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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:
Oct. 16, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allen M Barnett, Newark, DE (US);
Anthony W Catalano, Wilmington, DE (US);
Vikram L Dalal, Newark, DE (US);
James V Masi, Wilbraham, MA (US);
John D Meakin, Newark, DE (US);
Robert B Hall, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
The University of Delaware, Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136258 ; 136255 ; 136256 ; 136260 ; 136264 ; 136265 ;
Abstract
A photovoltaic cell having a zinc phosphide absorber. The zinc phosphide can be a single or multiple crystal slice or a thin polycrystalline film. The cell can be a Schottky barrier, heterojunction or homojunction device. Methods for synthesizing and crystallizing zinc phosphide are disclosed as well as a method for forming thin films.