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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1978
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Adam Heller, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Barry Miller, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Murray Robbins, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429111 ; 296231 ; 29572 ;
Abstract
Liquid-semiconductor photocells have received attention recently for use in solar power devices. Alternatives to single crystal semiconductors have been sought to reduce the cost of the photocells. According to this invention, the semiconductor is made from a pressure sintered and vapor annealed semiconductor. The electrode is relatively inexpensive to make and the efficiency of the solar cell compares favorably to the efficiency of solar cells using single crystal electrodes.