Fusion formable silica and sodium containing glasses

Sodium containing aluminosilicate and boroaluminosilicate glasses are described herein. The glasses can be used as substrates or superstrates for photovoltaic devices, for example, thin film photovoltaic devices such as CIGS photovoltaic devices. These glasses can be characterized as having strain p...

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Main Authors AITKEN BRUCE G, KICZENSKI TIMOTHY J, DICKINSON JAMES E JR
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 15.08.2012
Subjects
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUSENAMELS
CHEMISTRY
GLASS
JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
METALLURGY
MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS,MINERALS OR SLAGS
SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS
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Summary:Sodium containing aluminosilicate and boroaluminosilicate glasses are described herein. The glasses can be used as substrates or superstrates for photovoltaic devices, for example, thin film photovoltaic devices such as CIGS photovoltaic devices. These glasses can be characterized as having strain points = 535 DEG C, for example, = 57O DEG C, thermal expansion coefficients of from 8 to 9 ppm/ DEG C, as well as liquidus viscosities in excess of 50,000 poise. As such they are ideally suited for being formed into sheet by the fusion process.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201080038266