US Patent No: 8,168,882
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Integrated thin-film solar cell and method of manufacturing the same
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May 1, 2012
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Sep 28, 2009
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12/568,360
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Abstract
Provided are an integrated thin-film solar cell and a method of manufacturing the same. The method comprises forming and patterning a conductive material to be adjacently spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other on a substrate; forming a solar cell (semiconductor) layer on the resultant substrate; obliquely depositing a first transparent conductive material on the solar cell layer; etching the solar cell layer using the first transparent conductive material as a mask; and obliquely depositing a second transparent conductive material on the resultant substrate, and electrically connecting the conductive material with the first transparent conductive material.
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| 7,927,497 Integrated thin-film solar cells and method of manufacturing thereof and processing method of transparent electrode for integrated thin-film solar cells and structure thereof, and transparent substrate having processed transparent electrode | 3 | 2006 | |
| 2008/0216,890 INTEGRATED THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF AND PROCESSING METHOD OF TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE FOR INTEGRATED THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS AND STRUCTURE THEREOF, AND TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE HAVING PROCESSED TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE | 4 | 2006 | |
| 2007/0131,271 INTEGRATED THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 5 | 2006 | |
| 2007/0131,272 SEE-THROUGH-TYPE INTEGRATED THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND METHOD OF ELECTRICALLY SERIES CONNECTING UNIT CELLS THEREOF | 5 | 2006 | |
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| 2011/0030,777 PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF | 3 | 2010 | |
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