Photovoltaic device
US5486238A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
Abstract
A photovoltaic device, such as a solar cell, of improved photoelectric conversion efficiency and improved reliability is provided with a metal layer, a transparent conductive layer formed on the metal layer, and a semiconductor layer formed on the transparent conductive layer and capable of photoelectric conversion. The metal layer is composed of aluminum containing silicon, copper, zinc and/or manganese, or of copper containing silicon, aluminum, zinc, tin, and/or beryllium.
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