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AU4023778A - High temperature amorphous semiconductor member and method of making thesame - Google Patents

High temperature amorphous semiconductor member and method of making thesame

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Publication number
AU4023778A
AU4023778A AU40237/78A AU4023778A AU4023778A AU 4023778 A AU4023778 A AU 4023778A AU 40237/78 A AU40237/78 A AU 40237/78A AU 4023778 A AU4023778 A AU 4023778A AU 4023778 A AU4023778 A AU 4023778A
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Prior art keywords
high temperature
amorphous semiconductor
semiconductor member
temperature amorphous
making thesame
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AU40237/78A
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AU523107B2 (en
Inventor
Robert Ovshinsky Standford
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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Priority claimed from US05/841,369 external-priority patent/US4177474A/en
Application filed by Energy Conversion Devices Inc filed Critical Energy Conversion Devices Inc
Publication of AU4023778A publication Critical patent/AU4023778A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of AU523107B2 publication Critical patent/AU523107B2/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H10N10/80—Constructional details
    • H10N10/85—Thermoelectric active materials
    • H10N10/851—Thermoelectric active materials comprising inorganic compositions
    • H10N10/855—Thermoelectric active materials comprising inorganic compositions comprising compounds containing boron, carbon, oxygen or nitrogen
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D62/00—Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers
    • H10D62/40—Crystalline structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F10/00—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells
    • H10F10/10—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells having potential barriers
    • H10F10/18—Photovoltaic cells having only Schottky potential barriers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/10—Semiconductor bodies
    • H10F77/16—Material structures, e.g. crystalline structures, film structures or crystal plane orientations
    • H10F77/162—Non-monocrystalline materials, e.g. semiconductor particles embedded in insulating materials
    • H10F77/166—Amorphous semiconductors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H10N10/80—Constructional details
    • H10N10/85—Thermoelectric active materials
    • H10N10/851—Thermoelectric active materials comprising inorganic compositions
    • H10N10/8556—Thermoelectric active materials comprising inorganic compositions comprising compounds containing germanium or silicon
    • Y—GENERAL 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
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Bipolar Transistors (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
  • Battery Electrode And Active Subsutance (AREA)
  • Physical Vapour Deposition (AREA)
  • Silicon Compounds (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
AU40237/78A 1977-10-12 1978-09-27 High temperature amorphous semiconductor member and method of making thesame Expired AU523107B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/841,369 US4177474A (en) 1977-05-18 1977-10-12 High temperature amorphous semiconductor member and method of making the same
USUS841369 1977-10-12

Publications (2)

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AU4023778A true AU4023778A (en) 1980-04-03
AU523107B2 AU523107B2 (en) 1982-07-15

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JP (1) JPS5464981A (en)
AU (1) AU523107B2 (en)
CA (1) CA1123525A (en)
DE (1) DE2844070A1 (en)
ES (1) ES474153A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2454186A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2007021B (en)

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JPS62162366A (en) * 1981-09-17 1987-07-18 Semiconductor Energy Lab Co Ltd Composite having carbon coat
JPH07105507B2 (en) * 1982-02-25 1995-11-13 プラズマ・フィジクス・コ−ポレ−ション Photovoltaic device
DE3314197A1 (en) * 1982-04-28 1983-11-03 Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., 48084 Troy, Mich. P-CONDUCTING AMORPHOUS SILICON ALLOY WITH A LARGE BAND GAP AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREFOR
JPS5957407A (en) * 1982-09-27 1984-04-03 Sanyo Electric Co Ltd Photovoltaic device
JPS59108370A (en) * 1982-12-14 1984-06-22 Kanegafuchi Chem Ind Co Ltd Photovoltaic device
JPS58180074A (en) * 1983-03-28 1983-10-21 Shunpei Yamazaki Photoelectric conversion semiconductor device
ES8602301A1 (en) * 1983-07-18 1985-11-01 Energy Conversion Devices Inc Enhanced narrow band gap alloys for photovoltaic applications.
US4569697A (en) * 1983-08-26 1986-02-11 Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Method of forming photovoltaic quality amorphous alloys by passivating defect states
JPS62162367A (en) * 1986-11-19 1987-07-18 Semiconductor Energy Lab Co Ltd Composite having carbon coat
JPS6316678A (en) * 1986-12-26 1988-01-23 Shunpei Yamazaki Aphotoelectric converter
JP2648733B2 (en) * 1993-11-18 1997-09-03 プラズマ・フィジクス・コーポレーション Semiconductor device
JPH077168A (en) * 1994-04-15 1995-01-10 Semiconductor Energy Lab Co Ltd Photoeletcric conversion semiconductor device
TWI245288B (en) * 2003-03-20 2005-12-11 Sony Corp Semiconductor memory element and semiconductor memory device using the same
US20080042119A1 (en) * 2005-08-09 2008-02-21 Ovonyx, Inc. Multi-layered chalcogenide and related devices having enhanced operational characteristics

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JPS51128268A (en) * 1975-04-30 1976-11-09 Sony Corp Semiconductor unit
CA1078078A (en) * 1976-03-22 1980-05-20 David E. Carlson Schottky barrier semiconductor device and method of making same

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FR2454186A1 (en) 1980-11-07
CA1123525A (en) 1982-05-11
ES474153A1 (en) 1979-10-16
GB2007021A (en) 1979-05-10
GB2007021B (en) 1982-05-06
DE2844070A1 (en) 1979-04-26
DE2844070C2 (en) 1990-02-01
AU523107B2 (en) 1982-07-15
JPS5464981A (en) 1979-05-25
JPS6230512B2 (en) 1987-07-02
FR2454186B1 (en) 1984-08-24

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