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Photovoltaic Devices - EP3011599

The patent EP3011599 was granted to First Solar on Aug 7, 2024. The application was originally filed on Jun 20, 2014 under application number EP14813176A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3011599

FIRST SOLAR
Application Number
EP14813176A
Filing Date
Jun 20, 2014
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jul 5, 2024
Grant Date
Aug 7, 2024
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Patent Citations (21) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (5) New

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OPPOSITION- Muthukumarasamy, N. ; Jayakumar, S. ; Kannan, M.D. ; Balasundaraprabhu, R., "Structural phase change and optical band gap bowing in hot wall deposited CdSe"xTe"1"-"x thin films", Solar Energy, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NL, AMSTERDAM, NL, (20090401), vol. 83, no. 4, doi:10.1016/j.solener.2008.10.004, ISSN 0038-092X, pages 522 - 526, XP025980783
OPPOSITION- B. Späth, J. Fritsche, F. Säuberlich, A. Klein, W. Jaegermann, "Studies of sputtered ZnTe films as interlayer for the CdTe thin film solar cell", Thin Solid Films, Elsevier, AMSTERDAM, NL, AMSTERDAM, NL , (20050601), vol. 480-481, doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2004.11.073, ISSN 0040-6090, pages 204 - 207, XP055250134
OPPOSITION- Zelaya-Angel O., Mendoza-Alvarez J. G., Becerril M., Navarro-Contreras H., Tirado-Mejı&;a L.e;, "On the bowing parameter in Cd1-xZnxTe", Journal of Applied Physics, American Institute of Physics, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, NY 11747, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, NY 11747, (20040601), vol. 95, no. 11, doi:10.1063/1.1699493, ISSN 0021-8979, pages 6284 - 6288, XP012066724
OPPOSITION- Yu E. T., Phillips M. C., Mccaldin J. O., Mcgill T. C., "Measurement of the CdSe/ZnTe valence band offset by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy", JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: PART B., AVS / AIP, MELVILLE, NEW YORK, NY., US, US , (19910701), vol. 9, no. 4, doi:10.1116/1.585726, ISSN 1071-1023, pages 2233 - 2237, XP093275409
SEARCH- MUTHUKUMARASAMY N ET AL, "PHOTOCONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF HOT WALL DEPOSITED CDSE0.7TE0.3 THIN FILMS", JOURNAL OF NEW MATERIALS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS, ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTREAL, MONTREAL, CA, (20070101), vol. 10, no. 1, ISSN 1480-2422, pages 39 - 42, XP001540664 [A] 1-15 * page 39, column left * * page 39, column left - page 41, column right *-

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