Thin film cadmium telluride solar cell

Patent · Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6983912

Mitchell, R

A photovoltaic cell is described comprising: (a) a substrate layer consisting of a transparent or semi-transparent material; (b) an n conductivity type layer of tin oxide contiguous to the substrate layer; (c) a rho conductivity type layer of polycrystalline cadmium telluride contiguous to the layer of tin oxide thereby forming a pn junction, the layer of cadmium telluride containing atoms of phosphorus; and (d) a layer of lead telluride contiguous to the layer of the cadmium telluride.

• Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Co., Los Angeles, CA
• Patent Number(s): US 4650921
• OSTI ID: 6983912
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 24 Oct 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
CADMIUM TELLURIDE SOLAR CELLS
FABRICATION
CADMIUM TELLURIDES
LAYERS
LEAD TELLURIDES
N-TYPE CONDUCTORS
OPACITY
P-TYPE CONDUCTORS
PHOSPHORUS
POLYCRYSTALS
SUBSTRATES
THIN FILMS
TIN OXIDES
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
CRYSTALS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
FILMS
LEAD COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
NONMETALS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TELLURIDES
TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS
TIN COMPOUNDS
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion