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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2008
Applicant:
Tansen Varghese, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventor:
Tansen Varghese, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Emcore Solar Power, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2006.01); H01L 21/302 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of forming a plurality of discrete, interconnected solar cells mounted on a carrier by providing a first semiconductor substrate; depositing on the first substrate a sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming a solar cell structure; forming a metal back contact layer over the solar cell structure; mounting a carrier on top of the metal back contact; removing the first substrate; and lithographically patterning and etching the solar cell structure to form a plurality of discrete solar cells mounted on the carrier.