Solar cell cover glass
US6207603A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03C4/085
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A borosilicate glass having properties that enable it to be drawn as microsheets for use as a solar cell cover glass, and a solar cell having such microsheet as a cover glass, the glass having a composition consisting essentially of, expressed in terms of weight percent on an oxide basis: SiO.sub.2 59-69 ZnO 6.5-8.5 B.sub.2 O.sub.3 8.5-14 CeO.sub.2 0.25-3 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 2-2.5 TiO.sub.2 0-1 Na.sub.2 O 5.5-12.5 CeO.sub.2 + TiO.sub.2 0.5-4 K.sub.2 O 0-8 Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-0.5.
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