Electrochemical photovoltaic cell having ternary alloy film
Abstract
A thin film compound semiconductor electrode comprising CdSe.sub.1-x Te.sub.x (0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.1) is deposited on a transparent conductive substrate. An electrolyte contacts the film to form a photoactive site. The semiconductor material has a narrow energy bandgap permitting high efficiency for light conversion. The film may be fabricated by: (1) co-evaporation of two II-VI group compounds with a common cation, or (2) evaporation of three elements, concurrenty.
- Inventors:
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- Farmingdale, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864911
- Patent Number(s):
- 4436558
- Application Number:
- 06/351,376
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01G - CAPACITORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EG-77-C-01-4042; XP-9-8002-8
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electrochemical; photovoltaic; cell; ternary; alloy; film; compound; semiconductor; electrode; comprising; cdse; 1-x; ltoreq; deposited; transparent; conductive; substrate; electrolyte; contacts; form; photoactive; site; material; narrow; energy; bandgap; permitting; efficiency; light; conversion; fabricated; co-evaporation; ii-vi; compounds; common; cation; evaporation; elements; concurrenty; ternary alloy; conductive substrate; semiconductor material; compound semiconductor; photovoltaic cell; electrode comprising; transparent conductive; semiconductor electrode; energy band; electrochemical photovoltaic; energy bandgap; alloy film; narrow energy; /438/136/429/
Citation Formats
Russak, Michael A. Electrochemical photovoltaic cell having ternary alloy film. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Russak, Michael A. Electrochemical photovoltaic cell having ternary alloy film. United States.
Russak, Michael A. Sun .
"Electrochemical photovoltaic cell having ternary alloy film". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864911.
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title = {Electrochemical photovoltaic cell having ternary alloy film},
author = {Russak, Michael A},
abstractNote = {A thin film compound semiconductor electrode comprising CdSe.sub.1-x Te.sub.x (0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.1) is deposited on a transparent conductive substrate. An electrolyte contacts the film to form a photoactive site. The semiconductor material has a narrow energy bandgap permitting high efficiency for light conversion. The film may be fabricated by: (1) co-evaporation of two II-VI group compounds with a common cation, or (2) evaporation of three elements, concurrenty.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
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