The invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a fluoropolymer film, to the fluoropolymer film obtainable therefrom and to use of said fluoropolymer film in electrochemical and photo-electrochemical devices.

Devices for photoelectrodes for water splitting based on indium nanowires on flexible substrates as well as methods of manufacture by transferring nanowire arrays to flexible substrates.

The present invention relates to a method for laminating solar cell modules comprising a plurality of solar cells electrically connected in series. The method comprises: providing a first and a second flexible substrate portion suitable for roll-to-roll deposition; providing a plurality of first electronic conductors on said first substrate portion and a plurality of second electrodes on said second substrate portion, wherein said plurality of first and second electrodes are provided as stripes spatially separated such that a plurality of gaps is formed; depositing an electronic conductor on one end of the first and second electrodes and depositing a continuous or discontinuous active layer on said plurality of first electrodes or said plurality of second electrodes, wherein said continuous or discontinuous active layer is an organic active layer; laminating by means of heat and pressure said first and said second substrate portions together in a roll-to-roll process such that the electronic conductors are brought into physical contact with the respective electronic conductor arranged on the opposite substrate, and that the active layer is brought into physical contact with the other one of said plurality first electrodes or said plurality of second electrodes and such that the active layer is brought into electrical contact with said plurality of first electrodes and said plurality of second electrodes. The plurality of first electrodes is arranged off-set relative said plurality of second electrodes such that each of said plurality of gaps between said plurality of second electrodes are partly or fully covered at least in one direction by respective one of said plurality of first electrodes. The present invention also relates to a solar cell module.

The present invention relates to a working electrode (1a) for a photovoltaic device, comprising a light absorbing layer (3) and a conductive layer (6) arranged in electrical contact with the light absorbing layer (3), and the light absorbing layer (3) comprises a light absorbing photovoltaic material consisting of a plurality of dye molecules. The light absorbing layer (3) is formed by a layer of a plurality of clusters (7), whereby each cluster (7) is formed by dye molecules and each dye molecule in the cluster (7) is bonded to its adjacent dye molecules.

A photoelectric conversion element including: a first substrate; a first electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer; a second electrode; and a second substrate, wherein the photoelectric conversion element includes a sealing part sealing at least the photoelectric conversion layer, the sealing part is disposed so as to surround periphery of the photoelectric conversion layer, and a width of the sealing part disposed at each side has a minimum width A and a maximum width B in a width direction, and a ratio (B/A) of the maximum width B to the minimum width A is 1.02 or more but 5.0 or less.

Provided is a carbon nanotube water dispersion with which it is possible to form a conductive film that has excellent film strength and can cause a solar cell to display excellent conversion efficiency and reliability. The carbon nanotube water dispersion is for an electrode of a solar cell that includes an electrolyte solution containing a polar aprotic substance as a solvent and contains carbon nanotubes, a dispersant, a thickener, and water. The dispersant is soluble in the solvent and the thickener is insoluble in the solvent.

Discussed is a paste composition for an electrode of a solar cell, the paste including a conductive powder, an organic vehicle, and an inorganic composition formed by including a plurality of metal compounds including a gallium compound including gallium as a component of a main network former of the inorganic composition.

A photoelectric conversion module includes a substrate, a photoelectric conversion element mounted on the substrate, and a connector mounted on the substrate, the connector including a terminal that is electrically coupled to the photoelectric conversion element, wherein the connector is configured such that coupling the connector to a connector of another photoelectric conversion module causes the photoelectric conversion element to be electrically coupled to a photoelectric conversion element of the another photoelectric conversion module.

Articles are described including a substrate and a copper halide layer on the substrate, where the interfacial free energy between the substrate and the copper halide layer allows the copper halide layer to form continuously, wherein the copper halide layer conforms to the shape of the substrate. The articles may further include an adhesion layer disposed in-between the substrate and the copper halide layer, where the surface free energy between the adhesion layer and the copper halide layer allows the copper halide layer to form continuously, wherein the copper halide layer or the adhesion layer conform to the shape of the substrate. Also described are methods of forming an article using chemical vapor deposition.

Stable perovskite films having substantially-no phase transition within a predetermined temperature range are disclosed. In the films, formation of carrier traps is suppressed. Thermally stable perovskite solar cells and light-emitting devices using the films are also disclosed.