Amorphous lead dioxide photovoltaic generator
A photovoltaic generator, comprised of photovoltaic amorphous lead dioxide with an oxygen to lead ratio in the range of 1.66 to 1.99, and having rectifying and ohmic junctions, is described. Said lead dioxide may be formed by electrodeposition on substrates, such as copper, nickel, stainless steel, carbon, brass, stannic oxide, indium oxide, and gold plated copper or brass, and generally provides an ohmic junction with the substrate. A rectifying photovoltaic junction of the Schottky barrier type is formed by overcoating the lead oxide with one or more of an evaporated, sputtered or ion plated film of copper, aluminum, Inconel, nickel, gold, platinum, palladium, nickel oxide, titanium, titanium oxide, and copper oxide. 10 claims.
- Assignee:
- Ametek, Inc.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4173497
- OSTI ID:
- 5496858
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM
AMORPHOUS STATE
BRASS
CARBON
CHALCOGENIDES
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
COATINGS
COPPER
COPPER ALLOYS
COPPER BASE ALLOYS
COPPER COMPOUNDS
COPPER OXIDES
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC CONTACTS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRODEPOSITED COATINGS
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
GOLD
INDIUM COMPOUNDS
INDIUM OXIDES
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
JUNCTIONS
LEAD COMPOUNDS
LEAD OXIDES
METALS
NICKEL
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
NICKEL OXIDES
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PALLADIUM
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PLATINUM
PLATINUM METALS
SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
STAINLESS STEELS
STEELS
TIN COMPOUNDS
TIN OXIDES
TITANIUM
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TITANIUM OXIDES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
ZINC ALLOYS