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GB2397945B - Thin film photovoltaic devices and methods of making the same - Google Patents

Thin film photovoltaic devices and methods of making the same

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GB2397945B
GB2397945B GB0405710A GB0405710A GB2397945B GB 2397945 B GB2397945 B GB 2397945B GB 0405710 A GB0405710 A GB 0405710A GB 0405710 A GB0405710 A GB 0405710A GB 2397945 B GB2397945 B GB 2397945B
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thin film
same
photovoltaic devices
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Imyhamy Mudiyansela Dharmadasa
N B Chaure
Anura Priyajith Samantilleke
John Young
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Sheffield Hallam University
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    • 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
    • H10F10/16—Photovoltaic cells having only PN heterojunction potential barriers
    • H10F10/161—Photovoltaic cells having only PN heterojunction potential barriers comprising multiple PN heterojunctions, e.g. tandem cells
    • 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
    • H10F10/13—Photovoltaic cells having absorbing layers comprising graded bandgaps
    • 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
    • H10F10/16—Photovoltaic cells having only PN heterojunction potential barriers
    • H10F10/162—Photovoltaic cells having only PN heterojunction potential barriers comprising only Group II-VI materials, e.g. CdS/CdTe photovoltaic cells
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y02E10/543—Solar cells from Group II-VI materials
GB0405710A 2002-01-29 2002-01-29 Thin film photovoltaic devices and methods of making the same Expired - Fee Related GB2397945B (en)

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GB0405707A Expired - Fee Related GB2397944B (en) 2002-01-29 2002-01-29 Thin film photovoltaic devices and methods of making the same
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GB2384621A (en) 2003-07-30
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GB0405718D0 (en) 2004-04-21
GB2397945A (en) 2004-08-04
GB2397946B (en) 2004-12-22
GB0202007D0 (en) 2002-03-13
GB2384621B (en) 2004-07-07
GB2397944A (en) 2004-08-04
GB2397946A (en) 2004-08-04
GB2397944B (en) 2004-12-22
WO2003065463A3 (en) 2004-08-05
GB0405707D0 (en) 2004-04-21

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