AU547043B2 - Photoresponsive germanium alloys - Google Patents

Photoresponsive germanium alloys

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AU547043B2
AU547043B2 AU75021/81A AU7502181A AU547043B2 AU 547043 B2 AU547043 B2 AU 547043B2 AU 75021/81 A AU75021/81 A AU 75021/81A AU 7502181 A AU7502181 A AU 7502181A AU 547043 B2 AU547043 B2 AU 547043B2
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germanium alloys
germanium
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photoresponsive germanium
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Masatsugu Izu
Stanford Robert Ovshinsky
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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AU75021/81A 1980-09-09 1981-09-08 Photoresponsive germanium alloys Expired AU547043B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

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US06/185,520 US4342044A (en) 1978-03-08 1980-09-09 Method for optimizing photoresponsive amorphous alloys and devices
US185520 1980-09-09
US20647780A 1980-11-13 1980-11-13
US206477 1980-11-13

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AU (1) AU547043B2 (OSRAM)
BR (1) BR8105742A (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA1192816A (OSRAM)
DE (1) DE3153761C2 (OSRAM)
ES (1) ES8302363A1 (OSRAM)
FR (1) FR2490017B1 (OSRAM)
GB (1) GB2083703B (OSRAM)
IE (1) IE52206B1 (OSRAM)
IL (1) IL63753A (OSRAM)
IN (1) IN157308B (OSRAM)
IT (1) IT1138203B (OSRAM)
NL (1) NL8104142A (OSRAM)
SE (1) SE8105276L (OSRAM)

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US4598306A (en) * 1983-07-28 1986-07-01 Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Barrier layer for photovoltaic devices
ES8602301A1 (es) * 1983-07-18 1985-11-01 Energy Conversion Devices Inc Una aleacion amorfa mejorada de separacion de bandas estrecha, para aplicaciones fotovoltaicas
CA1321660C (en) * 1985-11-05 1993-08-24 Hideo Yamagishi Amorphous-containing semiconductor device with high resistivity interlayer or with highly doped interlayer
KR101847945B1 (ko) * 2017-02-09 2018-04-11 씨엠티 주식회사 복합 건조수단이 구비된 스핀 드라이어

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US4226898A (en) * 1978-03-16 1980-10-07 Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Amorphous semiconductors equivalent to crystalline semiconductors produced by a glow discharge process
JPS554040A (en) * 1978-06-26 1980-01-12 Hitachi Ltd Photoconductive material
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BR8105742A (pt) 1982-05-25
IT1138203B (it) 1986-09-17
IN157308B (OSRAM) 1986-03-01
GB2083703A (en) 1982-03-24
ES505267A0 (es) 1982-12-16
ES8302363A1 (es) 1982-12-16
IL63753A0 (en) 1981-12-31
KR900005566B1 (ko) 1990-07-31
FR2490017B1 (fr) 1985-10-31
DE3153761C2 (OSRAM) 1993-05-19
CA1192816A (en) 1985-09-03
IL63753A (en) 1985-02-28
IT8123827A0 (it) 1981-09-07
AU7502181A (en) 1982-03-18
SE8105276L (sv) 1982-03-10
IE812062L (en) 1982-03-09
KR830008405A (ko) 1983-11-18
FR2490017A1 (fr) 1982-03-12
NL8104142A (nl) 1982-04-01
IE52206B1 (en) 1987-08-05
GB2083703B (en) 1985-04-17

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