GB2002585B - Solar cells - Google Patents

Solar cells

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GB2002585B
GB2002585B GB7833181A GB7833181A GB2002585B GB 2002585 B GB2002585 B GB 2002585B GB 7833181 A GB7833181 A GB 7833181A GB 7833181 A GB7833181 A GB 7833181A GB 2002585 B GB2002585 B GB 2002585B
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solar cells
solar
cells
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GB7833181A
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GB2002585A (en
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Priority claimed from US05/871,496 external-priority patent/US4128732A/en
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/0248Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies
    • H01L31/0352Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their shape or by the shapes, relative sizes or disposition of the semiconductor regions
    • H01L31/035272Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their shape or by the shapes, relative sizes or disposition of the semiconductor regions characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L31/035281Shape of the body
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/04Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
    • H01L31/042PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H01L31/047PV cell arrays including PV cells having multiple vertical junctions or multiple V-groove junctions formed in a semiconductor substrate
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
GB7833181A 1977-08-15 1978-08-14 Solar cells Expired GB2002585B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US82497477A 1977-08-15 1977-08-15
US05/871,496 US4128732A (en) 1977-08-15 1978-01-23 Solar cell

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GB2002585A GB2002585A (en) 1979-02-21
GB2002585B true GB2002585B (en) 1982-03-24

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JP (1) JPS5434790A (en)
AU (1) AU3889778A (en)
BR (1) BR7805223A (en)
CA (1) CA1088191A (en)
DE (1) DE2835246A1 (en)
ES (1) ES472558A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2400773A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2002585B (en)
IL (1) IL55333A (en)
IT (1) IT1098082B (en)
NL (1) NL7808462A (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3047383A1 (en) * 1980-12-16 1982-07-15 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München SOLAR CELL WITH INCREASED EFFICIENCY
DE4416549C2 (en) * 1994-05-10 1996-09-12 Siemens Ag Process for the production of a solar cell

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NL7808462A (en) 1979-02-19
IT7826777A0 (en) 1978-08-14
IL55333A (en) 1980-09-16
IT1098082B (en) 1985-08-31
FR2400773B3 (en) 1980-11-28
AU3889778A (en) 1980-02-21
FR2400773A1 (en) 1979-03-16
BR7805223A (en) 1979-04-17
ES472558A1 (en) 1979-03-16
DE2835246A1 (en) 1979-03-01
CA1088191A (en) 1980-10-21
JPS5434790A (en) 1979-03-14
IL55333A0 (en) 1978-10-31
GB2002585A (en) 1979-02-21

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PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee