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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
May. 15, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Xing-Quan Liu, Arcadia, CA (US);
Daniel C. Law, Arcadia, CA (US);
Eric Michael Rehder, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christopher M. Fetzer, Valencia, CA (US);
Richard R. King, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0687 (2012.01); H01L 31/0304 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0216 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/03046 (2013.01); H01L 31/02167 (2013.01); H01L 31/0687 (2013.01); H01L 31/1844 (2013.01); Y02E 10/544 (2013.01);
Abstract
Photovoltaic (PV) cell structures are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a PV cell includes an emitter layer, a base layer adjacent to the emitter layer, and a back surface field (BSF) layer adjacent to the base layer. The BSF layer includes a first layer, and a second layer adjacent to the first layer. The first layer includes a first material and the second layer includes a second material different than the first material.