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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2009
Shuran Sheng, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yong Kee Chae, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Stefan Klein, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Amir Al-bayati, San Jose, CA (US);
Bhaskar Kumar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Shuran Sheng, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yong Kee Chae, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Stefan Klein, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Amir Al-Bayati, San Jose, CA (US);
Bhaskar Kumar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming solar cells is provided. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic device includes a first TCO layer disposed on a substrate, a second TCO layer disposed on the first TCO layer, and a p-type silicon containing layer formed on the second TCO layer. In another embodiment, a method of forming a photovoltaic device includes forming a first TCO layer on a substrate, forming a second TCO layer on the first TCO layer, and forming a first p-i-n junction on the second TCO layer.