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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
James Fiorenza, Wilmington, MA (US);
Anthony J. Lochtefeld, Ipswich, MA (US);
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0384 (2006.01); H01L 31/078 (2012.01); H01L 31/0687 (2012.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/043 (2014.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0384 (2013.01); H01L 31/043 (2014.12); H01L 31/0687 (2013.01); H01L 31/078 (2013.01); H01L 31/1852 (2013.01); H01L 31/1892 (2013.01); H01L 21/0262 (2013.01); H01L 21/02381 (2013.01); H01L 21/02532 (2013.01); H01L 21/02543 (2013.01); H01L 21/02546 (2013.01); H01L 21/02609 (2013.01); H01L 21/02639 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Solar cell structures including multiple sub-cells that incorporate different materials that may have different lattice constants. In some embodiments, solar cell devices include several photovoltaic junctions.