Amorphous silicon solar cell allowing infrared transmission

Carlson, David E

Title: Amorphous silicon solar cell allowing infrared transmission

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Abstract

An amorphous silicon solar cell with a layer of high index of refraction material or a series of layers having high and low indices of refraction material deposited upon a transparent substrate to reflect light of energies greater than the bandgap energy of the amorphous silicon back into the solar cell and transmit solar radiation having an energy less than the bandgap energy of the amorphous silicon.

Inventors:

Carlson, David E ^[1]

Yardley, PA

Issue Date:: 1979-01-01

Research Org.:: RCA Labs., Princeton, NJ (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 863415

Patent Number(s):: 4166919

Assignee:: RCA Corporation (New York, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S148/153 - Solar cells-implantations-laser beam

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L31/056 - the light-reflecting means being of the back surface reflector [BSR] type

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/52 - PV systems with concentrators

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L31/02168 - {the coatings being antireflective or having enhancing optical properties for the solar cells}

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DOE Contract Number:: EY-76-C-03-1286

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: amorphous; silicon; solar; cell; allowing; infrared; transmission; layer; index; refraction; material; series; layers; indices; deposited; transparent; substrate; reflect; light; energies; bandgap; energy; transmit; radiation; reflect light; transparent substrate; gap energy; material deposited; amorphous silicon; solar cell; solar radiation; silicon solar; bandgap energy; refraction material; parent substrate; /136/148/

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