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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Newsouth Innovations Pty Limited, Sydney, New South Wales, AU;
Inventors:
Stuart Ross Wenham, Cronulla, AU;
Alison Ciesla, Cronulla, AU;
Brett Jason Hallam, Bexley, AU;
Catherine Emily Chan, Kensington, AU;
Chee Mun Chong, Bellevue Hill, AU;
Ran Chen, Botany, AU;
Malcolm David Abbott, Naremburn, AU;
David Neil Payne, Kensington, AU;
Assignee:
NewSouth Innovations Pty Limited, Sydney, New South Wales, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/068 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/1864 (2013.01); H01L 31/022425 (2013.01); H01L 31/068 (2013.01); H01L 31/1804 (2013.01); H01L 31/1868 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods for manufacturing a photovoltaic device that comprise a sequence of annealing steps and exposure to electromagnetic radiation during annealing that allow passivating electrically active defects and stabilising the performance of photovoltaic device.