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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1981
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher R Wronski, Princeton, NJ (US);
Bruce P Myers, Garwood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136255 ; 136258 ; 148-15 ; 357-2 ; 357 15 ; 357 30 ; 427 74 ; 427 84 ; 427 86 ;
Abstract
An amorphous silicon photovoltaic device having enhanced photovoltage and increased longevity is produced by treatment of a barrier forming region of the amorphous silicon in the presence of a partial pressure of sulfur dioxide.