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Multijunction photovoltaic cell grown on high-miscut-angle substrate

US7812249B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 14, 2003
Grant dateOct 12, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P70/50

Abstract

The present invention provides a photovoltaic cell comprising a GaInP subcell comprising a disordered group-III sublattice, a Ga(In)As subcell disposed below the GaInP subcell, and a Ge substrate disposed below the Ga(In)As subcell comprising a surface misoriented from a (100) plane by an angle from about 8 degrees to about 40 degrees toward a nearest (111) plane.

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