Methods of forming interdigitated back contact solar cells

Young, David Levi; Steiner, Myles A.; Simon, John D.

Methods of forming interdigitated back contact solar cells

Patent · Tue Aug 18 04:00:00 EDT 2020

OSTI ID:1735168

Young, David Levi; Steiner, Myles A.; Simon, John D.

Methods for forming interdigitated back contact solar cells from III-V materials are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, a method includes depositing a patterned Zn layer to cover first areas of an n-type emitter region, wherein the emitter region comprises a III-V material, and forming a passivated back contact region by counter-doping the first areas of the emitter region by diffusing Zn from the patterned Zn layer into the first areas of the emitter region, such that the first areas of the emitter region become p-type.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Assignee:: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)

Patent Number(s):: 10,749,052

Application Number:: 15/895,183

OSTI ID:: 1735168

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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