Claims
- 1. A photovoltaic device, which comprises: a substrate including a metal foil and an overlaying electric insulating thin film having an electric conductivity of not more than about 10.sup.-7 (.OMEGA..multidot.cm.).sup.-1 during light impingement, and a photovoltaic device body of a non-single-crystal semiconductor, the device body being formed over said electric insulating thin film, and said electric insulating thin film being a layer of amorphous Si.sub.(1-y) N.sub.y or Si.sub.(1-y) N.sub.y :F:H having a thickness of 100 angstroms to 20 .mu.m.
Priority Claims (4)
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56-177685 |
Nov 1981 |
JPX |
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56-203155 |
Dec 1981 |
JPX |
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56-213119 |
Dec 1981 |
JPX |
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57-60109 |
Apr 1982 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/549,665, filed Jul. 6, 1990, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/343,104, filed Apr. 25, 1989, now abandoned, which is a division of application Ser. No. 07/202,608, filed Jun. 6, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,875,943, which is division of application Ser. No. 06/835,717, filed Mar. 3, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,773,942, which is a division of application Ser. No. 06/439,627, filed Nov. 4, 1982, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,612,409.
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Divisions (3)
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202608 |
Jun 1988 |
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835717 |
Mar 1986 |
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439627 |
Nov 1982 |
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Continuations (2)
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549665 |
Jul 1990 |
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343104 |
Apr 1989 |
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