HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS PRODUCED WITH INEXPENSIVE MATERIALS BY PROCESSES SUITABLE FOR LARGE VOLUME PRODUCTION

A solar energy device comprising: a substrate; a photovoltaic layer on said substrate; a back conductor in contact with said substrate; a grid conductor in contact with said substrate; said photovoltaic layer being of a material selected from the class consisting of: monoclinic zinc diphosphide (als...

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Main Author MOWLES, THOMAS, A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 19.07.1995
Edition6
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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Summary:A solar energy device comprising: a substrate; a photovoltaic layer on said substrate; a back conductor in contact with said substrate; a grid conductor in contact with said substrate; said photovoltaic layer being of a material selected from the class consisting of: monoclinic zinc diphosphide (also referred to as beta zinc diphosphide and indicated by beta-ZnP2); copper diphosphide (CuP2); magnesium tetraphosphide (MgP4); gamma-iron tetraphosphide (gamma-FeP4) and mixed crystals formed from these four materials.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19930922709