IE54526B1 - Current enhanced photovoltaic device - Google Patents

Current enhanced photovoltaic device

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IE54526B1
IE54526B1 IE2913/82A IE291382A IE54526B1 IE 54526 B1 IE54526 B1 IE 54526B1 IE 2913/82 A IE2913/82 A IE 2913/82A IE 291382 A IE291382 A IE 291382A IE 54526 B1 IE54526 B1 IE 54526B1
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intrinsic
layer
alloy layer
amorphous silicon
doped
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IE2913/82A
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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Publication of IE822913L publication Critical patent/IE822913L/xx
Publication of IE54526B1 publication Critical patent/IE54526B1/en

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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F10/00Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells
    • H10F10/10Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells having potential barriers
    • H10F10/17Photovoltaic cells having only PIN junction potential barriers
    • H10F10/172Photovoltaic cells having only PIN junction potential barriers comprising multiple PIN junctions, e.g. tandem cells
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F10/00Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells
    • H10F10/10Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells having potential barriers
    • H10F10/17Photovoltaic cells having only PIN junction potential barriers
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F71/00Manufacture or treatment of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F71/10Manufacture or treatment of devices covered by this subclass the devices comprising amorphous semiconductor material
    • H10F71/103Manufacture or treatment of devices covered by this subclass the devices comprising amorphous semiconductor material including only Group IV materials
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/548Amorphous silicon PV cells
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02PCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/50Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

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IE2913/82A 1981-12-14 1982-12-08 Current enhanced photovoltaic device IE54526B1 (en)

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US06/330,571 US4379943A (en) 1981-12-14 1981-12-14 Current enhanced photovoltaic device

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IE822913L IE822913L (en) 1983-06-14
IE54526B1 true IE54526B1 (en) 1989-11-08

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US (1) US4379943A (en, 2012)
JP (2) JPS58145171A (en, 2012)
AU (1) AU543910B2 (en, 2012)
BR (1) BR8207108A (en, 2012)
CA (1) CA1189601A (en, 2012)
DE (1) DE3244626A1 (en, 2012)
FR (1) FR2518318B1 (en, 2012)
GB (1) GB2111303B (en, 2012)
IE (1) IE54526B1 (en, 2012)
IL (1) IL67248A (en, 2012)
IN (1) IN156202B (en, 2012)
IT (1) IT1153374B (en, 2012)
MX (1) MX152173A (en, 2012)
NL (1) NL8204754A (en, 2012)
PH (1) PH19556A (en, 2012)
SE (1) SE457125B (en, 2012)
ZA (1) ZA828716B (en, 2012)

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SE8207034D0 (sv) 1982-12-09
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IT8224631A1 (it) 1984-06-06
FR2518318B1 (fr) 1987-10-02
IL67248A0 (en) 1983-03-31
ZA828716B (en) 1983-10-26
DE3244626C2 (en, 2012) 1989-09-28
SE8207034L (sv) 1983-06-15
FR2518318A1 (fr) 1983-06-17
IT1153374B (it) 1987-01-14
IL67248A (en) 1986-03-31
AU543910B2 (en) 1985-05-09
JPS58145171A (ja) 1983-08-29
AU9145282A (en) 1983-06-23
IE822913L (en) 1983-06-14
JPH07123169B2 (ja) 1995-12-25
CA1189601A (en) 1985-06-25
IN156202B (en, 2012) 1985-06-01
US4379943A (en) 1983-04-12
SE457125B (sv) 1988-11-28
GB2111303B (en) 1985-07-03
JPH0434314B2 (en, 2012) 1992-06-05
DE3244626A1 (de) 1983-06-16
MX152173A (es) 1985-06-04
JPH06188440A (ja) 1994-07-08
PH19556A (en) 1986-05-21
BR8207108A (pt) 1983-10-11

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