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US 8,044,477 B1Granted
Photovoltaic device and method for making
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsDalong Zhong, Gautam Parthasarathy, Richard Arthur Nardi, Jr.
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Abstract
One aspect of the present invention provides a device that includes a substrate; a first semiconducting layer; a transparent conductive layer; a transparent window layer. The transparent window layer includes cadmium sulfide and oxygen. The device has a fill factor of greater than about 0.65. Another aspect of the present invention provides a method of making the device.
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A device comprising:
- a substrate;
- a first semiconducting layer;
- a transparent conductive layer;
- and
- a transparent window layer comprising cadmium sulfide and oxygen,
- wherein the device has a fill factor of greater than about 0.65.
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A device comprising:
- a superstrate;
- a transparent conductive layer;
- a transparent window layer comprising cadmium sulfide and oxygen;
- a first semiconducting layer comprising a telluride;
- and
- wherein the device has a fill factor of greater than about 0.65.
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A device comprising:
- a substrate;
- a first semiconducting layer comprising a selenide;
- a transparent window layer comprising cadmium sulfide and oxygen;
- a transparent conductive layer;
- and
- wherein the device has a fill factor of greater than about 0.65.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.