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Title: Substrate for thin silicon solar cells

Abstract

A substrate is described for a photovoltaic device wherein the substrate is the base upon which photosensitive material is to be grown and the substrate comprises an alloy having boron in a range from 0.1 atomic % of the alloy to 1.3 atomic % of the alloy and the substrate has a resistivity less than 3{times}10{sup {minus}3} ohm-cm. 4 figs.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
672488
Patent Number(s):
5785769
Application Number:
PAN: 8-379,970
Assignee:
Midwest Research Inst., Kansas City, MO (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-83CH10093
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 28 Jul 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; BORON ADDITIONS; BORON ALLOYS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY

Citation Formats

Ciszek, T F. Substrate for thin silicon solar cells. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Ciszek, T F. Substrate for thin silicon solar cells. United States.
Ciszek, T F. Tue . "Substrate for thin silicon solar cells". United States.
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