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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Puthur D. Paulson, San Jose, CA (US);
Craig Leidholm, San Jose, CA (US);
Damoder Reddy, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Charlie Hotz, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Puthur D. Paulson, San Jose, CA (US);
Craig Leidholm, San Jose, CA (US);
Damoder Reddy, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Charlie Hotz, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Solexant Corp., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a novel thin film photovoltaic device and a process of making. The device comprises an interface layer between the absorber layer and the electrode resulting in an improved back contact and improved device efficiency. The interface layer comprises a material comprising a M-(Group VIA)compound, where M is a transition metal the Group VIA designates Te, Se and/or S.