Photovoltaic semiconductor materials based on alloys of tin sulfide, and methods of production

Lany, Stephan

Title: Photovoltaic semiconductor materials based on alloys of tin sulfide, and methods of production

Patent · Tue Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1255953

Lany, Stephan

Photovoltaic thin-film materials comprising crystalline tin sulfide alloys of the general formula Sn.sub.1-x(R).sub.xS, where R is selected from magnesium, calcium and strontium, as well as methods of producing the same, are disclosed.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Assignee:: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)

Patent Number(s):: 9,362,429

Application Number:: 14/266,213

OSTI ID:: 1255953

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Apr 30

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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