Polymer photovoltaic module and method for production thereof. RU patent 2519937.

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: polyaniline is doped with a heteropolyanionic complex of the 2-18 series, having chemical formula [P₂W₁₈O₆₂]^6-. A doped polyaniline film 1 is deposited on a thin transparent conducting layer which may consist of indium (III) oxide or tin (IV) oxide 2, which in turn is sputtered onto a material 3, having high transmission capacity for electromagnetic waves in the range from 3·10^-2 to 4·10^-6 cm. Said material with the sputtered conducting layer and the polyaniline film forms one of the electrodes of the photovoltaic module, and a second counter electrode, which also serves as back wall of the article, can be made of conducting material 4, on the outer side of which are attached thermogenerators 5 with air or water radiators for removing heat 6, connected to each other by series-parallel electrical circuits 7, and the electrodes held with each other by side walls, which can be made of any non-aggressive dielectric material 8, and an aqueous electrolyte is poured between the electrodes, where pH of the electrolyte 9 may vary from 5 to 3; current terminals are respectively attached to the conducting material with the polymer film and to the conducting back wall of the article, and to output terminals of the thermogenerators 10 to form two independent electrical circuits. The invention also relates to a method of producing said module.

EFFECT: photovoltaic module has high efficiency of converting electromagnetic energy to electrical energy.

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IPC classes for russian patent Polymer photovoltaic module and method for production thereof. RU patent 2519937. (RU 2519937):

H01L31/042 -

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