CA1060281A - Cellule photovoltaique contenant une couche cds impregnee d'aluminium - Google Patents

Cellule photovoltaique contenant une couche cds impregnee d'aluminium

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Publication number: CA1060281A
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: layer; cds; film; cu2s; solution
Prior art date: 1974-09-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

CA235,472A

Other languages

English (en)

Other versions

CA235472S (en

Inventor

John F. Jordan

Curtis M. Lampkin

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Photon Power Inc

Original Assignee

Photon Power Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1974-09-23

Filing date

1975-09-15

Publication date

1979-08-14

1975-09-15 Application filed by Photon Power Inc filed Critical Photon Power Inc

1975-11-14 Priority claimed from US05/631,815 external-priority patent/US4086101A/en

1979-08-14 Application granted granted Critical

1979-08-14 Publication of CA1060281A publication Critical patent/CA1060281A/fr

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Hydrochloric acid Chemical compound Cl VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 9
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Classifications

- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
- Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

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Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)

CA235,472A 1974-09-23 1975-09-15 Cellule photovoltaique contenant une couche cds impregnee d'aluminium Expired CA1060281A (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US50857074A	1974-09-23	1974-09-23
US05/631,815 US4086101A (en)	1974-09-23	1975-11-14	Photovoltaic cells

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA1060281A true CA1060281A (fr)	1979-08-14

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CA235,472A Expired CA1060281A (fr)	1974-09-23	1975-09-15	Cellule photovoltaique contenant une couche cds impregnee d'aluminium

Country Status (1)

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CA (1)	CA1060281A (fr)

1975
- 1975-09-15 CA CA235,472A patent/CA1060281A/fr not_active Expired

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