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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Larry Hendler, San Jose, CA (US);
Sharone Zehavi, San Jose, CA (US);
Tanya Dulkin, San Jose, CA (US);
Raanan Y. Zehavi, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Larry Hendler, San Jose, CA (US);
Sharone Zehavi, San Jose, CA (US);
Tanya Dulkin, San Jose, CA (US);
Raanan Y. Zehavi, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Integrated Photovoltaic, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates generally to preparation of a substrate for use in a photovoltaic device by application of a filling material and subsequent planarization of the top surface; optionally, a barrier layer is added.