Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Photoelectric – Cells
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-17
2006-10-17
Diamond, Alan (Department: 1753)
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Photoelectric
Cells
C136S261000, C136S255000, C136S249000, C438S096000, C438S074000, C257S431000, C257S458000, C427S074000, C427S588000, C427S593000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07122736
ABSTRACT:
A thin-film solar cell is provided. The thin-film solar cell comprises an a-SiGe:H (1.6 eV) n-i-p solar cell having a deposition rate of at least ten (10) Å/second for the a-SiGe:H intrinsic layer by hot wire chemical vapor deposition. A method for fabricating a thin film solar cell is also provided. The method comprises depositing a n-i-p layer at a deposition rate of at least ten (10) Å/second for the a-SiGe:H intrinsic layer.
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Iwaniczko Eugene
Wang Qi
Diamond Alan
Midwest Research Institute
White Paul J.
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