Semiconductor devices having a metallic glass substrate
First Claim
1. An amorphous semiconductor device comprising:
- an amorphous and electrically conductive substrate of metallic glass; and
,at least one amorphous semiconductor layer deposited on said metallic glass substrate.
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Abstract
For electronic devices such as solar cells, the substrate is an integral part of the device. The present invention employs metallic glass as the substrate for semiconductor devices. The metallic glass substrate is both morphologically amorphous and electrically conductive. The use of such a substrate permits a morphologically amorphous semiconductor material to be deposited on a morphologically amorphous and electrically conductive substrate. The metallic glass substrate can also be used in other forms of semiconductor devices whose morphological nature does not affect the device processing and the device performance. Thus, either morphologically amorphous or crystalline semiconductor materials can be deposited on the metallic glass substrate to form electronic devices.
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1. An amorphous semiconductor device comprising:
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an amorphous and electrically conductive substrate of metallic glass; and
,at least one amorphous semiconductor layer deposited on said metallic glass substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A crystalline semiconductor device comprising:
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an amorphous and electrically conductive substrate of metallic glass; and
,at least one crystalline semiconductor layer deposited on said metallic glass substrate, said metallic glass substrate including phosphorous or boron as one of its constituents with said phosphorous or boron providing an autodoping source and stabilizing for the deposited, immediately superimposed crystalline semiconductor layer. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A solar cell comprising:
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an amorphous and electrically conductive substrate of metallic glass, said substrate forming one electrode of the solar cell; at least one amorphous semiconductor layer deposited on said metallic glass substrate; and
,another electrode in electrically conductive contact with said at least one amorphous semiconductor layer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A solar cell comprising:
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an amorphous and electrically conductive substrate of metallic glass, said substrate forming one electrode of the solar cell; at least one crystalline semiconductor layer deposited on said metallic glass substrate; and
,another electrode in electrically conductive contact with said at least one crystalline semiconductor layer, said metallic glass substrate including phosphorous or boron as one of its constituents with said phosphorous or boron providing an autodoping souce and stabilizer for the deposited, immediately superimposed crystalline semiconductor layer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A solar cell comprising:
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an amorphous and electrically conductive substrate of metallic glass, said substrate forming one electrode of the solar cell; at least one semiconductor layer deposited on said metallic glass substrate; and
,another electrode in electrically conductive contact with said at least one semiconductor layer said metallic glass substrate having one or more constituents of zinc, silicon, and copper, said one or more constituents providing an autodoping source and stabilizer for the deposited, immediately superimposed semiconductor layer. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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