Solar cell having doped semiconductor heterojunction contacts

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2006-05-04

2010-06-15

Michener, Jennifer K (Department: 1795)

Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric

Photoelectric

Cells

C136S255000, C136S256000, C136S258000, C136S252000, C136S243000, C438S057000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07737357

ABSTRACT:
A silicon solar cell has doped amorphous silicon contacts formed on a tunnel silicon oxide layer on a surface of a silicon substrate. High temperature processing is unnecessary in fabricating the solar cell.

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