Photovoltaic cells employing zinc phosphide

Patent · Tue Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6076464

Barnett, A M; Catalano, A W; Dalal, V L; Hall, R B; Masi, J V; Meakin, J D

A photovoltaic cell having a zinc phosphide absorber. The zinc phosphide can be a single or multiple crystal slice or a thin polycrystalline film. The cell can be a Schottky barrier, heterojunction or homojunction device. Methods for synthesizing and crystallizing zinc phosphide are disclosed as well as a method for forming thin films.

• Assignee: The University of Delaware
• Patent Number(s): US 4477688
• OSTI ID: 6076464
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 22 Sep 1978; Other Information: PAT-APPL-944971
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
ZINC PHOSPHIDE SOLAR CELLS
FABRICATION
ZINC PHOSPHIDES
CRYSTALLIZATION
SYNTHESIS
HETEROJUNCTIONS
HOMOJUNCTIONS
MONOCRYSTALS
POLYCRYSTALS
SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES
THIN FILMS
CRYSTALS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EQUIPMENT
FILMS
JUNCTIONS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHOSPHIDES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PNICTIDES
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
ZINC COMPOUNDS
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion