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Firing metal with support

US9570206B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

SUNPOWER CORPORATION · US
TOTAL MARKETING SERVICES · FR

Inventors

Richard Hamilton Sewell · Los Altos, US
Paul Loscutoff · Castro Valley, US
Michel Arsène Olivier Ngamo Toko · Brussels, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2013
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 11, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/547
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A solar cell can include a substrate and a semiconductor region disposed in or above the substrate. The solar cell can also include a conductive contact disposed on the semiconductor region with the conductive contact including a paste, a first metal, and a first conductive portion that includes a conductive alloy formed from the first metal at an interface of the substrate and the semiconductor region.

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