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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen John Taylor, Ingatestone, GB;
Christopher Hardingham, Danbury, GB;
Trevor Arthur Cross, Chelmsford, GB;
Assignee:
EEV Limited, Essex, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/500 ;
Abstract
In a manufacturing method of a solar cell arrangement, a p-n junction is formed in semiconductor material which is then separated to give a main body and an off-cut. The off-cut is connected in reverse parallel across the main body so as to act as a protection diode for a solar cell which comprises that main body. The off-cut protection diode may be placed adjacent the main body or may alternatively be mounted on the front or rear of the solar cell.