Patent ID: 9362423
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H01L,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A photovoltaic device comprising: a back contact layer comprising a conductive material; a thin-film absorber layer disposed over and in electrical contact with the back contact layer and having a doping polarity; a partner layer disposed over and in electrical contact with the thin-film absorber layer, the partner layer having a doping polarity opposite that of the thin-film absorber layer, the partner layer and thin-film absorber layer thereby forming a p-n junction; a first discontinuous passivation layer disposed between the thin-film absorber layer and the partner layer, the partner layer making electrical contact with the thin-film absorber layer only through discontinuities in the first discontinuous passivation layer; and a front contact layer disposed over and in electrical contact with the partner layer.