Solar cell contact structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9786800
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14053640

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In various embodiments a solar cell may include a solar cell wafer substrate made of silicon having a major share of mono crystalline structure with {111} crystal plane parallel to one wafer edge; a dielectric layer disposed over the backside of solar cell wafer substrate; a plurality of contact openings extending through the dielectric layer to the solar cell wafer substrate; a plurality of metal contacts formed in the plurality of contact openings; and a metal layer disposed over the dielectric layer; wherein the metal layer is electrically coupled to the solar cell wafer substrate by means of the plurality of metal contacts; wherein at least one contact opening of the plurality of contact openings extends non parallel to {111} crystal plane.

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MAXEON SOLAR PTE LTDSINGAPORE 018981

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hahn, Harald Dresden, DE 26 141
Kranke, Thomas Brand-Erbisdorf, DE 1 1
Schiepe, Roman Dresden, DE 4 2
Stapelmann, Chris Portland, US 15 374
Yaskoff, Josh Talladega, US 1 1

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