Thin film solar cell with nickel back
This patent describes a solar panel including at least two series connected solar cells wherein each cell includes: a transparent front-face electrode, a thin film photovoltaic semiconductor layer on the frontface electrode, a back electrode comprising a layer of aluminum directly contacting the thin film photovoltaic semiconductor layer and a layer comprising nickel on the layer of aluminum, a portion of the back electrode of each cell overlapping a portion of the front-face electrode on an adjacent cell, and a cell interconnecting contact comprising a screen printed conductive bar positioned on that portion of each front-face electrode which is overlapped by a portion of an adjacent cell back electrode, the contact including siler.
- Assignee:
- Atlantic Richfield Co., Los Angeles, CA
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4769086
- OSTI ID:
- 6916488
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
ALUMINIUM
DESIGN
DIFFUSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC CONTACTS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRODES
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
FILMS
MATERIALS
METALS
NICKEL
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SILVER
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
THERMAL DIFFUSION
THIN FILMS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS