Photo-voltaic power generating means and methods
Abstract
A photo-voltaic power cell based on a photoelectric semiconductor compound and the method of using and making the same. The semiconductor compound in the photo-voltaic power cell of the present invention can be electrolytically formed at a cathode in an electrolytic solution by causing discharge or decomposition of ions or molecules of a non-metallic component with deposition of the non-metallic component on the cathode and simultaneously providing ions of a metal component which discharge and combine with the non-metallic component at the cathode thereby forming the semiconductor compound film material thereon. By stoichiometrically adjusting the amounts of the components, or otherwise by introducing dopants into the desired amounts, an N-type layer can be formed and thereafter a P-type layer can be formed with a junction therebetween. The invention is effective in producing homojunction semiconductor materials and heterojunction semiconductor materials. The present invention also provides a method of using three electrodes in order to form the semiconductor compound material on one of these electrodes. Various examples are given for manufacturing different photo-voltaic cells in accordance with the present invention.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Monosolar, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864678
- Patent Number(s):
- 4400244
- Application Number:
- 06/367,723
- Assignee:
- Monosolar, Inc. (Santa Monica, CA)
- 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:
- AC01-76ET20218
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1982 Apr 08
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- photo-voltaic; power; generating; means; methods; cell; based; photoelectric; semiconductor; compound; method; electrolytically; formed; cathode; electrolytic; solution; causing; discharge; decomposition; molecules; non-metallic; component; deposition; simultaneously; providing; metal; combine; forming; film; material; thereon; stoichiometrically; adjusting; amounts; components; otherwise; introducing; dopants; desired; n-type; layer; thereafter; p-type; junction; therebetween; effective; producing; homojunction; materials; heterojunction; provides; electrodes; form; various; examples; manufacturing; cells; accordance; photo-voltaic power; simultaneously providing; p-type layer; generating means; electrolytic solution; semiconductor compound; power generating; metal component; semiconductor materials; semiconductor material; compound film; film material; material thereon; n-type layer; junction therebetween; metallic component; compound material; desired amount; cell based; power cell; introducing dopant; desired amounts; photoelectric semiconductor; /205/136/
Citation Formats
Kroger, Ferdinand A., Rod, Robert L., and Panicker, M. P. Ramachandra. Photo-voltaic power generating means and methods. United States: N. p., 1983.
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title = {Photo-voltaic power generating means and methods},
author = {Kroger, Ferdinand A. and Rod, Robert L. and Panicker, M. P. Ramachandra},
abstractNote = {A photo-voltaic power cell based on a photoelectric semiconductor compound and the method of using and making the same. The semiconductor compound in the photo-voltaic power cell of the present invention can be electrolytically formed at a cathode in an electrolytic solution by causing discharge or decomposition of ions or molecules of a non-metallic component with deposition of the non-metallic component on the cathode and simultaneously providing ions of a metal component which discharge and combine with the non-metallic component at the cathode thereby forming the semiconductor compound film material thereon. By stoichiometrically adjusting the amounts of the components, or otherwise by introducing dopants into the desired amounts, an N-type layer can be formed and thereafter a P-type layer can be formed with a junction therebetween. The invention is effective in producing homojunction semiconductor materials and heterojunction semiconductor materials. The present invention also provides a method of using three electrodes in order to form the semiconductor compound material on one of these electrodes. Various examples are given for manufacturing different photo-voltaic cells in accordance with the present invention.},
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year = {Tue Aug 23 00:00:00 EDT 1983},
month = {Tue Aug 23 00:00:00 EDT 1983}
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