WO2008052067A3 - Semiconductor grain and oxide layer for photovoltaic cells - Google Patents

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WO2008052067A3
WO2008052067A3 PCT/US2007/082405 US2007082405W WO2008052067A3 WO 2008052067 A3 WO2008052067 A3 WO 2008052067A3 US 2007082405 W US2007082405 W US 2007082405W WO 2008052067 A3 WO2008052067 A3 WO 2008052067A3
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Mariana R Munteanu
Erol Girt
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Applied Quantum Technology Llc
Mariana R Munteanu
Erol Girt
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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.
PCT/US2007/082405 2006-10-24 2007-10-24 Semiconductor grain and oxide layer for photovoltaic cells WO2008052067A2 (en)

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US85422606P 2006-10-24 2006-10-24
US60/854,226 2006-10-24
US85796706P 2006-11-10 2006-11-10
US60/857,967 2006-11-10
US85959306P 2006-11-17 2006-11-17
US60/859,593 2006-11-17
US88101307P 2007-01-17 2007-01-17
US60/881,013 2007-01-17
US11/923,036 2007-10-24
US11/923,036 US8426722B2 (en) 2006-10-24 2007-10-24 Semiconductor grain and oxide layer for photovoltaic cells
US11/923,070 2007-10-24
US11/923,070 US8373060B2 (en) 2006-10-24 2007-10-24 Semiconductor grain microstructures for photovoltaic cells

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