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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1985
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arden Sher, Belmont, CA (US);
John B Mooney, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Savin Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136260 ; 136265 ; 357 16 ; 357 30 ; 427 74 ; 427 87 ;
Abstract
A solar cell in which the essential feature is a thin film of lead-cadmium-sulphide alloy. This alloy is preferably formed by spray pyrolysis from a solution containing the necessary ingredients. The solar cell advantageously takes the form of a homojunction constructed of two layers of lead-cadmium-sulphide alloy, with one of the layers being p-doped and the other of the layers being n-doped. The solar cell may be produced with an intrinsic layer interposed between the p-type layer and the n-type layer. The solar cell may also be made with a semiconductive layer of lead-cadmium-sulphide in contact with a metallic substrate.