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Methods and Systems for Use with Photovoltaic Devices
18 Nov 21
According to embodiments provided herein, the performance of photovoltaic device can be improved by rapidly heating an absorber layer of a device in open-circuit to a high temperature for a short period of time followed by rapid quenching.
Dmitry Krasikov, Sachit Grover, Igor Sankin
Filed: 13 May 21
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Photovoltaic devices and method of making
2 Nov 21
Embodiments of a photovoltaic device are provided herein.
Kristian William Andreini, Holly Ann Blaydes, Jongwoo Choi, Adam Fraser Halverson, Eugene Thomas Hinners, William Hullinger Huber, Yong Liang, Joseph John Shiang
Filed: 21 Jul 20
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Doped photovoltaic semiconductor layers and methods of making
26 Oct 21
Provided are structures and methods for doping polycrystalline thin film semiconductor materials in photovoltaic devices.
Sachit Grover, Stuart Irvine, Xiaoping Li, Roger Malik, Shahram Seyedmohammadi, Gang Xiong, Wei Zhang
Filed: 22 Feb 18
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Systems and Methods for Vaporization and Vapor Distribution
30 Sep 21
Distributor assemblies for vapor transport deposition systems, and methods of conducting vapor transport deposition, are described.
John Barden, Rick Powell, Aaron Roggelin, Nirav Vora
Filed: 9 Aug 19
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Photovoltaic Devices Including An Interfacial Layer
16 Sep 21
A photovoltaic cell can include an interfacial layer in contact with a semiconductor layer.
David Eaglesham, Peter V. Meyers
Filed: 1 Jun 21
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Photovoltaic Devices and Methods of Making
9 Sep 21
Photovoltaic devices, and methods of making the same, are described.
James Armour, Edmund Elce, Albert Mui, Allan Ward
Filed: 3 Mar 21
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Photovoltaic devices and method of making
7 Sep 21
Embodiments of a photovoltaic device are provided herein.
Kristian William Andreini, Holly Ann Blaydes, Jongwoo Choi, Adam Fraser Halverson, Eugene Thomas Hinners, William Hullinger Huber, Yong Liang, Joseph John Shiang
Filed: 21 Jul 20
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Fluid-assisted Thermal Management of Evaporation Sources
1 Jul 21
In various embodiments, evaporation sources for deposition systems are heated and/or cooled via a fluid-based thermal management system.
Markus Eberhard Beck, Ulrich Alexander Bonne, Robert G. Wendt
Filed: 23 Feb 21
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Doped Photovoltaic Semiconductor Layers and Methods of Making
13 May 21
Provided are structures and methods for doping polycrystalline thin film semiconductor materials in photovoltaic devices.
Sachit Grover, Stuart Irvine, Xiaoping Li, Roger Malik, Shahram Seyedmohammadi, Gang Xiong, Wei Zhang
Filed: 22 Feb 18
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Photovoltaic Devices Including Doped Semiconductor Films
25 Mar 21
A photovoltaic cell can include a dopant in contact with a semiconductor layer.
Anke Abken, Markus Gloeckler, Roger T. Green, Akhlesh Gupta, Upali Jayamaha, Peter Meyers, Rick C. Powell
Filed: 4 Dec 20
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Photovoltaic Devices with Narrow Scribes and Methods and Systems for Forming the Same
25 Mar 21
According to the embodiments provided herein, a method for scribing a layer stack of a photovoltaic device can include directing a laser scribing waveform to a film side of a layer stack.
Nikhil Bhandari, Charles Wickersham
Filed: 21 Feb 19
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Method and Apparatus for Operating a Photovoltaic Device
11 Mar 21
The efficiency of a photovoltaic device is enhanced by operating the device in a dark bias mode during a dark period, and in a power generation mode during a subsequent illuminated period.
Dmitry Krasikov
Filed: 4 Sep 20
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Annealing Materials and Methods for Annealing Photovoltaic Devices with Annealing Materials
11 Feb 21
A method for annealing an absorber layer is disclosed, the method including contacting a surface of the absorber layer with an annealing material provided as a gel.
Joshua Brubaker, Joan King, Benjamin Milliron, Jay Norman, Jason Robinson, John Tumbush
Filed: 12 Mar 19
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Methods for Group V Doping of Photovoltaic Devices
4 Feb 21
According to the embodiments provided herein, a method for doping an absorber layer can include contacting the absorber layer with an annealing compound.
Sachit Grover, Dingyuan Lu, Roger Malik, Gang Xiong
Filed: 14 Jan 19
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Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturing
19 Jan 21
Disclosed are methods for the surface cleaning and passivation of PV absorbers, such as CdTe substrates usable in solar cells, and devices made by such methods.
Changming Jin, Sanghyun Lee, Jun-Ying Zhang
Filed: 26 Jul 19
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Layer Structures for Photovoltaic Devices and Photovoltaic Devices Including the Same
23 Dec 20
A layer structure for a photovoltaic device comprising: a transparent conductive oxide layer comprising indium tin oxide (20); a layer of tin dioxide (30) adjacent to the indium tin oxide of the transparent conductive oxide layer; and a layer of zinc magnesium oxide (40) adjacent to the layer of tin dioxide, wherein the layer of zinc magnesium oxide is an alloy of zinc oxide and magnesium oxide.
Le Chen, Jing Guo, Dirk Weiss
Filed: 14 Nov 18
Design
Photovoltaic device
7 Dec 20
Benyamin Buller, Joshua Conley, Richard S. Malik, Jr., Brian Maus, Thomas Truman
Filed: 1 Jul 18
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Photovoltaic devices including doped semiconductor films
7 Dec 20
A photovoltaic cell can include a dopant in contact with a semiconductor layer.
Anke Abken, Markus Gloeckler, Roger Green, Akhlesh Gupta, Upali Jayamaha, Peter Meyers, Rick Powell
Filed: 9 Jun 19
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Photovoltaic Devices and Semiconductor Layers with Group V Dopants and Methods for Forming the Same
2 Dec 20
A photovoltaic device (100) can include an absorber layer (160).
Hongbo Cao, Sachit Grover, William Hullinger Huber, Xiaoping Li, Dingyuan Lu, Roger Malik, Hongying Peng, Joseph John Shiang, Qianqian Xin, Gang Xiong
Filed: 6 Dec 17
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Photovoltaic Devices and Method of Making
4 Nov 20
Embodiments of a photovoltaic device are provided herein.
Kristian William Andreini, Holly Ann Blaydes, Jongwoo Choi, Adam Fraser Halverson, Eugene Thomas Hinners, William Hullinger Huber, Yong Liang, Joseph John Shiang
Filed: 20 Jul 20