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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2010
John Corson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alex Austin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ron Rulkens, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jochen Titus, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert Tas, Aromas, CA (US);
Paul Shufflebotham, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel R. Juliano, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Neil Mackie, Fremont, CA (US);
John Corson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alex Austin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ron Rulkens, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jochen Titus, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert Tas, Aromas, CA (US);
Paul Shufflebotham, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel R. Juliano, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Neil Mackie, Fremont, CA (US);
APOLLO PRECISION FUJIAN LIMITED, Quanzhou, CN;
Abstract
A photovoltaic cell includes a p-type copper-indium-gallium-selenide absorber layer, where a content of Cu, In, and Ga in a first portion of the p-type copper-indium-gallium-selenide absorber layer satisfies the equation Cu/(In+Ga)≦0.3, and where the content is measured in atomic percent.