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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2024
Applicant:
Tandem Pv, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Colin David Bailie, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Chris Eberspacher, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 19/75 (2025.01); H10F 19/90 (2025.01); H10F 71/00 (2025.01); H10F 77/80 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 19/75 (2025.01); H10F 19/902 (2025.01); H10F 71/00 (2025.01); H10F 77/80 (2025.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure include a photovoltaic device comprising a plurality of photovoltaic cells coupled in series. The photovoltaic cells comprising a first contact layer, a first charge transport layer (CTL) disposed over the first contact layer, an absorber layer disposed over the first CTL, a second CTL disposed over the absorber layer; and a second contact layer disposed over the second CTL. Each photovoltaic cell in the plurality of photovoltaic cells includes a diode region, the diode region comprises a feature that extends through the absorber layer and comprises the first CTL and the second CTL.