CA1192816A - Method for making photoresponsive amorphous germanium alloys and devices - Google Patents

Method for making photoresponsive amorphous germanium alloys and devices

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CA1192816A
CA1192816A CA000385385A CA385385A CA1192816A CA 1192816 A CA1192816 A CA 1192816A CA 000385385 A CA000385385 A CA 000385385A CA 385385 A CA385385 A CA 385385A CA 1192816 A CA1192816 A CA 1192816A
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Masatsugu Izu
Stanford R. Ovshinsky
Vincent Cannella
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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CA000385385A 1980-09-09 1981-09-08 Method for making photoresponsive amorphous germanium alloys and devices Expired CA1192816A (en)

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US185,520 1980-09-09
US06/185,520 US4342044A (en) 1978-03-08 1980-09-09 Method for optimizing photoresponsive amorphous alloys and devices
US20647780A 1980-11-13 1980-11-13
US206,477 1980-11-13

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AU (1) AU547043B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BR (1) BR8105742A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1192816A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3153761C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
ES (1) ES505267A0 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2490017B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB2083703B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IE (1) IE52206B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IL (1) IL63753A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IN (1) IN157308B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IT (1) IT1138203B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NL (1) NL8104142A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
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KR830008405A (ko) 1983-11-18
AU547043B2 (en) 1985-10-03
BR8105742A (pt) 1982-05-25
IE52206B1 (en) 1987-08-05
FR2490017B1 (fr) 1985-10-31
DE3153761C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1993-05-19
AU7502181A (en) 1982-03-18
IT1138203B (it) 1986-09-17
GB2083703B (en) 1985-04-17
FR2490017A1 (fr) 1982-03-12
KR900005566B1 (ko) 1990-07-31
SE8105276L (sv) 1982-03-10
IT8123827A0 (it) 1981-09-07
IE812062L (en) 1982-03-09
IL63753A (en) 1985-02-28
GB2083703A (en) 1982-03-24
ES8302363A1 (es) 1982-12-16
ES505267A0 (es) 1982-12-16
IN157308B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1986-03-01
NL8104142A (nl) 1982-04-01

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