GB2160360B - Method of fabricating solar cells - Google Patents

Method of fabricating solar cells

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Publication number
GB2160360B
GB2160360B GB08515900A GB8515900A GB2160360B GB 2160360 B GB2160360 B GB 2160360B GB 08515900 A GB08515900 A GB 08515900A GB 8515900 A GB8515900 A GB 8515900A GB 2160360 B GB2160360 B GB 2160360B
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Prior art keywords
solar cells
fabricating solar
fabricating
cells
solar
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Expired
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GB08515900A
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English (en)
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GB2160360A (en
GB8515900D0 (en
Inventor
Ronald C Gonsiorawski
Doughlas A Yates
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Schott Solar CSP Inc
Original Assignee
Mobil Solar Energy Corp
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Priority claimed from US06/681,001 external-priority patent/US4612698A/en
Application filed by Mobil Solar Energy Corp filed Critical Mobil Solar Energy Corp
Publication of GB8515900D0 publication Critical patent/GB8515900D0/en
Publication of GB2160360A publication Critical patent/GB2160360A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2160360B publication Critical patent/GB2160360B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • 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
    • H10F71/00—Manufacture or treatment of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F71/121—The active layers comprising only Group IV materials
    • 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
    • H10F10/14—Photovoltaic cells having only PN homojunction potential barriers
    • 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
    • H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/20—Electrodes
    • H10F77/206—Electrodes for devices having potential barriers
    • H10F77/211—Electrodes for devices having potential barriers for photovoltaic cells
    • 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
    • Y02E10/547—Monocrystalline silicon PV cells
    • 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
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
GB08515900A 1983-12-19 1984-12-14 Method of fabricating solar cells Expired GB2160360B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US56329283A 1983-12-19 1983-12-19
US66697284A 1984-10-31 1984-10-31
US06/681,001 US4612698A (en) 1984-10-31 1984-12-13 Method of fabricating solar cells
PCT/US1984/002064 WO1985002942A1 (en) 1983-12-19 1984-12-14 Method of fabricating solar cells

Publications (3)

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GB8515900D0 GB8515900D0 (en) 1985-07-24
GB2160360A GB2160360A (en) 1985-12-18
GB2160360B true GB2160360B (en) 1987-09-16

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GB08515900A Expired GB2160360B (en) 1983-12-19 1984-12-14 Method of fabricating solar cells

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EP (1) EP0168431A4 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AU (1) AU574431B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CH (1) CH670335A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3490600T1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB2160360B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NL (1) NL8420336A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
SE (1) SE456625B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
WO (1) WO1985002942A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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EP0167589A4 (en) * 1983-12-19 1989-01-19 Mobil Solar Energy Corp Method of fabricating solar cells.
US4650695A (en) * 1985-05-13 1987-03-17 Mobil Solar Energy Corporation Method of fabricating solar cells
GB2183090B (en) * 1985-10-07 1989-09-13 Canon Kk Method for selective formation of deposited film
EP1895545B1 (en) 2006-08-31 2014-04-23 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Liquid crystal display device

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EP0167589A4 (en) * 1983-12-19 1989-01-19 Mobil Solar Energy Corp Method of fabricating solar cells.

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SE456625B (sv) 1988-10-17
SE8503834D0 (sv) 1985-08-16
DE3490600T1 (de) 1985-11-28
AU574431B2 (en) 1988-07-07
NL8420336A (nl) 1985-11-01
GB2160360A (en) 1985-12-18
CH670335A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1989-05-31
EP0168431A1 (en) 1986-01-22
GB8515900D0 (en) 1985-07-24
AU3889985A (en) 1985-07-12
SE8503834L (sv) 1985-08-16
WO1985002942A1 (en) 1985-07-04
EP0168431A4 (en) 1989-01-19

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