Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Photoelectric – Cells
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-18
2006-04-18
Diamond, Alan (Department: 1753)
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Photoelectric
Cells
C136S249000, C136S261000, C136S258000, C438S097000, C438S074000, C427S074000, C427S588000, C427S590000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07030313
ABSTRACT:
A thin film solar cell comprises a p-layer, an i-layer and an n-layer formed in this order as a pin junction on a substrate in which the p-layer and the i-layer are thin silicon films each containing a crystalline component, and the p-layer contains p-type impurities of 0.2 to 8 atom % and has a thickness of 10 to 200 nm.
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Inamasu Takashi
Shimizu Masafumi
Wada Kenji
Diamond Alan
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
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