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Patent No.:

US 9394479 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2012

Wavelength conversion film having pressure sensitive adhesive layer to enhance solar harvesting efficiency

Applicant:

Nitto Denko Corporation, Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Hongxi Zhang, Temecula, CA (US);

Stanislaw Rachwal, Oceanside, CA (US);

Jie Cai, Simi Valley, CA (US);

Yufen Hu, San Diego, CA (US);

Michiharu Yamamoto, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Zongcheng Jiang, Oceanside, CA (US);

Bogumila Rachwal, Oceanside, CA (US);

Shuangxi Wang, Corona, CA (US);

Peng Wang, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

Nitto Denko Corporation, Osaka, JP;

Attorney:

Vedder Price P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Ling Choi

Assistant Examiner:

Catherine S Branch

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09J 7/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); C09J 175/04 (2006.01); C09J 133/08 (2006.01); B32B 33/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/16 (2006.01); C09J 131/04 (2006.01); C09K 11/06 (2006.01); C09B 3/14 (2006.01); H01L 31/055 (2014.01); H05B 33/14 (2006.01); C09B 57/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/06 (2013.01); C09B 3/14 (2013.01); C09B 57/00 (2013.01); C09B 57/001 (2013.01); C09B 57/008 (2013.01); H01L 31/055 (2013.01); H05B 33/14 (2013.01); C09K 2211/1011 (2013.01); C09K 2211/1059 (2013.01); C09K 2211/1466 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1476 (2015.01); Y10T 428/263 (2015.01); Y10T 428/269 (2015.01); Y10T 428/28 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2848 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2891 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2896 (2015.01);
Abstract

Described herein are wavelength conversion films that are easy-to-apply to solar cells, solar panels, or photovoltaic devices using an adhesive layer. The wavelength conversion films include a wavelength conversion layer with a photostable chromophore and are useful for improving the solar harvesting efficiency of solar cells, solar panels, and photovoltaic devices.

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