GB2083704B - Amorphous semiconductors - Google Patents
Amorphous semiconductorsInfo
- Publication number
- GB2083704B GB2083704B GB8126967A GB8126967A GB2083704B GB 2083704 B GB2083704 B GB 2083704B GB 8126967 A GB8126967 A GB 8126967A GB 8126967 A GB8126967 A GB 8126967A GB 2083704 B GB2083704 B GB 2083704B
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- amorphous semiconductors
- semiconductors
- amorphous
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
- 239000004065 semiconductor Substances 0.000 title 1
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- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Metallurgy (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
- Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
- General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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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 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB2083704A GB2083704A (en) | 1982-03-24 |
GB2083704B true GB2083704B (en) | 1985-08-21 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB8126967A Expired GB2083704B (en) | 1980-09-09 | 1981-09-07 | Amorphous semiconductors |
Country Status (14)
Country | Link |
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KR (1) | KR890000479B1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU541939B2 (en) |
BR (1) | BR8105746A (en) |
CA (1) | CA1192817A (en) |
DE (1) | DE3135412C2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES505269A0 (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) |
Families Citing this family (15)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4400409A (en) * | 1980-05-19 | 1983-08-23 | Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. | Method of making p-doped silicon films |
IT1138583B (en) * | 1980-09-09 | 1986-09-17 | Energy Conversion Devices Inc | PHOTOSENSITIVE AMORPHOUS ALLOY DEVICE, MULTIPLE CELLS |
IE52207B1 (en) * | 1980-09-09 | 1987-08-05 | Energy Conversion Devices Inc | Method of grading the band gaps of amorphous alloys and devices |
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 |
EP0151754B1 (en) * | 1984-02-14 | 1991-12-18 | Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. | An improved method of making a photoconductive member |
JPH0624238B2 (en) * | 1985-04-16 | 1994-03-30 | キヤノン株式会社 | Photosensor array manufacturing method |
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 |
US5155567A (en) * | 1990-01-17 | 1992-10-13 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Amorphous photoconductive material and photosensor employing the photoconductive material |
JP3099957B2 (en) * | 1990-01-17 | 2000-10-16 | 株式会社リコー | Photoconductive member |
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 |
JP3119131B2 (en) * | 1995-08-01 | 2000-12-18 | トヨタ自動車株式会社 | Method for producing silicon thin film and method for producing solar cell using this method |
Family Cites Families (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4217374A (en) * | 1978-03-08 | 1980-08-12 | Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. | Amorphous semiconductors equivalent to crystalline semiconductors |
US4226898A (en) * | 1978-03-16 | 1980-10-07 | Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. | Amorphous semiconductors equivalent to crystalline semiconductors produced by a glow discharge process |
JPS554040A (en) * | 1978-06-26 | 1980-01-12 | Hitachi Ltd | Photoconductive material |
GB2038086A (en) * | 1978-12-19 | 1980-07-16 | Standard Telephones Cables Ltd | Amorphous semiconductor devices |
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1981
- 1981-09-07 IE IE2064/81A patent/IE52208B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1981-09-07 IL IL63755A patent/IL63755A/en unknown
- 1981-09-07 DE DE3135412A patent/DE3135412C2/en not_active Expired
- 1981-09-07 KR KR1019810003329A patent/KR890000479B1/en active
- 1981-09-07 IT IT23828/81A patent/IT1138204B/en active
- 1981-09-07 FR FR8116957A patent/FR2490019B1/en not_active Expired
- 1981-09-07 NL NL8104139A patent/NL8104139A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1981-09-07 IN IN1004/CAL/81A patent/IN157494B/en unknown
- 1981-09-07 SE SE8105278A patent/SE8105278L/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1981-09-07 GB GB8126967A patent/GB2083704B/en not_active Expired
- 1981-09-07 ES ES505269A patent/ES505269A0/en active Granted
- 1981-09-08 BR BR8105746A patent/BR8105746A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1981-09-08 CA CA000385389A patent/CA1192817A/en not_active Expired
- 1981-09-08 AU AU75020/81A patent/AU541939B2/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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AU541939B2 (en) | 1985-01-31 |
IL63755A (en) | 1984-07-31 |
IT8123828A0 (en) | 1981-09-07 |
GB2083704A (en) | 1982-03-24 |
ES8302362A1 (en) | 1982-12-16 |
FR2490019A1 (en) | 1982-03-12 |
AU7502081A (en) | 1982-03-18 |
IE52208B1 (en) | 1987-08-05 |
SE8105278L (en) | 1982-03-10 |
ES505269A0 (en) | 1982-12-16 |
DE3135412C2 (en) | 1985-11-21 |
KR830008407A (en) | 1983-11-18 |
NL8104139A (en) | 1982-04-01 |
BR8105746A (en) | 1982-05-25 |
IL63755A0 (en) | 1981-12-31 |
CA1192817A (en) | 1985-09-03 |
DE3135412A1 (en) | 1982-08-12 |
FR2490019B1 (en) | 1985-10-31 |
IN157494B (en) | 1986-04-12 |
IT1138204B (en) | 1986-09-17 |
IE812064L (en) | 1982-03-09 |
KR890000479B1 (en) | 1989-03-18 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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PE20 | Patent expired after termination of 20 years |
Effective date: 20010906 |