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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 31, 2011
Scott Daniel Feldman-peabody, Golden, CO (US);
Robert Dwayne Gossman, Aurora, CO (US);
Scott Daniel Feldman-Peabody, Golden, CO (US);
Robert Dwayne Gossman, Aurora, CO (US);
PrimeStar Solar, Inc., Arvada, CO (US);
Abstract
Thin film photovoltaic devices are provided that generally include a transparent conductive oxide layer on the glass, a multi-layer n-type stack on the transparent conductive oxide layer, and an absorber layer (e.g., a cadmium telluride layer) on the multi-layer n-type stack. The multi-layer n-type stack generally includes a first layer (e.g., a cadmium sulfide layer) and a second layer (e.g., a mixed phase layer). The multi-layer n-type stack can, in certain embodiments, include additional layers (e.g., a third layer, a fourth layer, etc.). Methods are also generally provided for manufacturing such thin film photovoltaic devices.