Metal electrode for amorphous silicon solar cells
Abstract
An amorphous silicon solar cell having an N-type region wherein the contact to the N-type region is composed of a material having a work function of about 3.7 electron volts or less. Suitable materials include strontium, barium and magnesium and rare earth metals such as gadolinium and yttrium.
- Inventors:
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- Princeton, NJ
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864528
- Patent Number(s):
- 4378460
- Assignee:
- RCA Corporation (New York, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
- DOE Contract Number:
- EG-77-C-01-4042
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- metal; electrode; amorphous; silicon; solar; cells; cell; n-type; region; contact; composed; material; function; electron; volts; suitable; materials; strontium; barium; magnesium; rare; earth; metals; gadolinium; yttrium; suitable material; metal electrode; amorphous silicon; solar cell; rare earth; solar cells; silicon solar; earth metal; earth metals; n-type region; suitable materials; electron volt; electron volts; /136/257/
Citation Formats
Williams, Richard. Metal electrode for amorphous silicon solar cells. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Williams, Richard. Metal electrode for amorphous silicon solar cells. United States.
Williams, Richard. Sat .
"Metal electrode for amorphous silicon solar cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864528.
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abstractNote = {An amorphous silicon solar cell having an N-type region wherein the contact to the N-type region is composed of a material having a work function of about 3.7 electron volts or less. Suitable materials include strontium, barium and magnesium and rare earth metals such as gadolinium and yttrium.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
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