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Solar cell with oxide tunneling junctions

US8686283B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 2010
Grant dateApr 1, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2032

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

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention provides a tunneling junction based solar cell. The solar cell includes a base layer; a quantum-tunneling-barrier (QTB) layer situated adjacent to the base layer; an emitter; a surface field layer; a front-side electrode; and a back-side electrode.

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