公开(公告)号：US20140116500A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-01

申请号：US13831406

申请日：2013-03-14

申请人： Mark A. Stan ,  Chelsea Mackos ,  Paul R. Sharps ,  Cory Tourino ,  Arthur Cornfeld

发明人： Mark A. Stan ,  Chelsea Mackos ,  Paul R. Sharps ,  Cory Tourino ,  Arthur Cornfeld

IPC分类号： H01L31/0687 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/1844 ,  H01L31/1896 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A method of manufacturing a mounted solar cell by providing a first substrate; depositing on the first substrate a sequence of layers of semiconductor material to form a multijunction solar cell using an MOCVD process; depositing a metal electrode layer on its surface of the layers of semiconductor material; attaching a metallic flexible film comprising a nickel-cobalt ferrous alloy material, or a nickel iron alloy material, directly to the surface of the metal electrode layer of the semiconductor solar cell. The first substrate is removed, and an electrical interconnection member is attached to the solar cell.

摘要翻译： 一种通过提供第一基板制造安装的太阳能电池的方法; 在所述第一衬底上沉积一系列半导体材料，以使用MOCVD工艺形成多结太阳能电池; 在其半导体材料层的表面上沉积金属电极层; 将包含镍 - 钴铁合金材料或镍铁合金材料的金属柔性膜直接附着到半导体太阳能电池的金属电极层的表面。 去除第一衬底，并且电连接构件附接到太阳能电池。

公开(公告)号：US08513518B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-20

申请号：US12417367

申请日：2009-04-02

申请人： Daniel McGlynn ,  Paul R. Sharps ,  Arthur Cornfeld ,  Mark Stan

发明人： Daniel McGlynn ,  Paul R. Sharps ,  Arthur Cornfeld ,  Mark Stan

IPC分类号： H01L31/00

CPC分类号： H01L31/0735 ,  F24S20/20 ,  H01L31/052 ,  H01L31/0521 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/0725 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/544

摘要： A system for generating electrical power from solar radiation utilizing a thin film III-V compound multijunction semiconductor solar cell mounted on a support in a non-planar configuration.

摘要翻译： 利用以非平面构造安装在支撑体上的薄膜III-V复合多结半导体太阳能电池从太阳辐射产生电力的系统。

公开(公告)号：US20100229913A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-16

申请号：US12362213

申请日：2009-01-29

申请人： Arthur Cornfeld

发明人： Arthur Cornfeld

IPC分类号： H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/00

CPC分类号： H01L31/0725 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/0693 ,  H01L31/0735 ,  H01L31/1844 ,  Y02E10/544

摘要： A multijunction solar cell including an upper first solar subcell having a first band gap disposed adjacent the top surface of the multijunction solar cell; a middle second solar subcell adjacent to the first solar subcell and having a second band gap smaller than the first band gap; a graded interlayer adjacent to the second solar subcell; the graded interlayer having a third band gap greater than the second band gap; and a lower solar subcell adjacent to the interlayer, the lower subcell 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; a metal contact layer adjacent to the lower solar subcell for making an electrical contact thereto; and a cut-out extending from a peripheral edge along the top surface of the solar cell to the metal contact layer to allow an electrical contact to be made to the lower subcell from the top surface of the solar cell.

摘要翻译： 一种多结太阳能电池，包括具有邻近多结太阳能电池的顶表面设置的第一带隙的上部第一太阳能子电池; 与所述第一太阳能子电池相邻并且具有小于所述第一带隙的第二带隙的中间第二太阳能子电池; 邻近第二太阳能子电池的梯度中间层; 所述渐变中间层具有大于所述第二带隙的第三带隙; 以及与所述中间层相邻的下部太阳能子电池，所述下部子电池具有小于所述第二带隙的第四带隙，使得所述第三子电池相对于所述第二子电池晶格失配; 与所述下太阳能子电池相邻的金属接触层，用于与其接触; 以及从太阳能电池的顶表面的周缘延伸到金属接触层的切口，以允许从太​​阳能电池的顶表面向下部子电池进行电接触。

公开(公告)号：US20090288703A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-26

申请号：US12123864

申请日：2008-05-20

申请人： Mark A. Stan ,  Arthur Cornfeld ,  Benjamin Cho

发明人： Mark A. Stan ,  Arthur Cornfeld ,  Benjamin Cho

IPC分类号： H01L31/0336 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/0693 ,  H01L31/0725 ,  H01L31/0735 ,  H01L31/1844 ,  Y02E10/544

摘要： A method of forming a multijunction solar cell including an upper subcell, a middle subcell, and a lower subcell, the method including: providing a substrate for the epitaxial growth of semiconductor material; forming a first solar subcell on the substrate having a first band gap and including a pseudomorphic window layer; 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; and 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 solar subcell.

摘要翻译： 一种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，所述方法包括：提供用于半导体材料的外延生长的衬底; 在所述基板上形成具有第一带隙并且包括假晶窗层的第一太阳能子电池; 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; 以及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太阳能子电池晶格失配。

公开(公告)号：US20090229662A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-17

申请号：US12047944

申请日：2008-03-13

申请人： Mark A. Stan ,  Allen L. Gray ,  Arthur Cornfeld ,  Fred Newman

发明人： Mark A. Stan ,  Allen L. Gray ,  Arthur Cornfeld ,  Fred Newman

IPC分类号： H01L31/0264 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/042

CPC分类号： H01L31/1844 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/0725 ,  H01L31/0735 ,  H01L31/1852 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A method of forming a multijunction solar cell including an upper subcell, a middle subcell, and a lower subcell, including: providing a substrate having an off-cut of 15° from the (001) plane to the (111)A plane 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 grading interlayer over the second subcell layer, the grading interlayer having a third band gap greater than the second band gap; and forming a third solar subcell over the grading 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.

摘要翻译： 一种形成包括上部子电池，中间亚电池和下部子电池的多结太阳能电池的方法，包括：提供具有从（001）面到（111）A平面的偏离15°的衬底，用于 半导体材料的外延生长; 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; 在所述第二子电池层上形成分级中间层，所述分级中间层具有大于所述第二带隙的第三带隙; 以及在具有小于第二带隙的第四带隙的分级中间层上形成第三太阳能子电池，使得第三子电池相对于第二子电池晶格失配。

公开(公告)号：US09018519B1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-28

申请号：US13547334

申请日：2012-07-12

申请人： Arthur Cornfeld ,  Jeff Steinfeldt

发明人： Arthur Cornfeld ,  Jeff Steinfeldt

IPC分类号： H01L31/00 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/0725 ,  H01L31/0304 ,  H01L31/03046 ,  H01L31/03048 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/184 ,  H01L31/1844 ,  H01L31/1848 ,  H01L31/1856 ,  H01L31/1892 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a solar cell that includes providing a semiconductor growth substrate; depositing on said growth substrate a sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming a solar cell; applying a metal contact layer over said sequence of layers; affixing the adhesive polyimide surface of a permanent supporting substrate directly over said metal contact layer and permanently bonding it thereto by a thermocompressive technique; and removing the semiconductor growth substrate.

摘要翻译： 本公开提供一种制造太阳能电池的方法，其包括提供半导体生长衬底; 在所述生长衬底上沉积形成太阳能电池的半导体材料层序列; 在所述层序上施加金属接触层; 将永久性支撑衬底的粘合聚酰亚胺表面直接固定在所述金属接触层上并通过热压技术永久地将其粘合到其上; 并移除半导体生长衬底。

公开(公告)号：US08536445B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-17

申请号：US11445793

申请日：2006-06-02

申请人： Arthur Cornfeld ,  Mark A. Stan

发明人： Arthur Cornfeld ,  Mark A. Stan

IPC分类号： H01L31/00

CPC分类号： H01L31/06 ,  H01L31/03046 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/0693 ,  H01L31/184 ,  H01L31/1844 ,  Y02E10/544

摘要： A method of forming a multijunction solar cell comprising an upper subcell, a middle subcell, and a lower subcell comprising providing first substrate for the epitaxial growth of semiconductor material; forming a first solar subcell on said substrate having a first band gap; forming a second solar subcell over said first subcell having a second band gap smaller than said first band gap; and forming a grading interlayer over said second subcell having a third band gap larger than said second band gap forming a third solar subcell having a fourth band gap smaller than said second band gap such that said third subcell is lattice mismatched with respect to said second subcell.

摘要翻译： 一种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，包括提供用于半导体材料的外延生长的第一衬底; 在所述基板上形成具有第一带隙的第一太阳能子电池; 在所述第一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; 以及在所述第二子电池上形成具有大于所述第二带隙的第三带隙的分级中间层，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 。

公开(公告)号：US20130139877A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-06

申请号：US13768683

申请日：2013-02-15

申请人： Arthur Cornfeld

发明人： Arthur Cornfeld

IPC分类号： H01L31/0725

CPC分类号： H01L31/0725 ,  H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/078 ,  H01L31/1844 ,  H01L31/1892 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A multijunction solar cell including a window layer with a gradation in doping; an upper first solar subcell having a first band gap adjacent to the window layer; a second solar subcell adjacent to said first solar subcell; a first graded interlayer adjacent to said second solar subcell, said first graded interlayer having a third band gap greater than said second band gap; a third solar subcell adjacent to said first graded interlayer; a second interlayer adjacent to said third solar subcell, said second graded interlayer having a fifth band gap greater than said fourth band gap; a fourth solar subcell adjacent to said second graded interlayer, such that said fourth subcell is lattice mismatched with respect to said third subcell.

摘要翻译： 一种多结太阳能电池，包括掺杂层次的窗口层; 具有与窗口层相邻的第一带隙的上部第一太阳能子电池; 与所述第一太阳能子电池相邻的第二太阳能子电池; 与所述第二太阳能子电池相邻的第一梯度中间层，所述第一渐变中间层具有大于所述第二带隙的第三带隙; 邻近所述第一梯度中间层的第三太阳能子电池; 邻近所述第三太阳能子电池的第二中间层，所述第二梯度中间层具有大于所述第四带隙的第五带隙; 与所述第二梯度中间层相邻的第四太阳能子电池，使得所述第四子电池相对于所述第三子电池晶格失配。

公开(公告)号：US08263856B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-11

申请号：US12537361

申请日：2009-08-07

申请人： Arthur Cornfeld ,  Jacqueline Diaz

发明人： Arthur Cornfeld ,  Jacqueline Diaz

IPC分类号： H01L31/00

CPC分类号： H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/022441 ,  H01L31/1892 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A method of manufacturing a solar cell by providing a first substrate; depositing sequentially on the first substrate a plurality of semiconductor layers, the plurality of semiconductor layers comprising a first layer and a last layer in the direction of deposition; forming a backside contact layer on the last semiconductor layer; forming on the last semiconductor layer a back cathode contact isolated from at least a first portion of the backside contact layer, the first portion forming the anode contact; attaching a second substrate on the backside contact layer and removing the first substrate to expose the first semiconductor layer and to define a front surface and an opposite back surface of a solar cell; forming a front cathode contact on the front surface of the solar cell; etching a first trench through the plurality of semiconductor layers to define an active portion of the solar cell with a first mesa structure including the front cathode contact and the anode contact and being surrounded by the first trench, the first mesa having a first sidewall in the first trench and a lateral peripheral region beyond the sidewall, and forming in the lateral peripheral region an electrically conductive layer extending from the front surface where it is electrically connected to the front cathode contact along the first sidewall of the first trench to be electrically connected to the back cathode contact.

摘要翻译： 一种通过提供第一基板来制造太阳能电池的方法; 在所述第一基板上顺序地沉积多个半导体层，所述多个半导体层在沉积方向上包括第一层和最后一层; 在最后一个半导体层上形成背面接触层; 在所述最后半导体层上形成从所述背面接触层的至少第一部分隔离的后阴极接触，所述第一部分形成所述阳极接触; 将第二基板附接在所述背面接触层上，并且移除所述第一基板以暴露所述第一半导体层并限定太阳能电池的前表面和相对的后表面; 在太阳能电池的前表面上形成正极阴极接触; 蚀刻通过所述多个半导体层的第一沟槽以限定具有第一台面结构的所述太阳能电池的有源部分，所述第一台面结构包括所述前阴极接触件和所述阳极接触件并被所述第一沟槽包围，所述第一台面具有所述第一侧壁 第一沟槽和超出侧壁的横向周边区域，并且在侧面周边区域中形成从前表面延伸的导电层，其中它沿着第一沟槽的第一侧壁与前阴极接触电连接以电连接到 背阴极接触。

公开(公告)号：US20120211068A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-23

申请号：US13401181

申请日：2012-02-21

申请人： Arthur Cornfeld ,  John Spann ,  Pravin Patel ,  Mark A. Stan ,  Benjamin Cho ,  Paul R. Sharps ,  Daniel J. Aiken

发明人： Arthur Cornfeld ,  John Spann ,  Pravin Patel ,  Mark A. Stan ,  Benjamin Cho ,  Paul R. Sharps ,  Daniel J. Aiken

IPC分类号： H01L31/0248 ,  H01L31/0304 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/04

CPC分类号： H01L31/06875 ,  H01L31/078 ,  H01L31/1844 ,  H01L31/1892 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A multijunction solar cell including an upper first solar subcell, and the base-emitter junction of the upper first solar subcell being a homojunction; a second solar subcell adjacent to said first solar subcell; a third solar subcell adjacent to said second solar subcell. A first graded interlayer is provided adjacent to said third solar subcell. A fourth solar subcell is provided adjacent to said first graded interlayer, said fourth subcell is lattice mismatched with respect to said third subcell. A second graded interlayer is provided adjacent to said fourth solar subcell; and a lower fifth solar subcell is provided adjacent to said second graded interlayer, said lower fifth subcell is lattice mismatched with respect to said fourth subcell.

摘要翻译： 一种多结太阳能电池，其包括上部第一太阳能子电池，并且所述上部第一太阳能子电池的基极 - 发射极结为同质结; 与所述第一太阳能子电池相邻的第二太阳能子电池; 与所述第二太阳能子电池相邻的第三太阳能子电池。 与所述第三太阳能子电池相邻地设置有第一梯度中间层。 与所述第一梯度中间层相邻地设置第四太阳能子电池，所述第四子电池相对于所述第三子电池晶格失配。 邻近所述第四太阳能子电池设置第二梯度中间层; 并且与所述第二梯度中间层相邻地设置较低的第五太阳能子电池，所述下部第五子电池相对于所述第四子电池晶格失配。