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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Jiunn Benjamin Heng, San Jose, CA (US);
Chentao Yu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zheng Xu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Jianming Fu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jiunn Benjamin Heng, San Jose, CA (US);
Chentao Yu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zheng Xu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Jianming Fu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Silevo, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a tunneling junction based solar cell. The solar cell includes a base layer; a quantum-tunneling-barrier (QTB) layer situated adjacent to the base layer; an emitter; a surface field layer; a front-side electrode; and a back-side electrode.