TW201034207A - Photovoltaic device with improved crystal orientation - Google Patents

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TW201034207A
TW201034207A TW098145293A TW98145293A TW201034207A TW 201034207 A TW201034207 A TW 201034207A TW 098145293 A TW098145293 A TW 098145293A TW 98145293 A TW98145293 A TW 98145293A TW 201034207 A TW201034207 A TW 201034207A
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Yu Yang
Boil Pashmakov
Zhibo Zhao
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First Solar Inc
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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
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    • H10F71/00Manufacture or treatment of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F71/138Manufacture of transparent electrodes, e.g. transparent conductive oxides [TCO] or indium tin oxide [ITO] electrodes
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    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
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    • H10F77/10Semiconductor bodies
    • H10F77/12Active materials
    • H10F77/123Active materials comprising only Group II-VI materials, e.g. CdS, ZnS or HgCdTe
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    • 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
    • H10F77/00Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/20Electrodes
    • H10F77/244Electrodes made of transparent conductive layers, e.g. transparent conductive oxide [TCO] layers
    • 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
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    • Y02E10/50Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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