Solar Cells With Localized Silicon/Metal Contact For Hot Spot Mitigation and Methods of Manufacture

摘要

Embodiments of the invention are directed to photovoltaic cells, modules and methods of making the same. The photovoltaic devices comprise a superstrate, a front contact layer on the superstrate, a photoabsorber layer on the front contact, a patterned discontinuous conductive layer on the photoabsorber layer, a back contact layer in contact with the photoabsorber layer and the patterned discontinuous conductive layer and a reflective layer on the back contact layer.