Amorphous semiconductor solar cell having a grained transparent electrode

Patent · Tue Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5533121

Hayashi, Y; Iida, H; Itou, A; Karasawa, H; Mishuku, T; Shiba, N; Yamanaka, M

An amorphous semiconductor solar cell is disclosed which comprises a glass substrate and a transparent electrode coated on the substrate. The device also comprises an amorphous semiconductor layer on the transparent electrode, and a rear electrode on the amorphous layer, wherein the average grain diameter of the surface of the transparent electrode ranges from 0.1 ..mu..m to 2.5 ..mu..m.

• Assignee: Kogyo Gijutsuin (Japan); Taiyo Yuden Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
• Patent Number(s): US 4500743
• OSTI ID: 5533121
• Resource Relation: Patent Priority Date: Priority date 30 Sep 1982, Japan; Other Information: PAT-APPL-428712
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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