Composite back reflector for photovoltaic device
US5296045A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/548
Abstract
A back reflector for a photovoltaic device includes an electrically conductive, textured layer and a reflective layer conformally disposed on the textured layer. The reflector may include a protective layer atop the reflective layer. The materials of the reflector are selected to be non-reactive under conditions encountered in the manufacture and use of the photovoltaic device.
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