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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Newsouth Innovations Pty Limited, Sydney, AU;
Inventors:
Brett Jason Hallam, New South Wales, AU;
Stuart Ross Wenham, Cronulla, AU;
Roland Einhaus, Bourgoin-Jallieu, FR;
Assignee:
NEWSOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITED, Sydney, AU;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0368 (2006.01); H01L 31/072 (2012.01); H01L 31/078 (2012.01); H01L 31/20 (2006.01); H01L 31/028 (2006.01); H01L 31/068 (2012.01); H01L 31/0376 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/1868 (2013.01); H01L 31/028 (2013.01); H01L 31/03682 (2013.01); H01L 31/03762 (2013.01); H01L 31/068 (2013.01); H01L 31/0682 (2013.01); H01L 31/072 (2013.01); H01L 31/078 (2013.01); H01L 31/182 (2013.01); H01L 31/1804 (2013.01); H01L 31/1864 (2013.01); H01L 31/202 (2013.01); Y02E 10/546 (2013.01); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01); Y02P 70/50 (2015.11);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides methodologies for manufacturing high efficiency silicon photovoltaic devices using hydrogen passivation to improve performance. The processing techniques disclosed use tailored thermal processes, sometimes coupled with exposure to radiation to enable the use of cheaper silicon material to manufacture high efficiency photovoltaic devices.