Electrolytic etch for preventing electrical shorts in solar cells on polymer surfaces
Abstract
A method for preventing shorts and shunts in solar cells having in order, an insulating substrate, a conductive metal layer on the substrate, an amorphous silicon layer and a transparent conductive layer. The method includes anodic etching of exposed portions of the metal layer after deposition of the amorphous silicon and prior to depositing the transparent conductive layer.
- Inventors:
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- St. Paul, MN
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868014
- Patent Number(s):
- 5055416
- Application Number:
- 07/281,099
- Assignee:
- Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (Saint Paul, MN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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
- DOE Contract Number:
- ZB-4-03056-2
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electrolytic; etch; preventing; electrical; shorts; solar; cells; polymer; surfaces; method; shunts; insulating; substrate; conductive; metal; layer; amorphous; silicon; transparent; anodic; etching; exposed; portions; deposition; prior; depositing; silicon layer; metal layer; amorphous silicon; solar cell; solar cells; conductive layer; electrical shorts; conductive metal; transparent conductive; polymer surface; insulating substrate; exposed portions; polymer surfaces; /438/136/205/
Citation Formats
Weber, Michael F. Electrolytic etch for preventing electrical shorts in solar cells on polymer surfaces. United States: N. p., 1991.
Web.
Weber, Michael F. Electrolytic etch for preventing electrical shorts in solar cells on polymer surfaces. United States.
Weber, Michael F. Tue .
"Electrolytic etch for preventing electrical shorts in solar cells on polymer surfaces". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868014.
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title = {Electrolytic etch for preventing electrical shorts in solar cells on polymer surfaces},
author = {Weber, Michael F},
abstractNote = {A method for preventing shorts and shunts in solar cells having in order, an insulating substrate, a conductive metal layer on the substrate, an amorphous silicon layer and a transparent conductive layer. The method includes anodic etching of exposed portions of the metal layer after deposition of the amorphous silicon and prior to depositing the transparent conductive layer.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 08 00:00:00 EDT 1991},
month = {Tue Oct 08 00:00:00 EDT 1991}
}
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