GB2484455B - Photovoltaic cells - Google Patents

Photovoltaic cells

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GB2484455B
GB2484455B GB201016399A GB201016399A GB2484455B GB 2484455 B GB2484455 B GB 2484455B GB 201016399 A GB201016399 A GB 201016399A GB 201016399 A GB201016399 A GB 201016399A GB 2484455 B GB2484455 B GB 2484455B
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Guosheng Shao
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University of Bolton
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WO1987002183A1 (en) * 1985-09-30 1987-04-09 Kanegafuchi Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Multijunction semiconductor device
GB2318680A (en) * 1996-10-24 1998-04-29 Univ Surrey Optoelectronic semiconductor devices
US6368889B1 (en) * 1998-10-22 2002-04-09 Japan Science And Technology Corporation Variable-wavelength light-emitting device and method of manufacture
US20060049478A1 (en) * 2003-01-16 2006-03-09 Hiroshi Yamada Photoelectric converter, photoelectric conversion device and iron silicide film
WO2008052067A2 (en) * 2006-10-24 2008-05-02 Applied Quantum Technology Llc Semiconductor grain and oxide layer for photovoltaic cells
CN101719521A (en) * 2009-12-01 2010-06-02 湖北大学 Solar cell of sandwich structure consisting of Si/FeSi2/Si and manufacturing method thereof

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WO1987002183A1 (en) * 1985-09-30 1987-04-09 Kanegafuchi Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Multijunction semiconductor device
GB2318680A (en) * 1996-10-24 1998-04-29 Univ Surrey Optoelectronic semiconductor devices
US6368889B1 (en) * 1998-10-22 2002-04-09 Japan Science And Technology Corporation Variable-wavelength light-emitting device and method of manufacture
US20060049478A1 (en) * 2003-01-16 2006-03-09 Hiroshi Yamada Photoelectric converter, photoelectric conversion device and iron silicide film
WO2008052067A2 (en) * 2006-10-24 2008-05-02 Applied Quantum Technology Llc Semiconductor grain and oxide layer for photovoltaic cells
CN101719521A (en) * 2009-12-01 2010-06-02 湖北大学 Solar cell of sandwich structure consisting of Si/FeSi2/Si and manufacturing method thereof

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