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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2010
Lawrence A. Clevenger, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Harold J. Hovel, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Rainer Klaus Krause, Mainz, DE;
Kevin S. Petrarca, Newburgh, NY (US);
Gerd Pfeiffer, Poughquag, NY (US);
Kevin M. Prettyman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Brian C. Sapp, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Lawrence A. Clevenger, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Harold J. Hovel, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Rainer Klaus Krause, Mainz, DE;
Kevin S. Petrarca, Newburgh, NY (US);
Gerd Pfeiffer, Poughquag, NY (US);
Kevin M. Prettyman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Brian C. Sapp, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a photovoltaic cell using a semiconductor wafer having a front side and a rear side, wherein the photovoltaic cell produces electricity when the front side of the semiconductor wafer is illuminated.