Photocell utilizing a wide-bandgap semiconductor material
Patent
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OSTI ID:865038
- Yardley, PA
- Princeton, NJ
A photocell comprises a p-i-n amorphous silicon structure having a wide bandgap layer adjacent to either the p-type or n-type layer. This structure reduces the absorption of light entering the photocell and the back-diffusion of minority carriers.
- Research Organization:
- Solar Energy Research Institute
- Assignee:
- RCA Corporation (New York, NY)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4453173
- Application Number:
- 06/372,103
- OSTI ID:
- 865038
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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