Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Photoelectric – Panel or array
Patent
1983-03-07
1984-07-31
Weisstuch, Aaron
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Photoelectric
Panel or array
29572, 29588, 136259, 136260, 357 30, 357 67, 427 74, H01L 3106, H01L 3118
Patent
active
044632150
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to the manufacture of cadmium sulphide solar cells.
A cell is formed of a glass substrate 10, a front contact 12 made, for example, of tin oxide, a cadmium sulphide layer 14 and a copper sulphide layer 16. the junction between the layers 14 and 16 is photovoltaic. In order to form a rear contact 18 on the copper sulphide layer, the invention proposes vapor depositing a mixed layer of copper and copper oxide onto the sulphide layer. The invention also describes a method of heat treatment following the formation of the rear contact in order to optimise the electrical performance of the cell.
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Bassett Peter J.
Verheijen Augustinus W.
Prutec Limited
Weisstuch Aaron
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