Photovoltaic devices comprising cadmium stannate transparent conducting films and method for making
Abstract
A photovoltaic device is disclosed having a substrate, a layer of Cd[sub 2]SnO[sub 4] disposed on said substrate as a front contact, a thin film comprising two or more layers of semiconductor materials disposed on said layer of Cd[sub 2]SnO[sub 4], and an electrically conductive film disposed on said thin film of semiconductor materials to form a rear electrical contact to said thin film. The device is formed by RF sputter coating a Cd[sub 2]SnO[sub 4] layer onto a substrate, depositing a thin film of semiconductor materials onto the layer of Cd[sub 2]SnO[sub 4], and depositing an electrically conductive film onto the thin film of semiconductor materials. 10 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6190479
- Patent Number(s):
- 5922142
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 8-746798
- Assignee:
- Midwest Research Inst., Kansas City, MO (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 18 Nov 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; CADMIUM STANNATES; DESIGN; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; FABRICATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SUBSTRATES; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; STANNATES; TIN COMPOUNDS; 140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion
Citation Formats
Wu, X, Coutts, T J, Sheldon, P, and Rose, D H. Photovoltaic devices comprising cadmium stannate transparent conducting films and method for making. United States: N. p., 1999.
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Wu, X, Coutts, T J, Sheldon, P, & Rose, D H. Photovoltaic devices comprising cadmium stannate transparent conducting films and method for making. United States.
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"Photovoltaic devices comprising cadmium stannate transparent conducting films and method for making". United States.
@article{osti_6190479,
title = {Photovoltaic devices comprising cadmium stannate transparent conducting films and method for making},
author = {Wu, X and Coutts, T J and Sheldon, P and Rose, D H},
abstractNote = {A photovoltaic device is disclosed having a substrate, a layer of Cd[sub 2]SnO[sub 4] disposed on said substrate as a front contact, a thin film comprising two or more layers of semiconductor materials disposed on said layer of Cd[sub 2]SnO[sub 4], and an electrically conductive film disposed on said thin film of semiconductor materials to form a rear electrical contact to said thin film. The device is formed by RF sputter coating a Cd[sub 2]SnO[sub 4] layer onto a substrate, depositing a thin film of semiconductor materials onto the layer of Cd[sub 2]SnO[sub 4], and depositing an electrically conductive film onto the thin film of semiconductor materials. 10 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1999},
month = {7}
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