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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/100 ; H01L 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/100 ; H01L 3/100 ;
Abstract
A pn junction solar cell includes a pn junction structure including a p-type and a n-type semiconducting layer, a front contact electrode formed on the front surface of the pn junction structure through a contact pattern having a constant width, and a rear contact electrode formed on a rear surface of the pn structure. The front contact electrode is reduced in its width as it goes away from a terminal.