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Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 24, 2009
Applicants:

Bill Phan, San Jose, CA (US);

Renhua Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

John Gorman, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Omar Sidelkheir, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jean Patrice Rakotoniaina, Berlin, DE;

Alain Paul Blosse, Belmont, CA (US);

Martin Kaes, Berlin, DE;

Inventors:

Bill Phan, San Jose, CA (US);

Renhua Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

John Gorman, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Omar Sidelkheir, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jean Patrice Rakotoniaina, Berlin, DE;

Alain Paul Blosse, Belmont, CA (US);

Martin Kaes, Berlin, DE;

Assignee:

Silicor Materials Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0216 (2014.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/02167 (2013.01); H01L 31/02168 (2013.01); H01L 31/1868 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

A polarization resistant solar cell using an oxygen-rich interface layer is provided. The oxygen-rich interface layer may be comprised of SiON, which may have a graded profile that varies between oxygen-rich proximate to the solar cell to nitrogen-rich distal to the solar cell. A silicon oxide passivation layer may be interposed between the solar cell and the SiONgraded dielectric layer. The graded SiONdielectric layer may be replaced with a non-graded SiONdielectric layer and a SiN AR coating.


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