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Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2014
Applicant:

Newsouth Innovations Pty Limited, Sydney, AU;

Inventors:

Catherine Emily Chan, Waterloo, AU;

Stuart Ross Wenham, Cronulla, AU;

Brett Jason Hallam, Bexley, AU;

Alison Maree Wenham, Cronulla, AU;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0465 (2014.01); H01L 27/142 (2014.01); H01L 31/068 (2012.01); H01L 31/0475 (2014.01); H01L 31/046 (2014.01); H01L 31/028 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0465 (2014.12); H01L 27/142 (2013.01); H01L 31/028 (2013.01); H01L 31/046 (2014.12); H01L 31/0475 (2014.12); H01L 31/068 (2013.01); H01L 31/1804 (2013.01); H01L 31/186 (2013.01); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01);
Abstract

A monolithically integrated system of silicon solar cells. A system having a silicon substrate and a plurality of solar cells formed on the silicon substrate. Each solar cell can have an emitter portion and a base portion. The system can also have a plurality of intermediate regions, each intermediate region having a polarity and electrically separating at least two portions of adjacent solar cells from one another such that the polarity of the intermediate region is opposite to a polarity of at least one of the separated portions of the adjacent solar cells.


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