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Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2015
Applicant:

Ob Realty, Llc, Irvine, CA (US);

Inventors:

Pawan Kapur, Burlingame, CA (US);

Anand Deshpande, Milpitas, CA (US);

Sean M. Seutter, San Jose, CA (US);

Heather Deshazer, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Virendra V. Rana, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Solene Coutant, San Jose, CA (US);

Swaroop Kommera, San Jose, CA (US);

Mehrdad M. Moslehi, Los Altos, CA (US);

Assignee:

OB REALTY, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 21/268 (2006.01); H01L 31/0216 (2014.01); H01L 31/068 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/268 (2013.01); H01L 31/02167 (2013.01); H01L 31/0682 (2013.01); H01L 31/1804 (2013.01); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01); Y02P 70/521 (2015.11);
Abstract

The present application provides effective and efficient structures and methods for the formation of solar cell base and emitter regions and passivation layers using laser processing. Laser absorbent passivation materials are formed on a solar cell substrate and patterned using laser ablation to form base and emitter regions. Laser damage to the solar cell substrate is removed using an etch.


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