Semiconductor grain and oxide layer for photovoltaic cells
US9123844B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/548
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Photovoltaic structures for the conversion of solar irradiance into electrical free energy. In a particular implementation, a photovoltaic cell includes a granular semiconductor and oxide layer with nanometer-size absorber semiconductor grains surrounded by a matrix of oxide. The semiconductor and oxide layer is disposed between electron and hole conducting layers. In some implementations, multiple semiconductor and oxide layers can be deposited.
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