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TW200913292A
TW200913292A TW097128158A TW97128158A TW200913292A TW 200913292 A TW200913292 A TW 200913292A TW 097128158 A TW097128158 A TW 097128158A TW 97128158 A TW97128158 A TW 97128158A TW 200913292 A TW200913292 A TW 200913292A
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Shuran Sheng
Yong-Kee Chae
Soo-Young Choi
Tae Kyung Won
Li-Wei Li
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Applied Materials Inc
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
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    • H10F10/10Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells having potential barriers
    • H10F10/17Photovoltaic cells having only PIN junction potential barriers
    • H10F10/172Photovoltaic cells having only PIN junction potential barriers comprising multiple PIN junctions, e.g. tandem cells
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    • H10F19/30Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic modules comprising thin-film photovoltaic cells
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    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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US95160807P 2007-07-24 2007-07-24
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US12/110,120 US20080223440A1 (en) 2007-01-18 2008-04-25 Multi-junction solar cells and methods and apparatuses for forming the same

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