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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
May. 11, 2016
Applicants:
Markus Eberhard Beck, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Timothy J. Nagle, Campbell, CA (US);
Sourav Roger Basu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Markus Eberhard Beck, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Timothy J. Nagle, Campbell, CA (US);
Sourav Roger Basu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
SIVA POWER, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/068 (2012.01); H01L 31/032 (2006.01); H01L 31/0216 (2014.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/0232 (2014.01); H01L 31/0749 (2012.01); H01L 31/056 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/1868 (2013.01); H01L 31/02008 (2013.01); H01L 31/02167 (2013.01); H01L 31/02327 (2013.01); H01L 31/022425 (2013.01); H01L 31/022441 (2013.01); H01L 31/0322 (2013.01); H01L 31/056 (2014.12); H01L 31/068 (2013.01); H01L 31/0749 (2013.01); H01L 31/1884 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); Y02E 10/541 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various embodiments, photovoltaic devices incorporate discontinuous passivation layers (i) disposed between a thin-film absorber layer and a partner layer, (ii) disposed between the partner layer and a front contact layer, and/or (iii) disposed between a back contact layer and the thin-film absorber layer.