Method of producing tandem solar cell devices from sheets of crystalline material
US4816420A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S438/977
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of producing sheets of crystalline material is disclosed which is employed in the construction of tandem solar cells. In the method, a growth mask is formed upon a substrate and crystalline material is grown at areas of substrate exposed through the mask and laterally over the surface of the mask to form a sheet of crystalline material. This sheet is then separated and used to form a tandem solar cell while the substrate can be reused to form additional sheets.
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