Highly doped layer for tunnel junctions in solar cells
Patent
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OSTI ID:1568493
A highly doped layer for interconnecting tunnel junctions in multijunction solar cells is presented. The highly doped layer is a delta-doped layer in one or both layers of a tunnel diode junction used to connect two or more p-on-n or n-on-p solar cells in a multijunction solar cell. A delta-doped layer is made by interrupting the epitaxial growth of one of the layers of the tunnel diode, depositing a delta dopant at a concentration substantially greater than the concentration used in growing the layer of the tunnel diode, and then continuing to epitaxially grow the remaining tunnel diode.
- Research Organization:
- The Boeing Co., Chicago, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC36-07GO17052
- Assignee:
- The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Number(s):
- 10,326,042
- Application Number:
- 15/267,192
- OSTI ID:
- 1568493
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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