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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2003
Hieronymus Andriessen, Beerse, BE;
Joop Van Deelen, Eindhoven, NL;
Jan Kroon, Alkhaar, NL;
Agfa-Gevaert, Mortsel, BE;
Abstract
A process for preparing a layer of a nano-porous metal oxide semiconductor comprising the steps of: (i) providing metal oxide semiconductor nano-particles prepared by a wet precipitation process, (ii) heating said nano-particles at a temperature in the range of 250 to 600° C., (iii) preparing a dispersion of said heat-treated nano-particles from step (ii), (iv) applying said dispersion prepared in step (iii) to a support to produce a coating; and (v) subjecting said coating to a pressure in the range of 100 to 1000 bar at a temperature below 250° C.; a layer of a nano-porous metal oxide semiconductor obtained by this process; and a photovoltaic device comprising a layer of a nano-porous metal oxide semiconductor obtained by this process.