Photovoltaic device including a back contact and method of manufacturing

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PATENT NO 9853177
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14992304

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A photovoltaic device includes a substrate, a transparent conductive oxide, an n-type window layer, a p-type absorber layer and an electron reflector layer. The electron reflector layer may include zinc telluride doped with copper telluride, zinc telluride alloyed with copper telluride, or a bilayer of multiple layers containing zinc, copper, cadmium and tellurium in various compositions. A process for manufacturing a photovoltaic device includes forming a layer over a substrate by at least one of sputtering, evaporation deposition, CVD, chemical bath deposition process, and vapor transport deposition process. The process includes forming an electron reflector layer over a p-type absorber layer.

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Addepalli, Pratima Saline, US 13 314
Khan, Imran Perrysburg, US 81 446
Palaniappagounder, Veluchamy Toledo, US 2 19
Yu, San Perrysburg, US 11 85

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