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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2020
Applicant:
The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Heben, Toledo, OH (US);
Adam B. Phillips, Toledo, OH (US);
Fadhil K. Alfadhili, Toledo, OH (US);
Randall J. Ellingson, Toledo, OH (US);
Ebin Bastola, Toledo, OH (US);
Dipendra Pokhrel, Toledo, OH (US);
Kamala Khanal Subedi, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0216 (2014.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/073 (2012.01); H01L 31/0296 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/1868 (2013.01); H01L 31/0296 (2013.01); H01L 31/02167 (2013.01); H01L 31/022425 (2013.01); H01L 31/073 (2013.01); H01L 31/1828 (2013.01); H01L 31/1864 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for forming electrical contacts with CdTe layers, methods for forming photovoltaic devices, methods for passivating a CdTe surface, and photovoltaic devices are described.