Plastic schottky barrier solar cells

Patent · Tue Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6798169

Waldrop, J R; Cohen, M J

A photovoltaic cell structure is fabricated from an active medium including an undoped, intrinsically p-type organic semiconductor comprising polyacetylene. When a film of such material is in rectifying contact with a magnesium electrode, a Schottky-barrier junction is obtained within the body of the cell structure. Also, a gold overlayer passivates the magnesium layer on the undoped polyacetylene film.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4427840
• OSTI ID: 6798169
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 30 Dec 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-335994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
SCHOTTKY BARRIER SOLAR CELLS
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
ACETYLENE
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
ELECTRODES
FILMS
GOLD
INTERFACES
LAYERS
MAGNESIUM
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SUPPORTS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALKYNES
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
HYDROCARBONS
JUNCTIONS
MATERIALS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
METALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion