Patent ID: 8193441
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: G02B,H01L,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A method of interconnecting a plurality of photovoltaic cells, comprising: aligning a ribbon conductor along a plurality of photovoltaic cells, wherein the ribbon conductor includes a conductive layer, an optical resonant cavity over the conductive layer, and an absorber layer over the optical resonant cavity, wherein the absorber layer includes a semitransparent thickness of a metallic or semiconductor layer, and wherein the optical resonant cavity and the absorber layers are configured to reduce a percentage of reflectivity of the conductive layer to less than about 10 percent; and attaching the ribbon conductor along the plurality of photovoltaic cells such that the ribbon conductor is operatively coupled to the photovoltaic cells and the photovoltaic cells are electrically interconnected.