CA2820184A1 - Photovoltaic cells with processed surfaces and related applications - Google Patents

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CA2820184A1
CA2820184A1 CA2820184A CA2820184A CA2820184A1 CA 2820184 A1 CA2820184 A1 CA 2820184A1 CA 2820184 A CA2820184 A CA 2820184A CA 2820184 A CA2820184 A CA 2820184A CA 2820184 A1 CA2820184 A1 CA 2820184A1
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Bernard L. Sater
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Priority claimed from US12/536,982 external-priority patent/US20100037943A1/en
Priority claimed from US12/536,992 external-priority patent/US8293079B2/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F10/00—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells
    • H10F10/10—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells having potential barriers
    • H10F10/14—Photovoltaic cells having only PN homojunction potential barriers
    • H10F10/142—Photovoltaic cells having only PN homojunction potential barriers comprising multiple PN homojunctions, e.g. tandem cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F19/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic modules
    • H10F19/10—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic modules comprising photovoltaic cells in arrays in a single semiconductor substrate, the photovoltaic cells having vertical junctions or V-groove junctions
    • Y—GENERAL 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
    • 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
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/544—Solar cells from Group III-V materials
    • Y—GENERAL 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
    • 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
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/36—Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources, e.g. by water electrolysis
    • Y—GENERAL 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
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

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CA2820184A 2008-08-14 2009-08-12 Photovoltaic cells with processed surfaces and related applications Abandoned CA2820184A1 (en)

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US8892108P 2008-08-14 2008-08-14
US8893608P 2008-08-14 2008-08-14
US61/088,921 2008-08-14
US61/088,936 2008-08-14
US8938908P 2008-08-15 2008-08-15
US61/089,389 2008-08-15
US9253108P 2008-08-28 2008-08-28
US61/092,531 2008-08-28
US12/535,952 2009-08-05
US12/535,952 US20100037937A1 (en) 2008-08-15 2009-08-05 Photovoltaic cell with patterned contacts
US12/536,982 2009-08-06
US12/536,992 2009-08-06
US12/536,987 US8106293B2 (en) 2008-08-14 2009-08-06 Photovoltaic cell with buffer zone
US12/536,982 US20100037943A1 (en) 2008-08-14 2009-08-06 Vertical multijunction cell with textured surface
US12/536,992 US8293079B2 (en) 2008-08-28 2009-08-06 Electrolysis via vertical multi-junction photovoltaic cell
US12/536,987 2009-08-06
CA2733976A CA2733976C (en) 2008-08-14 2009-08-12 Photovoltaic cells with processed surfaces and related applications

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JP (1) JP2012500474A (pt)
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AU (1) AU2009281960A1 (pt)
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CA (2) CA2733976C (pt)
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