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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2010
Joseph Charles Boisvert, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Daniel C. Law, Arcadia, CA (US);
Richard R. King, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Christopher M. Fetzer, Valencia, CA (US);
Joseph Charles Boisvert, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Daniel C. Law, Arcadia, CA (US);
Richard R. King, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Christopher M. Fetzer, Valencia, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A solar cell including a base semiconductor layer having a first bandgap, an emitter semiconductor layer having a second bandgap and a depletion semiconductor layer positioned between the base semiconductor layer and the emitter semiconductor layer, the depletion semiconductor layer having a third bandgap, wherein the third bandgap is greater than the first bandgap and the second bandgap.