A device, comprising: a flexible carrier; a release layer that is formed on the flexible carrier; a releasable substrate formed over the release layer; and a semiconductor structure that is formed over the releasable substrate.

A device, comprising: a flexible carrier; a release layer that is formed on the flexible carrier; a releasable substrate formed over the release layer; and a semiconductor structure that is formed over the releasable substrate.

The invention relates to a layer element comprising at least two layers (A) and (B), wherein layer (B) has a has a total luminous transmittance of at least 80.0%, an article, preferably abifacial photovoltaic module, comprising said layer element, a process for preparing said layer element, a process for preparing a photovoltaic module comprising said layer element and the use of said layer element as integrated backsheet element of a bifacial photovoltaic module.

The invention relates to a layer element comprising at least two layers (A) and (B), wherein layer (B) has a has a total luminous transmittance of at least 80.0%, an article, preferably abifacial photovoltaic module, comprising said layer element, a process for preparing said layer element, a process for preparing a photovoltaic module comprising said layer element and the use of said layer element as integrated backsheet element of a bifacial photovoltaic module.

The present disclosure provides a window unit for a building or structure. The window unit is arranged for generating electricity and comprises a panel having an area that is transparent for at least a portion of visible light and having a light receiving surface for receiving light from a light incident direction. The window unit further comprises at least one series of solar cells, each solar cell being a bifacial solar cell and having opposite first and second surfaces each having an area in which light can be absorbed to generate electricity, the solar cells being positioned such that in use the first surfaces are oriented to receive light from the light incident direction and the second surfaces receive light from an opposite direction.

Disclosed is a photovoltaic cell including a first electrode and a second electrode having transparency and disposed facing each other, and a photovoltaic cell layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, and configured to produce electric energy by absorbing a part of incident light, wherein the photovoltaic cell layer includes a plurality of unit cells disposed in a specific distance from each other and formed with a plurality of slits for polarizing the incident light, and a transparent insulator disposed in the plurality of slits.

There is provided a solar panel including: a plurality of solar cells each of which is formed in a belt-shape extending in a predetermined direction on a plate-shaped surface and which is disposed in rows in a cell-width direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the plurality of solar cells; and a partition area that divides the plurality of solar cells from each other. The plurality of solar cells has, across at least two of the plurality of solar cells, a transparent power generation area which corresponds at least to a visible area seen from an outside and in which a power generation area and a transparent area that transmits light are alternately disposed and extend in the extending direction. In the transparent power generation area, the partition area is formed in a belt-shape having a width equal to a width of the transparent area.

There is provided a solar panel including: a plurality of solar cells each of which is formed in a belt-shape extending in a predetermined direction on a plate-shaped surface and which is disposed in rows in a cell-width direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the plurality of solar cells; and a partition area that divides the plurality of solar cells from each other. The plurality of solar cells has, across at least two of the plurality of solar cells, a transparent power generation area which corresponds at least to a visible area seen from an outside and in which a power generation area and a transparent area that transmits light are alternately disposed and extend in the extending direction. In the transparent power generation area, the partition area is formed in a belt-shape having a width equal to a width of the transparent area.

Systems and methods for generating electrical current from at least one photovoltaic cell is described herein. The photovoltaic cell may be disposed over a display of an electronic device. The photovoltaic cell may comprise first and second conductive layers and a photovoltaic layer. The first conductive layer may be etched such that a width of the metal layer is less than a width of the photovoltaic layer providing visibility to the display disposed below. In some embodiments, a capacitive touch sensor is disposed between the metal layer and the absorber layer for providing interaction with a user.

A method for post-treating an absorber layer for photoelectric conversion of incident light into electric current. The method includes providing a chalcogen-containing absorber layer on a carrier, applying a post-treatment layer on a surface of the absorber layer, wherein the post-treatment material is not a buffer or component of a buffer, and thermally diffusing the post-treatment material into the absorber layer. A method for producing a layer system for the production of thin-film solar cells is also described.