Substrate for Thin Silicon Solar Cells

A photovoltaic device for converting solar energy into electrical signals comprises a substrate, a layer of photoconductive semiconductor material grown on said substrate, wherein the substrate comprises an alloy of boron and silicon, the boron being present in a range of from 0.1 to 1.3 atomic percent, the alloy having a lattice constant substantially matched to that of the photoconductive semiconductor material and a resistivity of less than 1.times.10.sup.-3 ohm-cm.

Patents:
US 5,401,331   [MORE INFO]

Inventor(s): Theodore F. Ciszek

Type of Offer: Licensing



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