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US 2006/0231130 A1Published application
Solar cell with feedthrough via
OwnerPaul Sharps, Daniel Aiken +1inventors
InventorsPaul Sharps, Daniel Aiken, Marvin Clevenger
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OwnerPaul Sharps, Daniel Aiken +1inventors
InventorsPaul Sharps, Daniel Aiken, Marvin Clevenger
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A semiconductor structure that includes a first semiconductor region forming a first surface of the semiconductor structure and having a first polarity and a second semiconductor region forming a second surface of the semiconductor structure and having a second polarity. The structure further includes at least one insulating via formed in the semiconductor structure from said first surface to said second surface, an electrical connection extending through said via and an insulated contact pad on the first surface of the semiconductor structure, said electrical connection extending from said second semiconductor region to said insulated contact pad so as to form a terminal of said second semiconductor region on the first surface.
A semiconductor structure comprising:
A solar cell comprising an upper, light illuminated surface and an opposing lower surface, said upper surface having a plurality of charge collecting elements on the upper surface and a respective plurality of electrically conducting vias extending between the upper and lower surfaces, said opposing lower surface having an electrical conductor extending over the lower surface of the solar cell for making low resistance electrical contact with the charge collection elements on the upper surface through the vias and acting as charge accumulation path for the array solar cell.
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A solar cell comprising:
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