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Method of manufacturing thin film solar cells having a high conversion efficiency

US8252624B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Applied Materials, Inc. · US

Inventors

David Tanner · San Jose, US
Hien Minh Le · San Jose, US
Quancheng (Tommy) Gu · Fremont, US
Shuran Sheng · Sunnyvale, US
Yong Kee Chae · Pleasanton, US
Tzay-Fa Su · San Jose, US
Dapeng Wang · Boise, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2010
Grant date	Aug 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 28, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P70/50
WIPO fieldSemiconductors
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for forming solar cells is provided. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic device includes a antireflection coating layer disposed on a first surface of a substrate, a barrier layer disposed on a second surface of the substrate, a first transparent conductive oxide layer disposed on the barrier layer, a conductive contact layer disposed on the first transparent conductive oxide layer, a first p-i-n junction formed on the conductive contact layer, and a second transparent conductive oxide layer formed on the first p-i-n junction.

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