Metal electrode for amorphous silicon solar cells

Patent · Tue Mar 29 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6322791

Williams, R

An amorphous silicon solar cell having an n-type region wherein the contact to the n-type region is composed of a material having a work function of about 3.7 electron volts or less. Suitable materials include strontium, barium and magnesium and rare earth metals such as gadolinium and yttrium.

• Assignee: RCA Corp
• Patent Number(s): US 4378460
• OSTI ID: 6322791
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 31 Aug 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-297767
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
DESIGN
AMORPHOUS STATE
BARIUM
ELECTRODES
GADOLINIUM
MAGNESIUM
P-N JUNCTIONS
STRONTIUM
YTTRIUM
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
JUNCTIONS
METALS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
RARE EARTHS
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion