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Solar cell with a gallium nitride electrode

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OSTI ID:863284
A solar cell which comprises a body of silicon having a P-N junction therein with a transparent conducting N-type gallium nitride layer as an ohmic contact on the N-type side of the semiconductor exposed to solar radiation.
Research Organization:
RCA Labs., Princeton, NJ (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
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Other Award/Contract Number:
EY-76-C-03-1286
Assignee:
RCA Corporation (New York, NY)
Patent Number(s):
US 4139858
OSTI ID:
863284
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English