ES8302362A1 - Amorphous semiconductors - Google Patents

Amorphous semiconductors

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ES8302362A1
ES8302362A1 ES505269A ES505269A ES8302362A1 ES 8302362 A1 ES8302362 A1 ES 8302362A1 ES 505269 A ES505269 A ES 505269A ES 505269 A ES505269 A ES 505269A ES 8302362 A1 ES8302362 A1 ES 8302362A1
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amorphous semiconductors
photoconductive
schottky
mis
doped
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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Abstract

A semiconductor material comprises amorphous Si containing F (a- Si: F) together with a band gap increasing modifier (e.g. C or N). H may also be incorporated in the material which may be doped. The material may be used in Schottky, MIS and PIN solar cells or in photoconductive or electrophotographic devices.
ES505269A 1980-09-09 1981-09-07 Amorphous semiconductors Expired ES8302362A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/185,520 US4342044A (en) 1978-03-08 1980-09-09 Method for optimizing photoresponsive amorphous alloys and devices
US20647680A 1980-11-13 1980-11-13

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ES505269A0 ES505269A0 (en) 1982-12-16
ES8302362A1 true ES8302362A1 (en) 1982-12-16

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AU (1) AU541939B2 (en)
BR (1) BR8105746A (en)
CA (1) CA1192817A (en)
DE (1) DE3135412C2 (en)
ES (1) ES8302362A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2490019B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2083704B (en)
IE (1) IE52208B1 (en)
IL (1) IL63755A (en)
IN (1) IN157494B (en)
IT (1) IT1138204B (en)
NL (1) NL8104139A (en)
SE (1) SE8105278L (en)

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GB2083705B (en) * 1980-09-09 1985-07-03 Energy Conversion Devices Inc Stacked photoresponsive cells of amorphous semiconductors
FR2490018B1 (en) * 1980-09-09 1986-01-17 Energy Conversion Devices Inc METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING THE BAND INTERVALS OF AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOYS AND OBTAINED ALLOYS
US4379943A (en) * 1981-12-14 1983-04-12 Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Current enhanced photovoltaic device
JPS59111152A (en) * 1982-12-16 1984-06-27 Sharp Corp Photosensitive body for electrophotography
GB2137810B (en) * 1983-03-08 1986-10-22 Agency Ind Science Techn A solar cell of amorphous silicon
US4572882A (en) * 1983-09-09 1986-02-25 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Photoconductive member containing amorphous silicon and germanium
DE3485373D1 (en) * 1984-02-14 1992-01-30 Energy Conversion Devices Inc METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PHOTO-CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT.
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CA1321660C (en) * 1985-11-05 1993-08-24 Hideo Yamagishi Amorphous-containing semiconductor device with high resistivity interlayer or with highly doped interlayer
US4887134A (en) * 1986-09-26 1989-12-12 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Semiconductor device having a semiconductor region in which either the conduction or valence band remains flat while bandgap is continuously graded
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US5155567A (en) * 1990-01-17 1992-10-13 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Amorphous photoconductive material and photosensor employing the photoconductive material
DE19524459A1 (en) * 1995-07-07 1997-01-09 Forschungszentrum Juelich Gmbh Solar cell, esp. concentrator solar cell - having crystalline silicon@ layer and adjacent amorphous silicon-contg. layer with means for reducing potential barrier in vicinity of amorphous layer boundary face
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JPS554040A (en) * 1978-06-26 1980-01-12 Hitachi Ltd Photoconductive material
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FR2490019A1 (en) 1982-03-12
KR890000479B1 (en) 1989-03-18
CA1192817A (en) 1985-09-03
IL63755A (en) 1984-07-31
DE3135412A1 (en) 1982-08-12
GB2083704A (en) 1982-03-24
SE8105278L (en) 1982-03-10
IT1138204B (en) 1986-09-17
IL63755A0 (en) 1981-12-31
IE52208B1 (en) 1987-08-05
GB2083704B (en) 1985-08-21
NL8104139A (en) 1982-04-01
FR2490019B1 (en) 1985-10-31
ES505269A0 (en) 1982-12-16
IE812064L (en) 1982-03-09
DE3135412C2 (en) 1985-11-21
IT8123828A0 (en) 1981-09-07
AU7502081A (en) 1982-03-18
BR8105746A (en) 1982-05-25
AU541939B2 (en) 1985-01-31
IN157494B (en) 1986-04-12
KR830008407A (en) 1983-11-18

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