IL57438A - Thin film cds/cdte photovoltaic cells and their manufacture - Google Patents

Thin film cds/cdte photovoltaic cells and their manufacture

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IL57438A
IL57438A IL57438A IL5743879A IL57438A IL 57438 A IL57438 A IL 57438A IL 57438 A IL57438 A IL 57438A IL 5743879 A IL5743879 A IL 5743879A IL 57438 A IL57438 A IL 57438A
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manufacture
thin film
photovoltaic cells
cdte photovoltaic
film cds
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IL57438A
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Eastman Kodak Co
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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
    • H10F10/00—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells
    • H10F10/10—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells having potential barriers
    • H10F10/16—Photovoltaic cells having only PN heterojunction potential barriers
    • H10F10/162—Photovoltaic cells having only PN heterojunction potential barriers comprising only Group II-VI materials, e.g. CdS/CdTe photovoltaic cells
    • 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
    • H10F71/125—The active layers comprising only Group II-VI materials, e.g. CdS, ZnS or CdTe
    • H10P14/22—
    • H10P14/2915—
    • H10P14/2922—
    • H10P14/3228—
    • H10P14/3232—
    • H10P14/3241—
    • H10P14/3248—
    • H10P14/3428—
    • H10P14/3432—
    • H10P14/3444—
    • H10P14/3446—
    • 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
    • Y02E10/543—Solar cells from Group II-VI materials
IL57438A 1978-06-02 1979-05-30 Thin film cds/cdte photovoltaic cells and their manufacture IL57438A (en)

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US05/911,843 US4207119A (en) 1978-06-02 1978-06-02 Polycrystalline thin film CdS/CdTe photovoltaic cell

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IL57438A0 IL57438A0 (en) 1979-09-30
IL57438A true IL57438A (en) 1982-07-30

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US (1) US4207119A (OSRAM)
EP (1) EP0006025B1 (OSRAM)
JP (1) JPS54159193A (OSRAM)
AU (1) AU526228B2 (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA1118877A (OSRAM)
DE (1) DE2964526D1 (OSRAM)
IL (1) IL57438A (OSRAM)

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US4207119A (en) 1980-06-10
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CA1118877A (en) 1982-02-23
AU526228B2 (en) 1982-12-23
AU4768579A (en) 1979-12-06
IL57438A0 (en) 1979-09-30
DE2964526D1 (en) 1983-02-24
EP0006025A1 (en) 1979-12-12
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