Compensated amorphous silicon solar cell

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:863630

Carlson, David E ^[1]

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1. Yardley, PA

An amorphous silicon solar cell incorporates a region of intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon fabricated by a glow discharge wherein said intrinsic region is compensated by P-type dopants in an amount sufficient to reduce the space charge density of said region under illumination to about zero.

• Research Organization: RCA Labs., Princeton, NJ (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-03-1286
• Assignee: RCA Corporation (New York, NY)
• Patent Number(s): US 4217148
• OSTI ID: 863630
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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