Solar cells and methods of fabrication thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9960287
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14178216

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A passivation layer is deposited on a first portion of a region of the solar cell. A grid line is deposited on a second portion of the region. The passivation layer is annealed to drive chemical species from the passivation layer to deactivate an electrical activity of a dopant in the first portion of the region of the solar cell.

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  • PICASOLAR, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hutchings, Douglas Arthur Elkins, US 5 20
Little, Scott Fayetteville, US 2 5
Mohammed, Hafeezuddin Fayetteville, US 3 12
Shumate, Seth Daniel Fayetteville, US 5 20
Young, Matthew Fayetteville, US 67 1124

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