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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2020
Applicant:
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Changming Jin, Sylvania, OH (US);
Vijay Karthik Sankar, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
First Solar, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 19/90 (2025.01); H10F 10/162 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 19/908 (2025.01); H10F 10/162 (2025.01); H10F 19/906 (2025.01);
Abstract
According to the embodiments provided herein, back contacts for photovoltaic devices can include one or more metal oxynitride layers.