Tandem junction amorphous silicon solar cells

Hanak, Joseph J

Title: Tandem junction amorphous silicon solar cells

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An amorphous silicon solar cell has an active body with two or a series of layers of hydrogenated amorphous silicon arranged in a tandem stacked configuration with one optical path and electrically interconnected by a tunnel junction. The layers of hydrogenated amorphous silicon arranged in tandem configuration can have the same bandgap or differing bandgaps.

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Hanak, Joseph J ^[1]

Lawrenceville, NJ

Issue Date:: 1981-01-01

Research Org.:: RCA CORP

OSTI Identifier:: 863911

Patent Number(s):: 4272641

Assignee:: RCA Corporation (New York, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

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

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L31/076 - Multiple junction or tandem solar cells
H01L31/03762 - {including only elements of Group IV of the Periodic System}

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
Y02E10/548 - Amorphous silicon PV cells

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DOE Contract Number:: AC03-76ET20404

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: tandem; junction; amorphous; silicon; solar; cells; cell; active; series; layers; hydrogenated; arranged; stacked; configuration; optical; path; electrically; interconnected; tunnel; bandgap; differing; bandgaps; stacked configuration; electrically interconnected; tunnel junction; amorphous silicon; solar cell; solar cells; hydrogenated amorphous; optical path; silicon solar; tandem junction; junction amorphous; /136/257/

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  abstractNote = {An amorphous silicon solar cell has an active body with two or a series of layers of hydrogenated amorphous silicon arranged in a tandem stacked configuration with one optical path and electrically interconnected by a tunnel junction. The layers of hydrogenated amorphous silicon arranged in tandem configuration can have the same bandgap or differing bandgaps.},

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