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Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2015
Applicant:

The University of North Carolina AT Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Mohamad-Ali Hasan, Charlotte, NC (US);

Michael A. Fiddy, Charlotte, NC (US);

Terence A. Goveas, Charlotte, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/055 (2014.01); H01L 31/0232 (2014.01); H01L 31/0236 (2006.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01); H01L 31/0216 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/055 (2013.01); H01L 31/0236 (2013.01); H01L 31/02168 (2013.01); H01L 31/02322 (2013.01); H01L 31/03529 (2013.01); H01L 31/0547 (2014.12); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

A photovoltaic cell includes a junction, formed from an n-type semiconductor material and a p-type semiconductor material, a trench, opening toward the light-incident side of the junction, for trapping reflected light, and two photon conversion layers. A first photon conversion layer, arranged at the light-incident side of the junction, converts photons from a higher energy to a lower energy suitable for absorption by the semiconductor material, and a second photon conversion layer, arranged at the opposite side of the junction, converts photons from a lower energy to a higher energy suitable for absorption by the semiconductor material.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hasan, Mohamad-Ali. (2018). Efficiency enhancement of solar cells using light management (U.S. Patent No. 9871158). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9871158

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