC title

  • of metals or alloys not provided for in groups C25D11/04 - C25D11/32 · CPC title

  • Metal oxides (C23C18/1212 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • Sol or sol-gel processing · CPC title

  • on iron or steel · CPC title

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What does patent US2018358565A1 cover?
Disclosed is a substrate for a photoelectric conversion element that is low in cost as compared with a conventional ITO/glass substrate, easy to handle, and does not lower the power generation performance of the solar cell. The substrate for a photoelectric conversion element is made of a stainless steel sheet having a passive film on a surface thereof, an atomic ratio Cr/(Fe+Cr) of the passive…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Jfe Steel Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01L51/0096. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Dec 13 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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