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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
May. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Xiangxin Liu, Beijing, CN;
Alvin D. Compaan, Holland, OH (US);
Naba Raj Paudel, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0296 (2006.01); H01L 31/0236 (2006.01); H01L 31/073 (2012.01); H01L 31/0749 (2012.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/02363 (2013.01); H01L 31/0296 (2013.01); H01L 31/073 (2013.01); H01L 31/0749 (2013.01); H01L 31/1828 (2013.01); H01L 31/1864 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); Y02E 10/541 (2013.01); Y02E 10/543 (2013.01);
Abstract
Photovoltaic (PV) cell structures having an integral light scattering interface layer configured to diffuse or scatter light prior to entering a semiconductor material and methods of making the same are described.