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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Robyn L. Woo, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Daniel C. Law, Arcadia, CA (US);
Joseph Charles Boisvert, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robyn L. Woo, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Daniel C. Law, Arcadia, CA (US);
Joseph Charles Boisvert, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0693 (2012.01); H01L 31/0735 (2012.01); H01L 31/0304 (2006.01); H01L 31/0687 (2012.01); H01L 29/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0693 (2013.01); H01L 31/0304 (2013.01); H01L 31/03046 (2013.01); H01L 31/0687 (2013.01); H01L 31/0735 (2013.01); H01L 29/88 (2013.01); Y02E 10/544 (2013.01);
Abstract
A type-II tunnel junction is disclosed that includes a p-doped AlGaInAs tunnel layer and a n-doped InP tunnel layer. Solar cells are further disclosed that incorporate the high bandgap type-II tunnel junction between photovoltaic subcells.