Laser processing technique for fabricating series-connected and tandem junction series-connected solar cells into a solar battery

Title: Laser processing technique for fabricating series-connected and tandem junction series-connected solar cells into a solar battery

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A method of fabricating series-connected and tandem junction series-connected solar cells into a solar battery with laser scribing.

Inventors:

Hanak, Joseph J ^[1]

Lawrenceville, NJ

Issue Date:: 1981-01-01

Research Org.:: RCA CORP

OSTI Identifier:: 864002

Patent Number(s):: 4292092

Assignee:: RCA Corporation (New York, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L31/076 - Multiple junction or tandem solar cells
H01L21/268 - using electromagnetic radiation, e.g. laser radiation

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S438/94 - Laser ablative material removal

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
B23K26/40 - taking account of the properties of the material involved
B23K2103/172 - {wherein at least one of the layers is non-metallic}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S148/093 - Laser beam treatment in general
Y10S148/092 - Laser beam processing-diodes or transistor

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
B23K26/364 - for making a groove or trench, e.g. for scribing a break initiation groove

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L31/0463 - characterised by special patterning methods to connect the PV cells in a module, e.g. laser cutting of the conductive or active layers

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/548 - Amorphous silicon PV cells

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L31/046 - PV modules composed of a plurality of thin film solar cells deposited on the same substrate

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DOE Contract Number:: AC03-78ET21074

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: laser; processing; technique; fabricating; series-connected; tandem; junction; solar; cells; battery; method; scribing; solar battery; solar cell; solar cells; tandem junction; laser scribing; laser processing; series-connected solar; fabricating series-connected; processing technique; junction series-connected; /438/136/148/219/257/427/

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                    Hanak, Joseph J. Laser processing technique for fabricating series-connected and tandem junction series-connected solar cells into a solar battery.  United States: N. p., 1981. 
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        "Laser processing technique for fabricating series-connected and tandem junction series-connected solar cells into a solar battery".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864002.

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