Back-contacted solar cells with integral conductive vias and method of making

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2004300979 (hide)

Owner Sandia Corporation Advent Solar, Inc.

Inventors Gee, James M.; Schmit, Russel R.

Agent Callinan

Pub. Number AU-B-2004300979

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/018007

Priority 10/606,487 26.06.03 US

Filing date 24 June 2004

Wipo publication date 24 February 2005

Acceptance publication date 8 October 2009

International Classifications

H01L 31/05 (2006.01) Semiconductor devices sensitive to infra-red radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength, or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation - characterised by special interconnection means

H01L 21/768 (2006.01) Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof

H01L 31/00 (2006.01) Semiconductor devices sensitive to infra-red radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength, or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation

H01L 31/0224 (2006.01) Semiconductor devices sensitive to infra-red radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength, or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation - Electrodes

H01L 31/04 (2006.01) Semiconductor devices sensitive to infra-red radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength, or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation - adapted as conversion devices

H01L 31/068 (2006.01) Semiconductor devices sensitive to infra-red radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength, or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation

H01L 31/18 (2006.01) Semiconductor devices sensitive to infra-red radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength, or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof

Event Publications

19 January 2006 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2005/018007 Priority application(s): WO2005/018007

8 October 2009 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2004300979

4 February 2010 Standard Patent Sealed

20 January 2011 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This patent ceased under section 143(a), or Expired. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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