Low-cost solar cell metallization over TCO and methods of their fabrication

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9577140
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14710252

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Methods for fabricating busbar and finger metallization over TCO are disclosed. Rather than using expensive and relatively resistive silver paste, a high conductivity and relatively low cost copper is used. Methods for enabling the use of copper as busbar and fingers over a TCO are disclosed, providing good adhesion while preventing migration of the copper into the TCO. Also, provisions are made for easy soldering contacts to the copper busbars.

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Broesler, Robert San Francisco, US 3 5
Milter, Roman Alviso, US 5 161
Sinha, Ashok Los Altos Hill, US 47 4480

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