AU2014208227A1 - Multi-level solar cell metallization - Google Patents

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AU2014208227A1
AU2014208227A1 AU2014208227A AU2014208227A AU2014208227A1 AU 2014208227 A1 AU2014208227 A1 AU 2014208227A1 AU 2014208227 A AU2014208227 A AU 2014208227A AU 2014208227 A AU2014208227 A AU 2014208227A AU 2014208227 A1 AU2014208227 A1 AU 2014208227A1
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Anthony Calcaterra
Anand Deshpande
George D. Kamian
Pawan Kapur
Karl-Josef Kramer
Kamran Manteghi
Mehrdad M. Moslehi
Gerry OLSEN
Virenda V. Rana
Sean Seutter
Thom Stalcap
Yen-sheng SU
David Xuan-Qi Wang
Michael Wingert
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    • H01L31/022408Electrodes for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L31/022425Electrodes for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells
    • H01L31/022441Electrode arrangements specially adapted for back-contact solar cells
    • H01L31/022458Electrode arrangements specially adapted for back-contact solar cells for emitter wrap-through [EWT] type solar cells, e.g. interdigitated emitter-base back-contacts
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    • H01L31/0264Inorganic materials
    • H01L31/028Inorganic materials including, apart from doping material or other impurities, only elements of Group IV of the Periodic System
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    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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