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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Casey Scott Irvin, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Vishal Shrotriya, El Monte, CA (US);
Yue Wu, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Inventors:
Casey Scott Irvin, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Vishal Shrotriya, El Monte, CA (US);
Yue Wu, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Assignee:
Solarmer Energy, Inc., El Monte, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Conductive material grids or lines embedded or partially embedded in a transparent substrate of a solar cell. The grids or lines can have a higher conductivity than the anode or they can have the same conductivity. The grids or lines increase the volume of the anode and, thus decrease sheet resistance of the same.