GB1526823A - Photovoltaic devices - Google Patents

Photovoltaic devices

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Publication number
GB1526823A
GB1526823A GB46032/75A GB4603275A GB1526823A GB 1526823 A GB1526823 A GB 1526823A GB 46032/75 A GB46032/75 A GB 46032/75A GB 4603275 A GB4603275 A GB 4603275A GB 1526823 A GB1526823 A GB 1526823A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
layer
inp
vapour deposition
type
substrate
Prior art date
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Expired
Application number
GB46032/75A
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English (en)
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AT&T Corp
Original Assignee
Western Electric Co Inc
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Priority claimed from US05/587,042 external-priority patent/US3988172A/en
Application filed by Western Electric Co Inc filed Critical Western Electric Co Inc
Publication of GB1526823A publication Critical patent/GB1526823A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • H10F10/16—Photovoltaic cells having only PN heterojunction potential barriers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y02E10/543—Solar cells from Group II-VI materials

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
GB46032/75A 1974-11-08 1975-11-06 Photovoltaic devices Expired GB1526823A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US52206074A 1974-11-08 1974-11-08
US05/587,042 US3988172A (en) 1975-06-16 1975-06-16 Annealing solar cells of InP/CdS

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1526823A true GB1526823A (en) 1978-10-04

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GB46032/75A Expired GB1526823A (en) 1974-11-08 1975-11-06 Photovoltaic devices

Country Status (7)

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JP (1) JPS5424838B2 (enExample)
DE (1) DE2550148A1 (enExample)
ES (1) ES442423A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2290761A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1526823A (enExample)
IT (1) IT1048834B (enExample)
NL (1) NL7513071A (enExample)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3700792A1 (de) * 1987-01-13 1988-07-21 Hoegl Helmut Solarzellenanordnung mit mehreren solarzellen-elementen, welche mindestens eine photovoltaische schicht rings um eine langgestreckte elektrode herum aufweisen, eine zugehoerige elektrodenanordnung sowie ein verfahren zur herstellung solcher solarzellen

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5546510A (en) * 1978-09-28 1980-04-01 Agency Of Ind Science & Technol Method of manufacturing solar battery embedded in resin
US4623601A (en) * 1985-06-04 1986-11-18 Atlantic Richfield Company Photoconductive device containing zinc oxide transparent conductive layer
JPS6285473A (ja) * 1985-10-09 1987-04-18 Agency Of Ind Science & Technol 太陽電池の製造方法

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3700792A1 (de) * 1987-01-13 1988-07-21 Hoegl Helmut Solarzellenanordnung mit mehreren solarzellen-elementen, welche mindestens eine photovoltaische schicht rings um eine langgestreckte elektrode herum aufweisen, eine zugehoerige elektrodenanordnung sowie ein verfahren zur herstellung solcher solarzellen

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DE2550148A1 (de) 1976-05-20
FR2290761B1 (enExample) 1978-05-19
JPS5169994A (enExample) 1976-06-17
JPS5424838B2 (enExample) 1979-08-23
AU8643475A (en) 1977-05-12
IT1048834B (it) 1980-12-20
NL7513071A (nl) 1976-05-11
FR2290761A1 (fr) 1976-06-04
ES442423A1 (es) 1977-08-01

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Effective date: 19951105