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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
George A Antypas, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ronald L Bell, Woodside, CA (US);
Ronald L Moon, Atherton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Varian Associates, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136249 ; 357 30 ; 29572 ;
Abstract
Solar cells with different bandgaps are stacked to form a multijunction photovoltaic converter with a high conversion efficiency. By stacking the cells mechanically rather than by growing them all at one time, the most convenient combination of materials may be selected for the cells. The stacking is completed by means of a glass sealing layer with moats containing inter-cell contacts which are bonded to the cells.