Photovoltaic cells employing zinc phosphide

Patent · 31 December 1983

OSTI ID:865205

Barnett, Allen M ^[1]; Catalano, Anthony W ^[2]; Dalal, Vikram L ^[1]; Masi, James V ^[3]; Meakin, John D ^[1]; Hall, Robert B ^[1]

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1. Newark, DE
2. Wilmington, DE
3. Wilbraham, MA

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.

• Research Organization: Delaware Univ., Newark
• Assignee: University of Delaware (Newark, DE)
• Patent Number(s): US 4477688
• OSTI ID: 865205
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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