Photovoltaic device having an integrated micro-mirror and method of formation

Abstract

Disclosed are a system, a method and/or an apparatus of a photovoltaic device having an integrated micro-mirror and of formation. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic structure includes a photovoltaic cell, an oxide layer formed above the photovoltaic cell, and an integrated micro-mirror formed above the oxide layer. The integrated micro-mirror may be fabricated as a flat plate reflection form in which the light energy is deflected to the underlying photovoltaic cell. Alternatively, the integrated micro-mirror may be fabricated in a concentrator form facing a solar source to concentrate a light energy of the solar source into a target region of the integrated photovoltaic cell. An array of the integrated micro-mirrors may be physically bonded to the integrated photovoltaic cell. A shape and geometry of the array of the integrated micro-mirrors may be designed to maximize an efficiency of the integrated photovoltaic cell.

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