CA1170345A - Enhanced open circuit voltage in amorphous silicon photovoltaic devices - Google Patents

Enhanced open circuit voltage in amorphous silicon photovoltaic devices

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CA1170345A
CA1170345A CA000361399A CA361399A CA1170345A CA 1170345 A CA1170345 A CA 1170345A CA 000361399 A CA000361399 A CA 000361399A CA 361399 A CA361399 A CA 361399A CA 1170345 A CA1170345 A CA 1170345A
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amorphous silicon
photovoltaic device
silicon
exposing
deposition
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Bruce P. Myers
Christopher R. Wronski
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ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/10—Semiconductor bodies
    • H10F77/16—Material structures, e.g. crystalline structures, film structures or crystal plane orientations
    • H10F77/169—Thin semiconductor films on metallic or insulating substrates
    • H10F77/1692—Thin semiconductor films on metallic or insulating substrates the films including only Group IV materials
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F10/00—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells
    • H10F10/10—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells having potential barriers
    • H10F10/18—Photovoltaic cells having only Schottky potential barriers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F71/00—Manufacture or treatment of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F71/10—Manufacture or treatment of devices covered by this subclass the devices comprising amorphous semiconductor material
    • H10F71/103—Manufacture or treatment of devices covered by this subclass the devices comprising amorphous semiconductor material including only Group IV materials
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S148/00—Metal treatment
    • Y10S148/153—Solar cells-implantations-laser beam

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CA000361399A 1979-12-03 1980-10-02 Enhanced open circuit voltage in amorphous silicon photovoltaic devices Expired CA1170345A (en)

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US06/099,421 US4266984A (en) 1979-12-03 1979-12-03 Enhanced open circuit voltage in amorphous silicon photovoltaic devices

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US (1) US4266984A (OSRAM)
JP (1) JPS5693378A (OSRAM)
AU (1) AU540064B2 (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA1170345A (OSRAM)
DE (1) DE3045194A1 (OSRAM)
FR (1) FR2471671A1 (OSRAM)
GB (1) GB2064867B (OSRAM)
IT (1) IT1134557B (OSRAM)

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US4471036A (en) * 1983-06-29 1984-09-11 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Electrochemical photovoltaic cells and electrodes
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US5155565A (en) * 1988-02-05 1992-10-13 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Method for manufacturing an amorphous silicon thin film solar cell and Schottky diode on a common substrate
US20160181456A1 (en) * 2014-12-22 2016-06-23 Yong-Hang Zhang Low-Cost and High-Efficiency Tandem Photovoltaic Cells

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FR2413780A1 (fr) * 1977-12-29 1979-07-27 Thomson Csf Procede de realisation d'un contact " metal-semi-conducteur " a barriere de potentiel de hauteur predeterminee, et composant semi-conducteur comportant au moins un contact obtenu par ce procede

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AU540064B2 (en) 1984-11-01
JPS5693378A (en) 1981-07-28
GB2064867A (en) 1981-06-17
US4266984A (en) 1981-05-12
AU6498480A (en) 1981-06-11
FR2471671A1 (fr) 1981-06-19
DE3045194A1 (de) 1981-09-03
IT1134557B (it) 1986-08-13
IT8026379A0 (it) 1980-12-02
FR2471671B1 (OSRAM) 1985-04-26
GB2064867B (en) 1983-06-08

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