Photovoltaic devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9871154
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13923644

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A photovoltaic device is presented. The photovoltaic device includes a layer stack; and an absorber layer is disposed on the layer stack. The absorber layer includes cadmium, tellurium, and selenium. A semiconductor layer is further disposed on the absorber layer, wherein a valence band offset between the semiconductor layer and the absorber layer is less than about 1.3 electron Volts, and a band gap of the semiconductor layer is in a range from about 1.2 electron Volts to about 3.5 electron Volts.

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Duggal, Anil Raj Niskayuna, US 131 4666
Halverson, Adam Fraser Albany, US 11 131
Huber, William Hullinger Niskayuna, US 42 853
Shiang, Joseph John Niskayuna, US 76 1439

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