公开(公告)号：US07741146B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-22

申请号：US12190449

申请日：2008-08-12

申请人： Arthur Cornfeld ,  Tansen Varghese ,  Jacqueline Diaz

发明人： Arthur Cornfeld ,  Tansen Varghese ,  Jacqueline Diaz

IPC分类号： H01L21/00

CPC分类号： H01L31/0735 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/0725 ,  H01L31/078 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/1892 ,  Y02E10/544

摘要： A method of forming a multifunction solar cell including an upper subcell, a middle subcell, and a lower subcell by providing a first substrate for the epitaxial growth of semiconductor material; forming a first solar subcell on the substrate having a first band gap; forming a second solar subcell over the first solar subcell having a second band gap smaller than the first band gap; forming a graded interlayer over the second subcell, the graded interlayer having a third band gap greater than the second band gap; forming a third solar subcell over the graded interlayer having a fourth band gap smaller than the second band gap such that the third subcell is lattice mismatched with respect to the second subcell; attaching a surrogate second substrate over the third solar subcell and removing the first substrate; and etching a first trough around the periphery of the solar cell to the surrogate second substrate so as to form a mesa structure on the surrogate second substrate and facilitate the removal of said solar cell from the surrogate second substrate.

摘要翻译： 一种通过提供用于半导体材料的外延生长的第一衬底来形成包括上部子电池，中间子电池和下部子电池的多结太阳能电池的方法; 在具有第一带隙的基板上形成第一太阳能子电池; 在所述第一太阳能子电池上形成具有小于所述第一带隙的第二带隙的第二太阳能子电池; 在所述第二子电池上形成渐变中间层，所述渐变中间层具有大于所述第二带隙的第三带隙; 在所述渐变中间层上形成具有小于所述第二带隙的第四带隙的第三太阳能子电池，使得所述第三子电池相对于所述第二子电池晶格失配; 在所述第三太阳能子电池上附接替代的第二衬底并移除所述第一衬底; 以及将围绕所述太阳能电池的周边的第一槽蚀刻到所述代理第二基板，以便在所述替代第二基板上形成台面结构，并且有助于从所述代理第二基板去除所述太阳能电池。

公开(公告)号：US20100151618A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-17

申请号：US12337014

申请日：2008-12-17

申请人： Paul R. Sharps ,  Arthur Cornfeld ,  Tansen Varghese ,  Fred Newman ,  Jacqueline Diaz

发明人： Paul R. Sharps ,  Arthur Cornfeld ,  Tansen Varghese ,  Fred Newman ,  Jacqueline Diaz

IPC分类号： H01L21/18 ,  H01L21/20

CPC分类号： H01L29/045 ,  H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/0735 ,  H01L31/078 ,  H01L31/1844 ,  H01L31/1852 ,  H01L31/1892 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521 ,  Y10S438/977

摘要： A method of manufacturing a solar cell by providing a gallium arsenide carrier with a prepared bonding surface; providing a sapphire substrate; bonding the gallium arsenide carrier and the sapphire substrate to produce a composite structure; detaching the bulk of the gallium arsenide carrier from the composite structure, leaving a gallium arsenide growth substrate on the sapphire substrate; and depositing a sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming a solar cell on the growth substrate. For some solar cells, the method further includes mounting a surrogate second substrate on top of the sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming a solar cell; and removing the growth substrate.

摘要翻译： 一种制造太阳能电池的方法，其通过提供具有制备的接合表面的砷化镓载体; 提供蓝宝石衬底; 键合砷化镓载体和蓝宝石衬底以产生复合结构; 从复合结构中分离大部分砷化镓载体，在蓝宝石衬底上留下砷化镓生长衬底; 以及在生长衬底上沉积形成太阳能电池的半导体材料层序列。 对于一些太阳能电池，该方法还包括将替代第二衬底安装在形成太阳能电池的半导体材料层序列之上; 并除去生长底物。

公开(公告)号：US20090078308A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-26

申请号：US11860142

申请日：2007-09-24

申请人： Tansen Varghese ,  Arthur Cornfeld ,  Jacqueline Diaz

发明人： Tansen Varghese ,  Arthur Cornfeld ,  Jacqueline Diaz

IPC分类号： H01L31/06

CPC分类号： H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/18 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A multijunction solar cell including a first solar subcell having a first band gap; a second solar subcell disposed over the first subcell and having a second band gap smaller than the first band gap; a grading interlayer disposed over the second subcell and having a third band gap greater than the second band gap; a third solar subcell disposed over the interlayer that is lattice mismatched with respect to the middle subcell and having a fourth band gap smaller than the second band gap; and either a thin (approximately 2-6 mil) substrate and/or a rigid coverglass supporting the first, second, and third solar subcells.

摘要翻译： 一种多结太阳能电池，包括具有第一带隙的第一太阳能子电池; 第二太阳能子电池，设置在所述第一子电池上，并具有小于所述第一带隙的第二带隙; 分级夹层，设置在所述第二子电池上方，并具有大于所述第二带隙的第三带隙; 设置在所述中间层上的第三太阳能子电池，所述第三太阳能子电池相对于所述中间子电池晶格失配并且具有小于所述第二带隙的第四带隙; 以及支撑第一，第二和第三太阳能子电池的薄（约2-6密耳）衬底和/或刚性覆盖玻璃。

公开(公告)号：US08586859B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-19

申请号：US13560663

申请日：2012-07-27

申请人： Tansen Varghese

发明人： Tansen Varghese

IPC分类号： H01L31/042

CPC分类号： H01L31/078 ,  H01L27/1421 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  H01L31/0508 ,  H01L31/0687 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/1892 ,  Y02E10/544

摘要： A method of forming a plurality of discrete, interconnected solar cells mounted on a carrier by providing a first semiconductor substrate; depositing on the first substrate a sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming a solar cell structure; forming a metal back contact layer over the solar cell structure; mounting a carrier on top of the metal back contact; removing the first substrate; and lithographically patterning and etching the solar cell structure to form a plurality of discrete solar cells mounted on the carrier.

摘要翻译： 一种通过提供第一半导体衬底形成安装在载体上的多个分立的互连太阳能电池的方法; 在第一衬底上沉积形成太阳能电池结构的半导体材料层序列; 在所述太阳能电池结构上形成金属背接触层; 将载体安装在金属背接触件的顶部; 去除第一衬底; 并且光刻地图案化和蚀刻太阳能电池结构以形成安装在载体上的多个分立的太阳能电池。

公开(公告)号：US20100233838A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-16

申请号：US12401137

申请日：2009-03-10

申请人： Tansen Varghese

发明人： Tansen Varghese

IPC分类号： H01L21/50 ,  H01L21/20 ,  H01L21/304

CPC分类号： H01L21/6835 ,  H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/03926 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/1844 ,  H01L31/1852 ,  H01L31/1896 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： According to an embodiment, a method of manufacturing a solar cell includes depositing a sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming at least one solar cell on a first substrate; temporarily bonding a flexible film to a support second substrate; permanently bonding the sequence of layers of semiconductor material to the flexible film so that the flexible film is interposed between the first and second substrates; thinning the first substrate while bonded to the support substrate to expose the sequence of layers of semiconductor material; and subsequently removing the support substrate from the flexible film.

摘要翻译： 根据实施例，制造太阳能电池的方法包括在第一基板上沉积形成至少一个太阳能电池的半导体材料层序列; 暂时将柔性膜粘合到支撑体第二基板上; 将半导体材料层的序列永久地接合到柔性膜，使得柔性膜插入在第一和第二基板之间; 在结合到支撑衬底上时使第一衬底细化以暴露半导体材料层的顺序; 随后从柔性膜移除支撑基板。

公开(公告)号：US20100031994A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-11

申请号：US12187477

申请日：2008-08-07

申请人： Tansen Varghese

发明人： Tansen Varghese

IPC分类号： H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/078 ,  H01L27/1421 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  H01L31/0508 ,  H01L31/0687 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/1892 ,  Y02E10/544

摘要： A method of forming a plurality of discrete, interconnected solar cells mounted on a carrier by providing a first semiconductor substrate; depositing on the first substrate a sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming a solar cell structure; forming a metal back contact layer over the solar cell structure; mounting a carrier on top of the metal back contact; removing the first substrate; and lithographically patterning and etching the solar cell structure to form a plurality of discrete solar cells mounted on the carrier.

摘要翻译： 一种通过提供第一半导体衬底形成安装在载体上的多个分立的互连太阳能电池的方法; 在第一衬底上沉积形成太阳能电池结构的半导体材料层序列; 在所述太阳能电池结构上形成金属背接触层; 将载体安装在金属背接触件的顶部; 去除第一衬底; 并且光刻地图案化和蚀刻太阳能电池结构以形成安装在载体上的多个分立的太阳能电池。

公开(公告)号：US20120285519A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-15

申请号：US13104451

申请日：2011-05-10

申请人： Richard W. Hoffman, JR. ,  Pravin Patel ,  Tansen Varghese

发明人： Richard W. Hoffman, JR. ,  Pravin Patel ,  Tansen Varghese

IPC分类号： H01L31/06

CPC分类号： H01L31/078 ,  H01L31/022425 ,  H01L31/022433 ,  H01L31/0693 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A photovoltaic solar cell for producing energy from the sun including a germanium substrate including a first photoactive junction and forming a bottom solar subcell; a gallium arsenide middle cell disposed on said substrate; an indium gallium phosphide top cell disposed over the middle cell; and a surface grid including a plurality of spaced apart grid lines, wherein the grid lines have a thickness greater than 7 microns, and each grid line has a cross-section in the shape of a trapezoid with a cross-sectional area between 45 and 55 square microns.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从太阳生成能量的光伏太阳能电池，其包括包含第一光活性连接点并形成底部太阳能子电池的锗衬底; 设置在所述衬底上的砷化镓中间电池; 设置在中间电池上方的磷化铟镓顶电池; 以及包括多个间隔开的网格线的表面网格，其中网格线具有大于7微米的厚度，并且每个网格线具有梯形形状的横截面，横截面积在45和55之间 平方微米。

公开(公告)号：US08263853B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-11

申请号：US12187477

申请日：2008-08-07

申请人： Tansen Varghese

发明人： Tansen Varghese

IPC分类号： H01L31/00 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H01L21/302

CPC分类号： H01L31/078 ,  H01L27/1421 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  H01L31/0508 ,  H01L31/0687 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/1892 ,  Y02E10/544

摘要： A method of forming a plurality of discrete, interconnected solar cells mounted on a carrier by providing a first semiconductor substrate; depositing on the first substrate a sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming a solar cell structure; forming a metal back contact layer over the solar cell structure; mounting a carrier on top of the metal back contact; removing the first substrate; and lithographically patterning and etching the solar cell structure to form a plurality of discrete solar cells mounted on the carrier.

摘要翻译： 一种通过提供第一半导体衬底形成安装在载体上的多个分立的互连太阳能电池的方法; 在第一衬底上沉积形成太阳能电池结构的半导体材料层序列; 在所述太阳能电池结构上形成金属背接触层; 将载体安装在金属背接触件的顶部; 去除第一衬底; 并且光刻地图案化和蚀刻太阳能电池结构以形成安装在载体上的多个分立的太阳能电池。

公开(公告)号：US20130014803A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-17

申请号：US13560663

申请日：2012-07-27

申请人： Tansen Varghese

发明人： Tansen Varghese

IPC分类号： H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/078 ,  H01L27/1421 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  H01L31/0508 ,  H01L31/0687 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/1892 ,  Y02E10/544

摘要： A method of forming a plurality of discrete, interconnected solar cells mounted on a carrier by providing a first semiconductor substrate; depositing on the first substrate a sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming a solar cell structure; forming a metal back contact layer over the solar cell structure; mounting a carrier on top of the metal back contact; removing the first substrate; and lithographically patterning and etching the solar cell structure to form a plurality of discrete solar cells mounted on the carrier.

摘要翻译： 一种通过提供第一半导体衬底形成安装在载体上的多个分立的互连太阳能电池的方法; 在第一衬底上沉积形成太阳能电池结构的半导体材料层序列; 在所述太阳能电池结构上形成金属背接触层; 将载体安装在金属背接触件的顶部; 去除第一衬底; 并且光刻地图案化和蚀刻太阳能电池结构以形成安装在载体上的多个分立的太阳能电池。

公开(公告)号：US20120142139A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-07

申请号：US13372068

申请日：2012-02-13

申请人： Tansen Varghese

发明人： Tansen Varghese

IPC分类号： H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L21/6835 ,  H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/03926 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/1844 ,  H01L31/1852 ,  H01L31/1896 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： According to an embodiment, a method of manufacturing a solar cell includes depositing a sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming at least one solar cell on a first substrate; temporarily bonding a flexible film to a support second substrate; permanently bonding the sequence of layers of semiconductor material to the flexible film so that the flexible film is interposed between the first and second substrates; thinning the first substrate while bonded to the support substrate to expose the sequence of layers of semiconductor material; and subsequently removing the support substrate from the flexible film.

摘要翻译： 根据实施例，制造太阳能电池的方法包括在第一基板上沉积形成至少一个太阳能电池的半导体材料层序列; 暂时将柔性膜粘合到支撑体第二基板上; 将半导体材料层的序列永久地接合到柔性膜，使得柔性膜插入在第一和第二基板之间; 在结合到支撑衬底上时使第一衬底细化以暴露半导体材料层的顺序; 随后从柔性膜移除支撑基板。