EP2737549A4 - Solar cell and method of fabricating the same - Google Patents

Solar cell and method of fabricating the same

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EP2737549A4
EP2737549A4 EP12820573.9A EP12820573A EP2737549A4 EP 2737549 A4 EP2737549 A4 EP 2737549A4 EP 12820573 A EP12820573 A EP 12820573A EP 2737549 A4 EP2737549 A4 EP 2737549A4
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same
solar cell
solar
cell
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French (fr)
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EP2737549A1 (en
Inventor
Se Han Kwon
Chul Hwan Choi
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LG Innotek Co Ltd
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EP12820573.9A 2011-07-29 2012-07-26 Solar cell and method of fabricating the same Ceased EP2737549A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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KR1020110076275A KR101305802B1 (en) 2011-07-29 2011-07-29 Solar cell and method of fabricating the same
PCT/KR2012/005992 WO2013019029A1 (en) 2011-07-29 2012-07-26 Solar cell and method of fabricating the same

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EP2737549A4 true EP2737549A4 (en) 2015-04-08

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WO2010129163A2 (en) * 2009-05-06 2010-11-11 Thinsilicon Corporation Photovoltaic cells and methods to enhance light trapping in semiconductor layer stacks
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EP0554877A1 (en) * 1992-02-05 1993-08-11 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Photovoltaic device and method for producing the same
US5998730A (en) * 1997-05-13 1999-12-07 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Production method for deposited film, production method for photoelectric conversion element, production apparatus for deposited film, production apparatus for photoelectric conversion element
WO2010129163A2 (en) * 2009-05-06 2010-11-11 Thinsilicon Corporation Photovoltaic cells and methods to enhance light trapping in semiconductor layer stacks
EP2302697A1 (en) * 2009-09-23 2011-03-30 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Solar cell and its production process

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