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IT8123828A0 - METHOD FOR INCREASING THE FORBIDDEN BAND OF PHOTOSENSITIVE AMORPHE ALLOYS AND DEVICES OBTAINED WITH THIS METHOD. - Google Patents

METHOD FOR INCREASING THE FORBIDDEN BAND OF PHOTOSENSITIVE AMORPHE ALLOYS AND DEVICES OBTAINED WITH THIS METHOD.

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IT8123828A0
IT8123828A0 IT8123828A IT2382881A IT8123828A0 IT 8123828 A0 IT8123828 A0 IT 8123828A0 IT 8123828 A IT8123828 A IT 8123828A IT 2382881 A IT2382881 A IT 2382881A IT 8123828 A0 IT8123828 A0 IT 8123828A0
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Prior art keywords
amorphe
photosensitive
alloys
increasing
forbidden band
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IT8123828A
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IT1138204B (en
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Stanford Robert Ovshinsky
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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Priority claimed from US06/185,520 external-priority patent/US4342044A/en
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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
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    • H10F77/162—Non-monocrystalline materials, e.g. semiconductor particles embedded in insulating materials
    • H10F77/166—Amorphous semiconductors
    • H10F77/1662—Amorphous semiconductors including only Group IV materials
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
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    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
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    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
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    • H10F10/00—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells
    • H10F10/10—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells having potential barriers
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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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IT23828/81A 1980-09-09 1981-09-07 METHOD TO INCREASE THE FORBIDDEN BAND OF PHOTOSENSITIVE AMORPHOUS ALLOYS AND DEVICES OBTAINED WITH SUCH METHOD IT1138204B (en)

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US06/185,520 US4342044A (en) 1978-03-08 1980-09-09 Method for optimizing photoresponsive amorphous alloys and devices
US20647680A 1980-11-13 1980-11-13

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GB2083704A (en) 1982-03-24
FR2490019A1 (en) 1982-03-12
DE3135412A1 (en) 1982-08-12
CA1192817A (en) 1985-09-03
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KR890000479B1 (en) 1989-03-18
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