Conducting self-cleaning materials and process for producing same
The invention provides a self-cleaning material suitable for use as a front contact in a photovoltaic solar cell structure comprising zinc oxide and indium. The advantage of the invention is to provide a multifunctional thin film material, properties of which include (1) transparency, (2) high levels of conductance, (3) durability (4) UV induced photocatalysis and (5) a hydrophilic surface, that can be employed as the front contact on solar cells to minimise the build up of contaminants whilst generating electricity efficiently. By selection of a suitable amount of indium doping in the zinc oxide the invention offers a number of advantages over those associated with existing self-cleaning materials in that it results in the production of self-cleaning properties in a highly conducting film. The invention also provides a process for making self-cleaning materials
Attached files:Patents:EP 2,278,624
Inventor(s):
PEMBLE MARTYN [IE]; NOLAN MARK [IE]; POVEY IAN [IE]; HAMILTON JEFF [IE]
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