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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Chris Eberspacher, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bruce E. Adams, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Chris Eberspacher, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bruce E. Adams, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Photovoltaic module and methods for the manufacture of photovoltaic modules are described. Operative layers of the photovoltaic cell are deposited onto a superstrate having one or more of at least one peak allowing for electrical isolation of a portion of a photovoltaic module and at least one ramp creating a series connection between individual photovoltaic cells with minimal loss of the efficiency due to dead space between the cells.