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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2011
Jianming Fu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Zheng Xu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Chentao Yu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jiunn Benjamin Heng, San Jose, CA (US);
Jianming Fu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Zheng Xu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Chentao Yu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jiunn Benjamin Heng, San Jose, CA (US);
TESLA, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for fabricating solar cells. During operation, an anti-reflection layer is deposited on top of a semiconductor structure to form a photovoltaic structure, and a front-side electrode grid comprising a metal stack is formed on top of the photovoltaic structure. The metal stack comprises a metal-adhesive layer comprising Ti or Ta, and a conducting layer comprising Cu or Ag situated above the metal-adhesive layer.