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Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 29, 2011
Applicants:

Jianming Fu, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Zheng Xu, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Chentao Yu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jiunn Benjamin Heng, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jianming Fu, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Zheng Xu, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Chentao Yu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jiunn Benjamin Heng, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

TESLA, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/068 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/022425 (2013.01); H01L 31/068 (2013.01); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01);
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.


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