Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integration of epitaxial lift-off solar cells with mini-parabolic concentrator arrays via printing method
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Application No.: US15109845Application Date: 2015-01-15
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Publication No.: US10069033B2Publication Date: 2018-09-04
- Inventor: Stephen R. Forrest , Kyusang Lee , Dejiu Fan , Jeramy Zimmerman
- Applicant: The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Applicant Address: US MI Ann Arbor
- Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Current Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Ann Arbor
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2015/011601 WO 20150115
- International Announcement: WO2015/156874 WO 20151015
- Main IPC: H01L31/18
- IPC: H01L31/18 ; H01L31/0304 ; H01L31/0687 ; H01L31/0693 ; H01L31/054 ; H01L31/0352

Abstract:
There is disclosed a method of preparing a photovoltaic device. In particular, the method comprises integrating epitaxial lift-off solar cells with mini-parabolic concentrator arrays via a printing method. Thus, there is disclosed a method comprising providing a growth substrate; depositing at least one protection layer on the growth substrate; depositing at least one sacrificial layer on the protection layer; depositing at least one photoactive cell on the sacrificial layer; etching a pattern of at least two parallel trenches that extend from the at least one photoactive cell to the sacrificial layer; depositing a metal on the at least one photoactive cell; bonding said metal to a host substrate; and removing the sacrificial layer with one or more etch steps. The host substrate can be a siloxane, which when rolled, can form a stamp used to integrate solar cells into concentrator arrays. There are also disclosed a method of making a growth substrate and the growth substrate made therefrom.
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