PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE
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1. A photovoltaic device, the device comprising:
- a first layer comprising an amorphous silicon semiconductor material of n-type conductivity;
a second layer comprising a crystalline silicon semiconductor material of p-type conductivity; and
a third layer comprising a non-doped semiconductor material, wherein the third layer is situated between and contacts the first layer and the second layer, and wherein the third layer is a translucent porous layer and diffusion barrier having a thickness of from about 1 nm to about 50 nm.
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a photovoltaic device, the device comprising a first layer of a first semiconductor material of a first conductivity type, a second layer of a second semiconductor material of the opposite conductivity type of the first layer, and a third layer of a third porous semiconductor material situated between the first layer and the second layer. The present invention also provides a method for producing the photovoltaic device.
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1. A photovoltaic device, the device comprising:
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a first layer comprising an amorphous silicon semiconductor material of n-type conductivity; a second layer comprising a crystalline silicon semiconductor material of p-type conductivity; and a third layer comprising a non-doped semiconductor material, wherein the third layer is situated between and contacts the first layer and the second layer, and wherein the third layer is a translucent porous layer and diffusion barrier having a thickness of from about 1 nm to about 50 nm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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