Amorphous silicon solar cell allowing infrared transmission

Patent · Tue Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5861934

Carlson, D E

An amorphous silicon solar cell is described with a layer of high index of refraction material or a series of layers having high and low indices of refraction material deposited upon a transparent substrate to reflect light of energies greater than the bandgap energy of the amorphous silicon back into the solar cell and transmit solar radiation having an energy less than the bandgap energy of the amorphous silicon. 14 claims.

• Assignee: RCA Corporation
• Patent Number(s): US 4166919
• OSTI ID: 5861934
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 25 Sep 1978
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
AMORPHOUS STATE
FABRICATION
SPECTRALLY SELECTIVE SURFACES
COATINGS
ELECTRIC CONTACTS
ENERGY GAP
GLOW DISCHARGES
INFRARED RADIATION
SUBSTRATES
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EQUIPMENT
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
RADIATIONS
SOLAR CELLS
SURFACES
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion