GB2083701B - Graded bandgap amorphous semiconductors - Google Patents

Graded bandgap amorphous semiconductors

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GB2083701B
GB2083701B GB8126963A GB8126963A GB2083701B GB 2083701 B GB2083701 B GB 2083701B GB 8126963 A GB8126963 A GB 8126963A GB 8126963 A GB8126963 A GB 8126963A GB 2083701 B GB2083701 B GB 2083701B
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amorphous semiconductors
graded bandgap
bandgap amorphous
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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GB8126963A 1980-09-09 1981-09-07 Graded bandgap amorphous semiconductors Expired GB2083701B (en)

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US06/185,520 US4342044A (en) 1978-03-08 1980-09-09 Method for optimizing photoresponsive amorphous alloys and devices
US20657980A 1980-11-13 1980-11-13

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GB2083701A GB2083701A (en) 1982-03-24
GB2083701B true GB2083701B (en) 1985-09-04

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KR (1) KR890000478B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AU (1) AU547173B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BR (1) BR8105747A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1192819A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3135411C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
ES (1) ES8302361A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2490018B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB2083701B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IE (1) IE52207B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IL (1) IL63754A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IN (1) IN157458B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IT (1) IT1138202B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NL (1) NL8104140A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
SE (1) SE455554B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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AU547173B2 (en) 1985-10-10
CA1192819A (en) 1985-09-03
IE52207B1 (en) 1987-08-05
IL63754A (en) 1984-07-31
IT8123825A0 (it) 1981-09-07
KR890000478B1 (ko) 1989-03-18
IE812063L (en) 1982-03-09
FR2490018B1 (fr) 1986-01-17
IN157458B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1986-04-05
KR830008406A (ko) 1983-11-18
NL8104140A (nl) 1982-04-01
DE3135411A1 (de) 1982-09-23
IT1138202B (it) 1986-09-17
AU7501981A (en) 1982-03-18
FR2490018A1 (fr) 1982-03-12
SE8105277L (sv) 1982-03-10
IL63754A0 (en) 1981-12-31
SE455554B (sv) 1988-07-18
DE3135411C2 (de) 1994-07-07
GB2083701A (en) 1982-03-24
BR8105747A (pt) 1982-05-25
ES8302361A1 (es) 1982-12-16

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