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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Troy Glatfelter, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Kevin Hoffman, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Chi C Yang, Troy, MI (US);
Subhendu Guha, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
United Solar Systems Corporation, Troy, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136249 ; 136256 ; 136258 ; 136259 ; 257436 ;
Abstract
An optically enhanced back reflector for a photovoltaic device includes a back reflector layer of aluminum having a multi-layered, reflectivity enhancement member deposed thereon. The multi-layer enhancement member includes at least one pair of first and second layers, the first layer having a low index of refraction and the second layer having a high index of refraction. A layer of transmissive conductive oxide is disposed between the optically enhanced back reflector and the photovoltaic device.