DE3172382D1 - Method of manufacturing photo-voltaic devices - Google Patents

Method of manufacturing photo-voltaic devices

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DE3172382D1
DE3172382D1 DE8181305799T DE3172382T DE3172382D1 DE 3172382 D1 DE3172382 D1 DE 3172382D1 DE 8181305799 T DE8181305799 T DE 8181305799T DE 3172382 T DE3172382 T DE 3172382T DE 3172382 D1 DE3172382 D1 DE 3172382D1
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cadmium sulphide
photo
sulphide
voltaic
achieve
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Alexander Spiers Laurie
Robert Charles Whelan
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Prutec Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/0248—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies
    • H01L31/0256—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by the material
    • H01L31/0264—Inorganic materials
    • H01L31/0328—Inorganic materials including, apart from doping materials or other impurities, semiconductor materials provided for in two or more of groups H01L31/0272 - H01L31/032
    • H01L31/0336—Inorganic materials including, apart from doping materials or other impurities, semiconductor materials provided for in two or more of groups H01L31/0272 - H01L31/032 in different semiconductor regions, e.g. Cu2X/CdX hetero- junctions, X being an element of Group VI of the Periodic Table
    • H01L31/03365—Inorganic materials including, apart from doping materials or other impurities, semiconductor materials provided for in two or more of groups H01L31/0272 - H01L31/032 in different semiconductor regions, e.g. Cu2X/CdX hetero- junctions, X being an element of Group VI of the Periodic Table comprising only Cu2X / CdX heterojunctions, X being an element of Group VI of the Periodic Table
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
    • H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H01L31/0445—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells including thin film solar cells, e.g. single thin film a-Si, CIS or CdTe solar cells
    • H01L31/046—PV modules composed of a plurality of thin film solar cells deposited on the same substrate
    • H01L31/0465—PV modules composed of a plurality of thin film solar cells deposited on the same substrate comprising particular structures for the electrical interconnection of adjacent PV cells in the module
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/18—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L31/1828—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof the active layers comprising only AIIBVI compounds, e.g. CdS, ZnS, CdTe
    • H01L31/1836—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof the active layers comprising only AIIBVI compounds, e.g. CdS, ZnS, CdTe comprising a growth substrate not being an AIIBVI compound
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/18—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L31/1884—Manufacture of transparent electrodes, e.g. TCO, ITO
    • 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

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  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Hybrid Cells (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
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DE8181305799T 1980-12-12 1981-12-08 Method of manufacturing photo-voltaic devices Expired DE3172382D1 (en)

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GB8039836 1980-12-12

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US (1) US4403398A (de)
EP (1) EP0054403B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE15734T1 (de)
AU (1) AU546072B2 (de)
BR (1) BR8108080A (de)
CA (1) CA1165847A (de)
DE (1) DE3172382D1 (de)
ES (1) ES8305535A1 (de)
GB (1) GB2089568B (de)
IL (1) IL64516A (de)
NZ (1) NZ199224A (de)

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CA1207421A (en) * 1983-11-14 1986-07-08 Ottilia F. Toth High efficiency stable cds cu.sub.2s solar cells manufacturing process using thick film methodology
US4595790A (en) * 1984-12-28 1986-06-17 Sohio Commercial Development Co. Method of making current collector grid and materials therefor
US4675468A (en) * 1985-12-20 1987-06-23 The Standard Oil Company Stable contact between current collector grid and transparent conductive layer
GB2196650A (en) * 1986-10-27 1988-05-05 Prutec Ltd Cadmium sulphide solar cells
JPS63160352A (ja) * 1986-12-24 1988-07-04 Semiconductor Energy Lab Co Ltd 半導体装置の実装方法
US6129948A (en) * 1996-12-23 2000-10-10 National Center For Manufacturing Sciences Surface modification to achieve improved electrical conductivity
CN111244225A (zh) * 2018-11-29 2020-06-05 北京铂阳顶荣光伏科技有限公司 太阳电池缓冲层的制备装置

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US3880633A (en) * 1974-01-08 1975-04-29 Baldwin Co D H Method of coating a glass ribbon on a liquid float bath
ZA755836B (en) * 1974-09-23 1976-10-27 Dh Baldwin Co Photovoltaic cell
US3975211A (en) * 1975-03-28 1976-08-17 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Solar cells and method for making same
US4143235A (en) * 1977-12-30 1979-03-06 Chevron Research Company Cadmium sulfide photovoltaic cell and method of fabrication

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EP0054403A2 (de) 1982-06-23
EP0054403B1 (de) 1985-09-18
US4403398A (en) 1983-09-13
ATE15734T1 (de) 1985-10-15
AU546072B2 (en) 1985-08-15
GB2089568B (en) 1985-01-09
NZ199224A (en) 1984-09-28
IL64516A0 (en) 1982-03-31
GB2089568A (en) 1982-06-23
BR8108080A (pt) 1982-09-21
CA1165847A (en) 1984-04-17
ES507920A0 (es) 1983-04-01
IL64516A (en) 1984-05-31
AU7845681A (en) 1982-06-17
ES8305535A1 (es) 1983-04-01
EP0054403A3 (en) 1983-05-18

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