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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Solaero Technologies Corp., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
John Hart, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Daniel Derkacs, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Zachary Bittner, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Andrew Espenlaub, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
SOLAERO TECHNOLOGIES CORP., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0725 (2012.01); C12P 19/56 (2006.01); H01L 31/065 (2012.01); H01L 31/0735 (2012.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0725 (2013.01); C12P 19/56 (2013.01); H01L 31/065 (2013.01); H01L 31/0735 (2013.01); H01L 31/184 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multijunction solar cell including an upper first solar subcell having a first band gap and positioned for receiving an incoming light beam; and a second solar subcell disposed below and adjacent to and lattice matched with said upper first solar subcell, and having a second band gap smaller than said first band gap; wherein at least one of the solar subcells has a graded band gap throughout the thickness of at least a portion of its emitter layer and base layer.