Method of fabricating a solar cell with a tunnel dielectric layer

Dennis, Tim; Harrington, Scott; Manning, Jane; Smith, David D; Waldhauer, Ann

Title: Method of fabricating a solar cell with a tunnel dielectric layer

Patent · Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI ID:1130063

Dennis, Tim; Harrington, Scott; Manning, Jane; Smith, David D; Waldhauer, Ann

Methods of fabricating solar cells with tunnel dielectric layers are described. Solar cells with tunnel dielectric layers are also described.

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Research Organization:: SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FC36-07GO17043

Assignee:: SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)

Patent Number(s):: 8,709,851

Application Number:: 13/677,611

OSTI ID:: 1130063

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Nov 15

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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