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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2011
Bastiaan Arie Korevaar, Schenectady, NY (US);
Renee Mary Whitney, Voorheesville, NY (US);
Faisal Razi Ahmad, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Bastiaan Arie Korevaar, Schenectady, NY (US);
Renee Mary Whitney, Voorheesville, NY (US);
Faisal Razi Ahmad, Niskayuna, NY (US);
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a photovoltaic device is provided. The photovoltaic device includes a transparent layer; a first porous layer disposed on the transparent layer, wherein the first porous layer comprises a plurality of pores extending through a thickness of the first porous layer; a first semiconductor material disposed in the plurality of pores to form a patterned first semiconductor layer; and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first porous layer and the patterned first semiconductor layer, wherein the patterned first semiconductor layer is substantially transparent. Method of making a photovoltaic device is also provided.