Patent References 2522531 3048502 3148084 3530053 3902920 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/835515 filed on 09/22/1977US Classes:427/553, Low energy electromagnetic radiation (e.g., microwave, radio wave, IR, UV, visible, actinic, laser, etc.)136/260, Cadmium containing257/E31.006, Comprising only Cu 2 X/CdX heterojunction and X being Group VI element (EPO)427/74PhotoelectricExaminersPrimary: Hoffman, James R.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesC01G 11/00 (20060101)C01G 11/02 (20060101) C03C 17/22 (20060101) C03C 17/34 (20060101) G03G 5/082 (20060101) H01L 31/0336 (20060101) H01L 31/0264 (20060101) H01L 31/18 (20060101) AbstractA large area photovoltaic cell comprising a layer of polycrystalline cadmium sulfide, about 1 to 2 microns thick, formed by simultaneously spraying two suitably selected compounds on a uniformly heated plate of Mesa glass and irradiating the layer of polycrystalline cadmium sulfide with intense ultra-violet light during the spraying.Field of SearchPhotoelectric | |