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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6420643 | Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the same A polycrystalline film of silicon including silicon grains having an aspect ratio, d/t, of more than 1:1, wherein "d" is the grain diameter and "t" is the grain thickness. The polycrystalline film of silicon can be used to form an electronic device, such ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6362021 | Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the same A polycrystalline film of silicon including silicon grains having an aspect ratio, d/t, of more than 1:1, wherein "d" is the grain diameter and "t" is the grain thickness. The polycrystalline film of silicon can be used to form an electronic device, such ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6211455 | Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the same A polycrystalline film of silicon including silicon grains having an aspect ratio, d/t, of more than 1:1, wherein "d" is the grain diameter and "t" is the grain thickness. The polycrystalline film of silicon can be used to form an electronic device, such ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6207891 | Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell substrate The invention relates to a silicon sheet having columnar grains extending axially through the sheet from one free surface of the sheet to the other free surface. The sheet has an electrical resistivity in the range of 0.1 to 10 ohm-cm.... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6111191 | Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell substrate and improved method of manufacture The invention relates to improved techniques for manufacturing columnar-grained polycrystalline sheets which have particular utility as substrates or wafers for solar cells. The sheet is made from silicon on a setter material which supports the silicon ma... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5496416 | Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufacture The invention relates to techniques for manufacturing columnar-grained polycrystalline sheets which have particular utility as substrates or wafers for solar cells. The sheet is made by applying granular silicon to a setter material which supports the gra... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5336335 | Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufacture The invention relates to techniques for manufacturing columnar-grained polycrystalline sheets which have particular utility as substrates or wafers for solar cells. The sheet is made by applying granular silicon to a setter material which supports the gra... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5057163 | Deposited-silicon film solar cell A thin-film photovoltaic solar cell features a thin polycrystalline silicon active semiconductor formed over a conductive ceramic substrate. Between the substrate and the adjacent active semiconductor layer is a barrier layer which provides for reflection... | 10/15/1991 |
