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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Simon Fafard, Ottawa, CA;
Bruno J. Riel, Ottawa, CA;
Inventors:
Simon Fafard, Ottawa, CA;
Bruno J. Riel, Ottawa, CA;
Assignee:
Cyrium Technologies Incorporated, Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/06 (2012.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 31/075 (2012.01); H01L 31/0735 (2012.01); H01L 31/0725 (2012.01); H01L 31/105 (2006.01); B82Y 10/00 (2011.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); H01L 31/0687 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/035236 (2013.01); H01L 31/035209 (2013.01); H01L 31/0352 (2013.01); H01L 31/075 (2013.01); H01L 31/0735 (2013.01); H01L 31/0725 (2013.01); H01L 31/105 (2013.01); H01L 31/035218 (2013.01); B82Y 10/00 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); H01L 31/0687 (2013.01); Y02E 10/544 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solar cell with spaced apart groupings of self-assembled quantum dot layers interposed with barrier layers. Such groupings allow improved control over the growth front quality of the solar cell, the crystalline structure of the solar cell, and on the performance metrics of the solar cell.